Gender dimensions on agricultural input voucher system in Songea district
| dc.contributor.author | Wilson, Monica, L | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-12-20T09:08:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-12-20T09:08:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.description | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The study examined the gender dimensions on agricultural input voucher system in Songea District The main objective of the study were to establish the effect of agricultural input voucher system (TVS) on gender dimensions of agricultural input subsidy in Songea District The study used a cross-sectional design and data were collected using a questionnaire and key informant interviews. The study population comprised of farm households of Songea District The sampling frame consisted of smallholder fanners who were growing maize for more than two seasons prior to data collection. A simple random sample of 120 respondents were picked using a table of random numbers from four villages that were randomly selected from a list of potential maize growing divisions in Songea District Furthermore, the research findings showed that the proportion of fanners using agricultural input voucher system had declined after the inception of input voucher system. The findings also showed that the low purchasing power, unavailability of inputs on time and lack of credit were the main factors limiting accessibility of inputs to farmers. Farmers and extension workers perceived the agricultural input voucher system as being better compared to its performance before the inception of voucher system due to the following reasons (i) supply of inputs was reliable (ii) the farmers are getting inputs at subsidized prices (iii) quantities of inputs supplied at a time formally were inadequate (iv) input supplies has been increased (v) inputs are accessible to farmers throughout the season. Recommendations pertaining to this study are presented in chapter five. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/5881 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Sokoine University of Agriulture | en_US |
| dc.subject | Gender | en_US |
| dc.subject | Agricultural | en_US |
| dc.subject | Voucher | en_US |
| dc.subject | Songea | en_US |
| dc.subject | Gender Dimension | en_US |
| dc.subject | Agricultural Input Voucher system | en_US |
| dc.title | Gender dimensions on agricultural input voucher system in Songea district | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |