Role of food securty groups network in poverty reduction:A case study of Chamwino district, Dodoma region
| dc.contributor.author | Madaha, Rasel | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-08-23T07:52:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-08-23T07:52:45Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
| dc.description | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This study focused on the role of food security groups’ networks in poverty reduction in Chamwino district, Dodoma region Tanzania. The objectives of the study were to a) describe FGNs in terms of membership, activities and sustainability; b) identify the roles and extent to which Food Security Groups Networks have contributed towards poverty reduction: c) identify factors of success or failure and best practices in Food Security Groups Networks; d) identify and describe strategics for strengthening FSGNs. The study population consisted of all members of FSGNs who had participated in FSGNs for a minimum of three years. Data for this study were obtained using a case study research design whereby purposive sampling was used to select three villages out of 13 villages. The criteria for selecting the three villages were existence of FSGN in each of the villages, presence of a complete Community Cereal Bank building in a particular village and accessibility. A combination of quantitative and qualitative methods was used to collect data for this study, 'fools such as personal interviews, in depth interviews. documentary review, observations and focused group discussion were used to collect data. Qualitative data were analysed using content analysis whereby quantitative data mainly from structured questionnaires were analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The main findings of this study in relation to poverty reduction arc summarized as follows; the FSGNs have played different roles including increasing the capacity of members to access the extension services and empowering FSGN members in the areas of knowledge, decision making, finance and entrepreneurial | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/5658 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Sokoine University of Agriculture. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Networks | en_US |
| dc.subject | Food security groups | en_US |
| dc.subject | Poverty Reduction | en_US |
| dc.subject | Chamwino | en_US |
| dc.subject | Dodoma | en_US |
| dc.title | Role of food securty groups network in poverty reduction:A case study of Chamwino district, Dodoma region | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |