The role of pass in promoting private commercial farming in Tanzania.
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Date
2008
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
Abstract
Success for PASS and other stakeholders in promoting commercial farming depends on
their ability to anticipate and prepare for the benefits and challenges associated with the
process of agricultural commercialisation. This study on the role of pass in promoting
private commercial farming in Tanzania was conducted at PASS in Morogoro
municipality. The objective of this study was to analyse the role of PASS in promoting
private commercial farming and agribusiness. The study used secondary data only, which
were subjected to a simple descriptive analysis. Results show that, PASS alone cannot
address all the problems hindering agricultural commercialisation due to unfavourable
environment for a vibrant commercial farming and complexity of some problems, which
call for government interventions. PASS management structure is still that of a project, it
is also flat and lean and therefore falls short of an organization that would conveniently
and effectively penetrate to the hinterlands of Tanzania. The majority (63%) of PASS
clients are in Morogoro region receiving more financial services (37%) than other regions.
It was also found that, due to poor information regarding to PASS products and services,
there is a tendency of PASS clients in some regions to concentrate on same particular
business, which is very risky due to competition and the possible outbreak of diseases.
However, due to availability of the CGF funds, PASS is in an overall strong competitive
position and it can continue to pursue its current business- or corporate-level strategy
profitably. The corporate strategy that PASS is pursuing is to operate in just two core
businesses (business development services and financial services) with related
diversification. But only financial services are found to contribute more (95%) to PASS
competitive advantage than the business development services (5%). This indicates that,
the clients mostly need financial services than business development services from PASS.
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Master's Dissertation
Keywords
Pass, Commercial Farming, LAW/JURISPRUDENCE::Private law, SOCIAL SCIENCES::Business and economics, Organization