Production efficiency among smallholder arabica coffee farmers in Buhigwe and Kigoma districts, Tanzania
| dc.contributor.author | ANDREW,ROGERS | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-02-19T06:09:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-02-19T06:09:39Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.description | Thesis | |
| dc.description.abstract | Coffee is one of the most important export commodities in Buhigwe and Kigoma districts. Unfortunately, production is still low and information on technical efficiency has remained a scarce. This study sets out to contribute to the efforts of improving coffee productivity to enhance cash income of smallholder Arabica coffee farmers in Buhigwe and Kigoma districts, Tanzania. To achieve its objective, the present study estimates the Technical Efficiency (TE) and inefficiency effects using single stage Maximum Likelihood Estimation. Additionally, it uses gross margin to determine profitability whereas descriptive statistics to assess contribution of coffee production to household cash income and challenges facing smallholder coffee farmers in various economic activities. The results show that the mean TE index is 68% and number of coffee trees and farming experience being the key factors affecting TE. Moreover, the results show that, coffee production is profitable with the mean gross margin of TZS 730/tree and contributes about 39% of total household cash income. Input prices, taxes and other deductions, shortage of extension services, unreliable markets and low coffee price, low quality of coffee, transportation and delayed payment delay are significantly reported by respondents as challenges face coffee production. The present study farmers are technically inefficient and there is a 32% scope for increasing TE. Number of coffee trees, experience and education level are the management levels that influence TE. Coffee production is profitable and contributes to household income and hence useful in reducing poverty. The study recommends deliberate education on farm expansion and engaging youth in production to improve TE. Interventions on supply of new coffee varieties, prices, taxes, extension services, quality, transport and delayed payment delay and economic activities diversifications are crucial to enhance farmers' income | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/6580 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Sokoine University of Agriculture | |
| dc.subject | Arabica coffee | |
| dc.subject | Production efficiency | |
| dc.subject | Coffee farmers | |
| dc.title | Production efficiency among smallholder arabica coffee farmers in Buhigwe and Kigoma districts, Tanzania | |
| dc.type | Thesis |