Factors influencing the performance of marketing intermediaries in bean marketing in karagwe district, Tanzania
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Date
2009
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
Abstract
This study is about the contribution of financial services on Emerging Urban Centres
(EUC). The study was conducted in Mvomero District, Turiani division, in Madizini
Township Authority. The interactions between the Emerging Urban Centre and a
neighbouring village (rural) were used to explain rural urban linkages. These
interactions are manifested through the movement of people, goods and services
between the two places. The objectives of the study were to: i) Identify factors that
influence emergence of urban centres, ii) Evaluate income opportunities in emerging
urban centres, iii) Analyze financial flows between rural and emerging urban areas and
iv) identify saving and credit services in the study area. A sample household survey was
used to collect data in both rural (Kunke village) and EUC (Madizini township). A
purposive and simple random sampling was used to select 150 respondents. Descriptive
statistics which include percentages, frequencies, and cross tabulations were used in the
data analysis. / test statistics were used to compare differences in income between rural
and urban households. The findings indicated that urban residents had better access to
credit services (63%) than the rural residents (45%). Farming was the main source of
household income and livelihood in both urban and rural areas. It is recommended that
the development practitioners should develop policy which will guide provision of
affordable interest rate to customers and give priorities to those who wants to establish
SACCOS in rural areas for the improvement of financial service in both rural and urban
areas. When the financial services are working properly, the farming activitites are more
likely to improve as well.
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Dissertation
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Marketing, Bean, Karagwe district, Secondary data, Data analysis