Factors influencing the performance of marketing intermediaries in bean marketing in karagwe district, Tanzania
| dc.contributor.author | Mushongi Cypridion Cyprian | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-08-29T06:48:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-08-29T06:48:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
| dc.description | Dissertation | |
| dc.description.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. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Agriculture Food Security and Cooperative | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/6952 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Sokoine University of Agriculture | |
| dc.subject | Marketing | |
| dc.subject | Bean | |
| dc.subject | Karagwe district | |
| dc.subject | Secondary data | |
| dc.subject | Data analysis | |
| dc.title | Factors influencing the performance of marketing intermediaries in bean marketing in karagwe district, Tanzania | |
| dc.type | Thesis |