Factors influencing cotton production and its contribution to farming households’ income in Tanzania: a case study of Meatu district in Simiyu region

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dc.contributor.authorMwaseba, Kisa Doris
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-28T13:45:13Z
dc.date.available2020-04-28T13:45:13Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionAvailable in print form, East Africana Collection, Dr. Wilbert Chagula Library, Class mark (THS EAF HD9087.T34M852)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe study analyzes the factors influencing cotton production in Meatu District and its contribution to farming households’ income. The Tobit regression model used in this study reveal that cotton market price, credit provision, transport cost, total household income and rental cost of hiring tractors were statistically significant in influencing cotton yield. Gini coefficient was computed so as to determine how income is distributed among cotton growing farmers in Meatu District and at the end serve the need for policy recommendation. Gini coefficient analysis showed that there is a large income difference between organic cotton farmers and inorganic cotton farmers suggesting that farmers in Meatu District should engage more in organic cotton production which is more profitable.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMwaseba, K. D. (2016) Factors influencing cotton production and its contribution to farming households’ income in Tanzania: a case study of Meatu district in Simiyu region, Master dissertation,University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://41.86.178.5:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/10349
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Dar es Salaamen_US
dc.subjectCotton growingen_US
dc.subjectCotton tradeen_US
dc.subjectEconomic aspectsen_US
dc.subjectHouseholdsen_US
dc.subjectFarm incomeen_US
dc.subjectMeatu districten_US
dc.subjectSimiyu districten_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleFactors influencing cotton production and its contribution to farming households’ income in Tanzania: a case study of Meatu district in Simiyu regionen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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