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Managing Institutional Innovations through Farmers Organizations in the Sugarcane Subsector in Tanzania: Potentials and Limitations

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dc.contributor.author Maki, Yona L.
dc.contributor.author Milanzi, Mursali
dc.date.accessioned 2023-10-18T07:11:40Z
dc.date.available 2023-10-18T07:11:40Z
dc.date.issued 2023
dc.identifier.citation Maki, L.Y, C., Milanzi, M. (2023). Managing Institutional Innovations through Farmers Organizations in the Sugarcane Subsector in Tanzania: Potentials and Limitations. Journal of Co-operative and Business Studies, 7(2), 16-27. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 2714-2043
dc.identifier.issn 0856-9037
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.mocu.ac.tz/xmlui/handle/123456789/627
dc.description.abstract Institutional innovations such as contract farming are essential for facilitating agricultural transformation with smallholder farmers being key players. While contract farming (CF) provides smallholder farmers with access to production and marketing opportunities, the role of farmer organizations (FOs) that are entrusted to manage CF arrangement remains less understood. In this paper, the potentials and limitations of FOs in managing institutional innovations are assessed based on a qualitative study involving farmer organizations, Kilombero Sugarcane Company Limited and government institutions between June and October 2021. The study used thematic analysis to analyze the collected data in order to generate new insights and concepts. The findings suggest that proper management of CF enables smallholder farmers to access credit and improved agricultural inputs as well as extension services and improved infrastructure from the sugarcane companies. While access to output markets at reasonable prices remains a major incentive mechanism for improving technical efficiency and productivity, FOs strengthen social cohesion and hence, the social capital for smallholder farmers. The study indicates that, insufficient market facilities and information, inadequate extension services as well as bureaucracy in the distribution of input credit through FOs are some of the limitations facing smallholder farmers in CF. Based on the foregoing, it is pertinent to recommend that concerted efforts are needed from diverse stakeholders to strengthen FOs thus enabling them to effectively deliver services to the members. Limitations and avenues for further research are also discussed in the text. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Journal of Co-operative and Business Studies (JCBS) en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Vol.7;No.2
dc.subject Farmer organizations en_US
dc.subject Institutional innovations en_US
dc.subject Contract Farming en_US
dc.subject Sugarcane Farmers en_US
dc.title Managing Institutional Innovations through Farmers Organizations in the Sugarcane Subsector in Tanzania: Potentials and Limitations en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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