Abstract:
This study access Sesame Value Chain and its influence on Smallholder Farmers
Livelihoods in Tanzania a case of Handeni District. Sesame is among the five major oilseed
crops in Tanzania. The main objective was to assess sesame value chain and its influence
on smallholder livelihood particularly in Handeni. A sample size of 50 respondents
(farmers) was randomly selected using multistage sampling procedures. The study used
primary data obtained from small holder's farmers through a focus group discussion and
questionnaires. The finding used different logistic regression because dependent variable
was categorical and independent where dichotomous and an ordinal variable from the
objective. Finding revealed all wards was observed that; productivity of Sesame increases
significantly of 0.05 due to age, sex, size of land cultivated, Sesame seed variety, extension
service means of cultivation and family member. Also, Sesame Activities influence
smallholder income generates from sesame sale increases with the amount of sesame
marketed. However, llivelihoods capabilities in market arrangement for quantity and market
information is significant of 0.05 clearly indicate a preferred market contribution. The
conclusion from this study Primary producers, especially smallholders, lack the necessary
technical and material input to improve their production and productivity; market
arrangements are not well organized, nor are they regularly employed by chain actors. To
overcome this situation, it has been recommended that development of processing
industries has significant potential to increase the value added of agricultural products, both
in domestic and export-oriented chains.
