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Profitability of SIDO supported small scale furniture industries against imported furniture in Dar es Salaam and Arusha Regions, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.author Kumburu, Neema P.
dc.contributor.author Kessy, John, F.
dc.contributor.author Mbwambo, Steven, J.
dc.date.accessioned 2023-05-08T08:39:01Z
dc.date.available 2023-05-08T08:39:01Z
dc.date.issued 2019
dc.identifier.citation Kumburu, N. P., Kessy, J. F. & Mbwambo, S. J. (2019). Profitability of SIDO supported small scale furniture industries against imported furniture in Dar es Salaam and Arusha Regions, Tanzania. East African Journal of Social and Applied Sciences, 1(2), 33-48. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0856-9681
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.mocu.ac.tz/xmlui/handle/123456789/336
dc.description A full text article of community and rural development en_US
dc.description.abstract The study assesses the profitability of Small Industries Development Organisation (SIDO) supported small- scale furniture industry against imported furniture in Dar es Salaam and Arusha cities in Tanzania. A total of 127 respondents were interviewed using questionnaire, focus group discussion and documentary review was also employed to collect data. Descriptive statistics and profitability analysis were used in the analysis of the data. Findings revealed that location wise, there is no significant difference in all socio-economic characteristics. The study revealed that there was significant difference in profit generated between SIDO supported small scale furniture industries and imported furniture firms (t = 3.23 at p < 0.05), imported furniture were more profitable compared to locally made furniture. However the study established that SIDO supported small scale furniture industries generate adequate profit to sustain their operations. Furniture business was more profitable in Dar es Salaam, but local furniture industries, generate slightly higher profit in Arusha. Policy actions therefore should be directed towards enabling SIDO supported small-scale furniture manufacturers to adopt modern production practices and improve their performance so that they can make adequate profits. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher East African Journal of Social and Applied Sciences en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries 1(2);
dc.subject Profitability en_US
dc.subject SIDO Supported en_US
dc.subject Small Scale Furniture en_US
dc.subject Furniture Industries en_US
dc.subject Imported Furniture en_US
dc.title Profitability of SIDO supported small scale furniture industries against imported furniture in Dar es Salaam and Arusha Regions, Tanzania en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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