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Schools’ Heads Leadership Styles in Influencing Teacher Attrition in Public Secondary Schools in Tanzania: The Case of Kilimanjaro and Manyara Regions

Chikoyo, Rashid A. (Journal of Co-operative and Business Studies (JCBS), 2020)

This study assessed the influence of heads of schools’ leadership styles on teacher attrition in public secondary schools in Kilimanjaro and Manyara regions. Specifically, the study aimed at examining the influence of heads ...
The selection criteria of competent solid waste collection service providers through outsourcing: the experiences of local government Authorities in Tanzania

Kisoli, Isaria P.; Mollel, Henry A. (Moshi cooperative University, 2021)

In Tanzania, Solid Waste collection is a public service that has been decentralised to Local Government Authorities (LGAs) and as such, the outsourcing model, adopted by Tanzanian councils is deemed as the most effective ...
Self-Help groups and access to sexual and reproductive health services and rights among youth in Mtwara and Lindi districts, Tanzania

Masanyiwa, Zacharia S.; Namwata, Baltazar M.L.; Mbeba, Rita M.; Muzafar, Kaemdin (Institute of Rural Development Planning, 2015)

In Tanzania, as elsewhere in the world, adolescent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections are serious public health issues among youth. This study was conducted to assess the impact of self-help groups on access to ...
Skills development in force account implementation in Tanga city council

Chihimba, Mariam P.; Challe, Daniel P.; Kweka, Godfrey J. (Journal of International Trade, Logistics and Law, 2024)

The correlation between force account project implementation and skills development among Local Government Authorities in Tanzania including the Tanga City Council (TCC) is scantly explored. This study aimed to evaluate ...
Small Christian community participation in managing development projects: an evaluation of projects in the catholic diocese of Moshi, Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania

Temba, Bernadette; Kaleshu, Jones; Machimu, Gervas M. (Moshi Co-operative University, 2023)

This study aimed at evaluating Small Christian Community (SCC) participation in managing development projects of the Catholic Diocese of Moshi. Concurrent triangulation design was employed. Simple random technique was ...
Small-Scale Coffee Farmers’ Livelihood Capabilities and Access to Extension Services in Hai and Arumeru Districts, Tanzania

Kimaro, Prosper J. (Journal of Co-operative and Business Studies (JCBS), 2020)

The study intended to examine the implications of livelihood capabilities on access to extension services among small-scale coffee farmers in Hai and Arumeru districts, Tanzania. The study used a cross-sectional research ...
Small-scale Growers’ Struggle against Marginalization in the Cotton Value Chain: An Experience from the Western Cotton Growing Area, Tanzania, 1920s–1950s

Seimu, Somo M.L (Moshi Co-operative University, 2020)

This article analyses the marginalization of the native small-scale cotton growers during British colonial rule in the Western Cotton Growing Area (WCGA), Tanzania, and their struggle against it. Marginalization was practiced ...
Smallholder Agriculture and Livelihood Sustainability Potentials among Rural Households: A Case of Sunflower Value Chain in Tanzania

Mchopa, Alban D.; Jeckoniah, John N.; Mgema, Japhet M. (The Co-operative University of Kenya, 2021)

Sunflower cultivation has attracted the majority of smallholder farmers who have dominated the production node of the value chain. The chain activities have become the main income stream to households and thus increasing ...
Smallholder rice farmers profitability in Agricultural Marketing Co-operative Societies in Tanzania: A case of Mvomero and Mbarali districts

Mauki, C.; Jeckoniah, J.; Massawe, G.D. (Heliyon, 2023)

Smallholder rice farming in Tanzania is an important economic activity that has the potential to livelihood improvement of smallholder farmers, yet their profitability remains low due to several challenges they face. This ...
Smallholder Rice Farmers’ Technical Efficiency: Implication for Competitiveness through Agricultural Marketing Co-operative Societies in Tanzania

Mauki, C.; Jeckoniah, J.; Massawe, G.D. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2023)

Agricultural Marketing Co-operative Societies (AMCOS) are increasingly being advocated by the government of Tanzania as a way to enhance smallholder farmers’ competitiveness countrywide. Yet, the smallholder rice farmers’ ...
Social economic empowerment benefits of women’s participation in tourism activities in Serengeti district, Mara region, Tanzania,

Manyarange, Mugweta N.; Warsanga, William B. (East African Journal of Social and Applied Sciences, 2021)

This study assesses the social economic empowerment benefits of women participation in tourism activities in Serengeti district. Specifically, women’s tourism activities were identified, factors influenced their participation ...
Social networks and business investment in emerging urban centres in rural Tanzania

Nyaki, Stephen A.; Larsen, Marianne N.; Kilima, Fredy T.; Bahta, Yonas T. (Moshi Co-operative University (MoCU), 2025)

Background: Business investments in rural areas of developing countries have been constrained by limited infrastructure and financial, institutional and policy support. Proximate social networks have emerged as decision-making ...
Social perception and determinants of Ngitili system adoption for forage and land conservation in Maswa district, Tanzania

Safaria, John G.; Singu, Isack; Masanyiwaa, Zacharia; Hyandye, Canute (Journal of Environmental Management 250, 2019)

Understanding of the processes that determine land conservation practices is essential in designing appropriate intervention to minimise the land degradation problem. This study was conducted to assess the farmers’ perception ...
Socio-cultural determinants and enterprise financial sources among the Chagga and Sukuma small and medium enterprises in Tanzania

Mashenene, Robert G.; Macha, Joyce G. L.; Donge, Leo (International Review of Research in Emerging Markets and the Global Economy (IRREM), 2014)

This paper examines the influence of socio-cultural determinants (SCDs) on the choice of enterprise financial sources (EFSs) among the Chagga and Sukuma small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Tanzania. A survey of 254 ...
Socio-Cultural Determinants of Entrepreneurial Capabilities among the Chagga and Sukuma Small and Medium Enterprises in Tanzania

Mashenene, Robert G.; Macha, Joyce G.; Donge, Leo. (Moshi Co-operative University (MoCU), 2014)

This paper examines socio-cultural determinants (SCDs) linked to entrepreneurial capabilities (EC) among the Chagga and Sukuma Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Tanzania. A survey of 254 owner-managers was conducted ...
Socio-cultural Factors influencing livestock investment decisions among Smallholder Farmers in Mbulu and Bariadi Districts, Tanzania

Mayala, Nyanjige M.; Katundu, Mangasini A.; Msuya, Elibariki E. (Global Business Review, 2017)

Several different actors are involved in making sure smallholder farmers are motivated to commit funds in expectation of future returns (investment decisions) from useful domesticated animals (livestock). However, efforts ...
Socio-Cultural Practices and Improved Cooking Stove Technology Choices among Agro-Pastoral Communities in Arumeru District, Tanzania

Njau, Luka S.; Matto, George (Moshi Co-operative University, 2024)

This study assessed the socio-cultural factors influencing the choice of improved cooking stove technology among agro-pastoral communities in Arumeru District, Arusha region. The study used a cross-sectional research ...
Socio-Economic Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic on the Performance of Co-operative Societies in Tanzania

Mgema, Japhet M.; Komba, Cyril K. (Journal of Co-operative and Business Studies (JCBS), 2020)

An unhealthy society shaded with fear can suffocate production, consumption, recreation, travel and overall well-being. This study examined the emerged socio-economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performance of ...
Socio-Economic factors for the prevalence of child labour in Singida Municipality

Kedimond, Aines (Sokoine University, 2014)

Child labour is one of the major socio-economic issues in the global world. Children have historically been a part of the labour force, especially with advent of industrialization. There are considerable efforts by the ...
Socio-Economic Factors Influencing the Participation of Smallholder Vegetable Farmers in High-Value Markets

Huka, Happiness A.; Kilima, Fredy T. M.; Mchopa, Alban D. (Moshi Co-operative University, 2023)

Agriculture is the major source of employment in many sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. It plays a key role in enhancing food security and reducing poverty because it employs about 62% of the population of SSA and ...

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