Abstracts: Recent submissions

  • Warehouse Receipt System 
    Towo, Nathaniel N.; Kimaro, Prosper J. (Moshi Co-operative College, Moshi [1986], 2013)
    This study assesses whether Warehouse Receipt System [WRS] has made any contribution in improving smallholder farmers' access to financial services. The study used cross sectional design where 80 smallholder farmers in ...
  • The Socialist Conception of Co-operation 
    Ngibbombi, C.W. (Moshi Co-operative College, Moshi, 1993)
    The Co-operative form a Socio-economic organisation has been supported, rationalised and practised by men and women of diverse countries, philosophies and classes. For the small property owners whose inevitable doom ...
  • Social Change The Co-operative System and Class Formation 
    Bugengo, James (Moshi Co-operative College, Moshi, 1993)
    After a long time of comparative domance and neglect, Marxist methodology in the analysis of the state was revived in the Milliband-Pau1autzas’ debate (Nicos Paulinizes, 1969). But this is only true as far as the state ...
  • Multipurpose Co-operative Societies in Tanzania Some Aspects of Organisational Framework 
    Mfangavo, E.S. (Moshi Co-operative College, Moshi [1986], 1991)
    Rural Cooperatives by their nature have been multipurpose.They strive to cater for the varied needs of the farmer. However, they tend to build strength after strength but around a central function e.g. produce marketing. ...
  • Multipurpose Co-operative Development in Tanzania Prospects Problems 
    Mlowe, L.H.K. (Moshi Co-operative College, Moshi, 1991)
    The 1982 Co-operative Act established the multipurpose production oriented co-operatives in the country. Prior to 1982 we never had real multipurpose co-operatives although an attempt was made after 1967 to encourage ...
  • Marketing and Marketing Linkages for Rural Producer Organizations in Tanzania 
    Chambo, Suleman A.; Malamsha, Kitala; Maghimbi, Mbonea (Moshi University of Co-operative and Business Studies (MUCCoBS), 2007)
    Rural Producer Organizations (RPOs) in both Tanzania and at the regional level are formed around food and non food crops. During the colonial period, the attention for structured marketing was on selected agricultural ...
  • Law and Development 
    Itemba, J.M (Moshi Co-operative College, Moshi, 1991)
    Underdevelopment is a badge of colonial ism. A state emerging from a colonial environment has development as one of its objectives, as no true development can be achieved under foreign domination. For Tanzania true ...
  • Factors Affecting Consumers' Preference for Agricultural Products in Supermarkets 
    Mwansakilwa, C; Mugisha, J; Wamulume, M (Moshi Co-operative College, Moshi, 2013)
    This study examines the factors that influence consumers' preference for agricultural products in supermarkets using data from a random sample of households in counties within Kampala city Uganda. Results from descriptive ...
  • Equality for Women in Co-operative Legislation and Reality 
    Naali, S.R.P. (Moshi Co-operative College, Moshi, 1993)
    Although the co-operative movement in mainland Tanzania started since the 1930s, women involvement in the capacity of members and leaders has been minimal. It is women who played and still play a major role in the ...
  • Crop Diversification An Emerging Opportunity Among Rural Producer Organizations in Tanzania 
    Mlowe, Ladislaus H. K; Towo, , Esther N.; Bamanyisa, Justine (Moshi Co-operative University and Business Studies (MUCCoBS), 2007)
    The Tanzanian economy is agriculture dominated, with other sectors following. In 2004, the agricultural sector contributed 46% to GDP, provided about 51% of foreign exchange and 75% of the total employment (URT, 2004). ...
  • cooperative Insurance 
    Msanga, I.R.E (Co-operatice College Moshi, 1991)
    The decisions to re-establish co-operative societies and unions to which culminated in the enactment of the Co-operative societies act,1982 following their dissolution in 1976 was reached after realising that the ...
  • Conceptualizing Rural Development in Tanzania Rural Development as an End in Itself? 
    Kirnaryo, Leong L.P. S. (Co-operative College Moshi, 1993, 1993)
    sum up, I will say that the building of Socialism in Tanzania as any other Third World Country is inconceivable outside a total process of agricultural and industrial revolution. Rural Development will condemn these ...
  • Access to Agricultural Finance in Tanzania 
    Bee, Faustine.K; Massambu, Daudi; Mamba, Lucas (Moshi University of Co-operative and Business Studies (MUCCoBS) 2007, 2007)
    The degree of access to financial among the Rural Producer Organizations and their individual members is very low in most of the developing countries, partly as a result of the underdeveloped institutional framework. ...
  • Wealth of Shareholders as A Primary Business (Finance) Goal in Cooperative Societies in Tanzania in The Year 2000 
    Mosi, Makidara E. W. (Moshi Co-operative College, Moshi, 2000)
    The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the importance of financial management in Cooperatives and to show that wealth maximisation as a primary business objective of private enterprises could as well be applicable ...
  • The Economics of Industrial Co-Operatives Some Lessons from Spain (Mondragon) and Italy 
    Chambo, S.A (Moshi Co-operative College, Moshi, 1986)
    Industrial Co-operatives have of recent, received a wide attention both in developed as well as in developing countries alike because of their general development, democratic management and employment creation aspects. ...
  • Supporting Women Pre-Cooperative Groups in Tanzania Through Credit Is This a Strategy for Development? 
    Bulow, Dorthe,V; Dambal, Esther; Maro, Rose (Moshi Co-operative College, Moshi [, 1950)
    In the development discourse, what is said about women has changed significantly during the past two decades. The rhetoric has moved from a welfare-oriented approach, perceiving women as passive recipients of aid and ...
  • Some Peoblems Faced by Pre – Cooperative on Becoming Registsred The Difficult Path to Cooperatives: 
    Bulow, Dorthe,V; Diyamett, Matthew L.N. (Co-operatice College Moshi, 1993)
    This paper was first presented during the Annual Symposium of the Cooperative College Moshi, that was held from 9th August to 13th August, 1993 at the Main campus. As can be noted from the title the paper was written ...
  • Requirements for Implementation of a Universal Old Age Pension 
    Ngwila, Patrick (University of Mauritius, 2011)
    Yes, we receive pension in our village but there are others not getting it. I can't understand why they have not yet received support. Maybe the computer hasn't chosen them" Pensioner, Kwa Wazce Project Kagera-Tanzania ...
  • Relevance of Economics to Co-operative Marketing 
    Manyanya, I.M (Moshi Co-operative College, Moshi [1986], 1986)
    A cooperative enterprise is an economic unit as such it should be run as a "firm". Managers who are interested with the responsibilities of running a cooperative business should not overlook economic laws when making ...
  • Peasants Investment Patterns 
    Maghimbi, S.M (Co-operatice College, Moshi [1986], 1986)
    One of the major problems in studying peasant societies is identifying peasant investment patterns. We expect the investment patterns to have important consequences in the peasant’s life, like the productivity of their ...

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