scholarly journals Determinants for Adoption of Nature-based Income Generating Activities in Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania

2021 ◽  
pp. 100053
Author(s):  
Willickister R. Kadigi ◽  
Yonika Ngaga ◽  
Reuben M.J. Kadigi
Keyword(s):  
Uluguru Mountains ◽  
Income Generating Activities

An Investigation of Coping Strategies Adopted by Small-Scale Sugarcane Growers in Bungoma County, Kenya

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-102
Author(s):  
Protas Fwamba Khaemba ◽  
Philomena Muiruri ◽  
Thomas Kibutu
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Sugarcane Farming ◽  
Income Generating Activities ◽  
Household Heads ◽  
By Products

This paper reports on one of the findings of a study undertaken to investigate the coping strategies used by small-scale sugarcane growers in Bungoma County, Kenya. A descriptive survey design was used. A multi-stage sampling procedure was employed in the selection of the divisions, villages, key respondents, and sugarcane farmers to be interviewed. Primary data were collected using questionnaires from 100 small-scale sugarcane growers’ household heads from Bumula Sub-County. Data were collected during the month of December 2016.  Qualitative data collected were analysed thematically. Quantitative data was analysed using regression in SPSS version 23 and Microsoft Excel. Results from small-scale sugarcane farmers in Bumula Sub-County revealed a declining farmers’ participation in sugarcane farming activities in the area. Coping strategies identified included off-farm income-generating activities, sale of sugarcane by-products and non-contracted cane farming. Significance test qualification was based on a percentage of adjusted R2 and within 0.3 to 0.7 ranges for Beta weight value.  The correlation coefficient (R-value) for the model was 0.362, indicating a moderately positive relationship between variables. The coefficient of determination (R2) was found to be 0.284 (28.4%). Adopted coping strategies accounted for 28.4% variability in the declining farmers’ participation in sugarcane farming. This result suggests the existence of other factors that explain the remaining 71.6% of the variation in the declining farmers’ participation. Farmers should enhance both on-farm and off-farm income-generating activities, sugarcane by-products value addition, and non-contracted cane farming in order to reverse the outcome and result in an enhanced farmers’ participation in sugarcane farming activities by 36.2%

scholarly journals Income Generating Activities of Rural Kenyan Women

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Everleigh Stokes ◽  
Carlye Lauff ◽  
Evan Eldridge ◽  
Kathryn Ortbal ◽  
Abdalla Nassar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kenyan Women ◽  
Income Generating Activities

Late Quaternary vegetation dynamics in a biodiversity hotspot, the Uluguru Mountains of Tanzania

2009 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jemma Finch ◽  
Melanie J. Leng ◽  
Rob Marchant
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Vegetation History ◽  
Late Quaternary ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Significant Loss ◽  
Environmental Stability ◽  
Forest Composition ◽  
Eastern Arc ◽  
Uluguru Mountains

AbstractLate Quaternary vegetation history and environmental changes in a biodiverse tropical ecosystem are inferred from pollen, charcoal and carbon isotope evidence derived from a ∼ 48,000-yr sedimentary record from the Uluguru Mountains, a component of the Eastern Arc Mountains of Kenya and Tanzania. Results indicate that Eastern Arc forest composition has remained relatively stable during the past ∼ 48,000 yr. Long-term environmental stability of the Eastern Arc forests has been proposed as a mechanism for the accumulation and persistence of species during glacial periods, thus resulting in the diverse forests observed today. The pollen and isotope data presented here indicate some marked changes in abundance but no significant loss in moist forest taxa through the last glacial maximum, thereby providing support for the long-term environmental stability of the Eastern Arc. Anthropogenic activities, including burning and forest clearance, were found to play a moderate role in shaping the mosaic of forest patches and high-altitude grasslands that characterise the site today; however, this influence was tempered by the inaccessibility of the mountain.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Characteristics of Social Enterprises: The Case of Microfinance Institutions and Non-Profit Organizations Benefiting from Microcredit in Burundi

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Marie-Goreth Nduwayo ◽  
Michel Sayumwe
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Alignment ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Organizational Efficiency ◽  
Single Source ◽  
Microfinance Institutions ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Income Generating Activities ◽  
Non Profit Organizations

<p><em>The crisis that Burundi has experienced since October 1993 has led to the emergence of new associative mechanisms at the initiative of Burundian citizens around the same adventure: that of microcredit. Far from being a fad, microcredit has been the single source of financing for poor citizens by enabling them to engage in income-generating activities. For this, beneficiaries who are for the most part without material guarantee must not only group themselves in associations, but also align themselves with the constraints of the lessor. According to the theory of contingency, any organization can increase its performance to the extent that its strategy is in harmony with its environment. Our analysis considers the issue of strategic alignment from a new angle. We conclude that the adjustment of the NPOs members to the modalities of granting loans enables them to benefit from Microfinance Institutions which help to reach their main objectives and to promote a real organizational efficiency.</em><em></em></p>

scholarly journals Comparative Analysis of Savers and Non-Savers among Tomato Farmers in Ghana

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 175-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Aidoo-Mensah
Keyword(s):  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Economic Variable ◽  
Tomato Production ◽  
Psychological Traits ◽  
Economic Psychology ◽  
Coefficient Of Concordance ◽  
Psychology Theory ◽  
Income Generating Activities ◽  
Tests For Independence

AbstractThe study sought to examine the differences between savers and non-savers among a cross-section of 562 farmers randomly selected from six districts in three regions (Ashanti, Brong Ahafo and Upper East) of Ghana. By means of descriptive statistics in the form of frequencies and percentages, the study segregated the respondents into savers and non-savers and Kendall coefficient of concordance was employed to identify the motives of saving among savers and non-saving among non-savers. In order to test whether savers and non-savers differ in relationship to some key socio-economic demographic characteristics, a series of Pearson’s Chi-tests for independence were employed. Finally, by the application of economic-psychology theory on financial savings through binary logistic regression, the study examined empirical differences between savers and non-savers. The study found out that in terms of a key economic variable, that is, income generated from tomato production, savers tend not to differ from non-savers. The issue then is since savers are faced with similar economic challenges relating to their income generating activities, but still manages to save, then the differences between savers and non-saver go beyond economic reasons. Thus, the distinction between saving and non-saving which is underlined by psychological traits have been found to be mainly behavioural and demographic in nature conveying the idea that rural households themselves have a significant part to play with regards to forming, improving and maintaining their savings habits.

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