Commercialization of Food Crops in Tanzania

ISBN-13: 9786139822522 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 76 str.

Zena Theopist Mpenda;Adam Meshack Akyoo;Charles Mgeni

Opis

Tanzania is a large country with different agro-ecological zones that have comparative advantage for producing specific or a set of agricultural commodities for realizing agricultural transformation through commercialization. This paper analyses commercialization of staple food commodities (maize, rice and beans) using data from 3251 households in three agro-ecological zones of Tanzania. Statistical and econometric methods (Tobit and Two Stage Least Square Instrumental Variable Models) were used in data analysis. Results indicate commercialization to have a significant effect on the use of improved crop production technologies (fertilizer and improved crop varieties) and crop output.

O autorze

Mpenda, Zena Theopist
Zena Mpenda is a lecturer at the School of Agricultural Economics and Business Studies, Department of Food and Resource Economics at Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA). She majored in economics of food safety standards in agro-food exports for developing countries.