ABSTRACT
Contract farming in sunflower as a vertically integrated mode of production and
marketing is one of the most important transformations in the agriculture sector in
Tanzania. Despite the introduction of CF in sunflower, many challenges persisted.
These include unfavourable prices or markets. The reasons or factors for persistence
of challenges in sunflower CF was the uniqueness of smallholder sunflower farmers
such that the conventional CF arrangement was not fully applicable to it. This study
assessed the existing CF arrangements with the aim of finding means of addressing
the challenges and developing CF arrangements for sunflower farming. The study
examined existing institutional arrangements and performance of CF in sunflower
among smallholder farmers in Kibaigwa, Kinangali, Chenene and Haneti villages
(Dodoma region) and Misigiri and Ulemo villages (Singida region). The study also
determined factors essential for an effective CF arrangement in sunflower in the
study area and formulated appropriate CF arrangement for sunflower. Stratified
simple random sampling techniques were employed in selecting a representative
sample of contracted and non contracted farmers where 124 contract farmers and
202 non contracted farmers were interviewed. Purposive sampling was employed to
get key informants in this study.
The study reveals that CF has significant positive influence in increasing farm
productivity. Results show that the revenue of contract farmers increased from Tsh
184,437/= in first year to 320, 704/= in year four. However, the institutional
arrangement is not well structured for effective performance of CF in sunflower in
the study area. Results show that for effective performance of CF, timely provision
MWANDILAWA, B (2021). Institutional Arrangements And Performance Of Contract Farming In Sunflower For Smallholder Farmers In Singida And Dodoma Regions, Tanzania. Afribary. Retrieved from https://track.afribary.com/works/institutional-arrangements-and-performance-of-contract-farming-in-sunflower-for-smallholder-farmers-in-singida-and-dodoma-regions-tanzania
MWANDILAWA, BARAKA "Institutional Arrangements And Performance Of Contract Farming In Sunflower For Smallholder Farmers In Singida And Dodoma Regions, Tanzania" Afribary. Afribary, 26 Apr. 2021, https://track.afribary.com/works/institutional-arrangements-and-performance-of-contract-farming-in-sunflower-for-smallholder-farmers-in-singida-and-dodoma-regions-tanzania. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
MWANDILAWA, BARAKA . "Institutional Arrangements And Performance Of Contract Farming In Sunflower For Smallholder Farmers In Singida And Dodoma Regions, Tanzania". Afribary, Afribary, 26 Apr. 2021. Web. 27 Nov. 2024. < https://track.afribary.com/works/institutional-arrangements-and-performance-of-contract-farming-in-sunflower-for-smallholder-farmers-in-singida-and-dodoma-regions-tanzania >.
MWANDILAWA, BARAKA . "Institutional Arrangements And Performance Of Contract Farming In Sunflower For Smallholder Farmers In Singida And Dodoma Regions, Tanzania" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 27, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/institutional-arrangements-and-performance-of-contract-farming-in-sunflower-for-smallholder-farmers-in-singida-and-dodoma-regions-tanzania