To analyze the factors affecting the value chain of the cotton and cotton byproducts in tanzania. A sample of cotton growing respondents was randomly selected from different villages of punjab province. Economic factors affecting rice production in thailand executive summary relatively little is known about the economic forces that affect rice production in thailand. Technical factors that affect efficiency and the level of profit attained by smallholder cotton farmers were. The persistence of increasing input costs has effects to the farmers in the process of cotton production. As simple as this operation is, many factors affect it. Delouche mississippi state university mississippi state, mississippi introduction a uniform, vigorous stand of cotton is the first major milestone in an economi cally successful cotton production program. It is important to note that the total cotton seed and lint production in the country as reported by tcb differs with fao. Agricultural marketing and supply chain management in. Trends, constraints and opportunities 1 adeleke salami, abdul b. I, bihon kassa abrha, declare that this phd thesis entitled factors affecting agricultural production in tigray region, northern ethiopia is my own work and that all the sources that i have used or quoted have been indicated and acknowledged by means of complete references. The research aims at assessing the factors that influence the harvesting of natural forest in the production of tobacco. Namusonge jomo kenyatta university of agriculture and technology, school of human resource. As a consequence, production and policy decisions in the thai rice sector are often inefficient and ineffective.
Tanzania major exports are agricultural commodities with tobacco, coffee, cotton, cashewnuts, tea and cloves being the most important. An analysis of constraints facing smallholder farmers in. Cotton is tanzania s largest export crop after coffee. Harvest and postharvest factors affecting the quality of cotton planting seed and seed quality evaluation james c. The main impediments to the development of cotton byproducts 4. According to the united states department of agriculture, benin is ranked among the top 5 at the continental level in the production of cotton. Most cotton growers do not use fertilizer or other chemicals. Pollution in tanzanias major towns and cities, solid and liquid wastes are left untreated. The price of seed cotton is set by the tanzania cotton board tcb, with input from representatives of the farmer and producer associations the prices of cotton byproducts are set by looking at several factors including production costs, world market, negotiations and generally demand and supply. Farmers today compete in a complex economic environment where customers choose from produce grown all over the world and governments provide financial incentives for the production of certain crops rather than others.
Assessing the constraints affecting production and. Factors affecting the adoption of beekeeping and associated technologies in bushenyi district, western uganda a mujuni, k natukunda and d r kugonza department of agricultural production, school of agricultural sciences, college of agricultural and environmental sciences, makerere university, p. A sample of 75 cotton growing respondents was randomly selected. The open university of tanzania a dissertation titled factors influencing performance of the insurance industry in tanzania. Analysis of incentives and disincentives for cotton in the united. Jan 25, 2011 factors influencing cotton production in uncategorized by textilemagazine january 25, 2011 at 11. Tanzania main exports partners are india, japan, china, united arab emirates, netherlands and germany. However, it draws attention to economic concepts and principles, such as factors affecting demand and supply of services, sources of market. Recent travel restrictions in india, pakistan, and vietnam are likely to have similar impacts on cotton supply and demand in the shortterm.
Read chapter 3 factors affecting patterns of water use. Nerlovian supply response function was used to conduct the study. Access to markets is an essential requirement for the poor in rural areas to enjoy the benefits of agricultural growth. Pdf factors affecting the sustainability of cotton production. Analysis of incentives and disincentives for cotton in uganda. Data is collected through the structured questionnaire from 60 randomly selected farmers. Thirty farmers indicated that technology is the major factor which affects cotton production in zvishavane. Cotton is produced primarily by smallholders on farms of 0. The main objective of this thesis was to identify factors affecting cotton production in the country during the period 19652005. Production and exports between 19952002 the following chronological narrative tracks developments in world cotton markets since 1994 to provide the context completely missing from brazils submission. Factors affecting supply of fertilizer in subsaharan africa. An alternative source for lint and seed production in urt is provided by the tanzania cotton board tcb figure 3. The paper assesses the state of manufacturing, key actors in the manufacturing space and factors that affect manufacturing positively and negatively. A sample of 60 small farmers, 25 medium and 15 large farmers was randomly.
Pdf factors influencing sustainable production of cotton. Due to lack of proper training and availability of inputs the pest incidence caused the loss of about 68% of the yield in these areas. Empirical findings reveal that the major factors were government expenditure on research and extension and shortterm credit extended to farmers by. In tanzania, the dominant varieties of such cooperatives are those dealing cash crop cooperatives like those for coffee, tobacco, cashew nuts and cotton though recently, food. Analysis of socialeconomic factors affecting cashewnut production in ruangwa district, tanzania by paschal b. In 2003 agriculture accounted for half of the countrys gdp, provided 51 percent of foreign exchange and employed 80 percent of the labour force agricultural marketing policy 2005. This study of the adoption of maize production technologies in central tanzania forms part of a larger study to evaluate the impact of maize research and extension throughout tanzania over the past 20 years. Empirical analysis of agricultural credit in africa. In turn it may help growers to plan how to minimize such costs.
As a consequence organic production only represented 20% of the national production for the same period cdo 2008. Adoption of maize production technologies in central tanzania. Smith economic analyst, dwision of statistical and historical research bureau of agricultural economics contents page page purpose and timeliness of the study 1 markets where cotton prices are made 2 effect of size of supply on price and value of crop price 3. The overarching objective of this report is to present the analysis of the factors affecting the.
Adeleke salami and damilola felix arawomo1 1 adeleke salami and damilola felix arawomo are respectively senior research economist, africa development bank and research fellow, nigerian institute of social and economic research niser. Socioeconomic factors limiting smallholder groundnut production in tabora region. North and reintroduced to africa in the twentieth century see also ruwitah, 1997. Using a structured questionnaire, researchers and extension officers interviewed farmers in junenovember 1995. Interviews were carried out with members at numerous points of production along the value chain of textiles including ginnery. Africa, both francophone as well as anglophone, has traditionally been an important cotton production base. It enables to bring out cost factors in economic viability of cotton cultivation.
May 31, 2014 in this regard, the strengthening of the efficiency of cotton production is one of the key objectives of the government of uzbekistan. Binary logistic regression model is used to explain the significance of factors influencing natural forest harvesting. Analysis of cotton byproducts survey in tanzania unctad. Factors affecting growth of information communication. Tanzania and uganda because there is an annual deficit of 70,000 to 90,000 bales in the country. Factors affecting the sustainability of cotton production. Some production function was employed to assess the effects of education, land fertilization, weather, land preparation, seed, irrigation. In low income countries where the majority of the poor live in rural areas, as in much of. Cotton is not interplanted with other crops but, it is grown in rotation with other crops. Although farming is one of the worlds oldest professions, modern farming is affected by uniquely modern economic factors. Why climate change is material for the cotton industry. Cotton market analysis understanding factors driving world cotton markets is crucial for explaining what affected world cotton prices and u.
Our findings show that, to make more profitable cotton sector, benin needs to modernize its cotton production chains in order to produce 60 times more higher than its current level. Pdf exploring factors affecting performance of smallholder tea. Decentralization of input supply and marketing services. This document looks at the features, challenges and opportunities in manufacturing in kenya. Cotton advisory committee icac forecasts world cotton production to remain stable at 26,2 million tons in 201415 despite a 3% increase in global numbers of hectares. As a result, air and water are contaminated with pollutants, a major health hazard for those who live in underprivileged areas. Optimal analysis of factors affecting cotton production in benin. The case of zanzibar insurance corporation in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of degree of masters of business administration of the open university of tanzania.
Analysis of incentives and disincentives for cotton in the. China is the largest producer of cotton, growing 33. The influence of macro and microenvironmental factors on. Over the last fifteen years, despite different policies implemented by benins government in agricultural. Major factors affecting world cotton price behavior.
For example, cotton spinning in china fell by upwards of 90 percent during the height of the crisis in early march. This study focused on analysing the production and marketing constraints that often prevent smallholder farmers from accessing highvalue markets in the agribusiness value chain. Factors affecting growth of saccos within the agricultural. An analysis of constraints facing smallholder farmers in the. The present study was carried out to determine the important factors affecting cotton production in the punjab province of pakistan. Cotton is one of the most important fiber and cash crops throughout the world, and it plays a dominant role in the industrial and agricultural economies of many countries.
Cotton is tanzanias largest export crop after coffee. Maize is the one of the most important food crops in tanzania, it comprises 45% of the cultivated area. An assessment of factors influencing forest harvesting in. Factors influencing cotton production textile magazine. Agricultural marketing and supply chain management in tanzania. Increase productivity and quality of seed cotton production. Assessment of factors affecting coconut production in tanzania. The larva of the cotton bollworm is the main cotton pest throughout africa, causing damage in up to 90% of bolls when untreated, leading to lost cotton production. Cottonproduction of the worlds four largest cotton producing countries china, india, usa and pakistan is, however, expected to increase by 3% in 201415. Suggestions made by an anonymous referee also helped to improve the focus. This book is the result of a joint research effort led by the u. Exploring factors affecting performance of smallholder tea. However, their tea production has been experiencing a declining trend, and so. According to tcb, the production of cotton lint for the 2005.
Transpiration is used by crops to regulate temperature of their figure 1. Covid19 spurs record downward adjustments to global. These input costs can be in terms of pesticides, seeds, fertilizers, sprayers and the like, that have a real contribution towards cotton outputs per hectare. Factors affecting growth of information communication technology firms in nairobi, kenya duncan mwangi ikua kenya school of government, p. Factors affecting supply chain management effectiveness. Tanzania and uganda because there is an annual deficit of 70,000 to. Constraints and challenges in a global environment africa region working paper series no. Below is a list of economic factors that affects businesses. Though tanzania is the largest producer of maize in east africa, the country still faces lots of challenges of achieving full business potential. The major primary sources of data for the study were farm household surveys, focus group discussions and key informant interviews. The impact of increasing input costs to the farmers in cotton. Effects of climate change on cotton growth and development.
The cotton sector is central to africas efforts in fightingpoverty. Organization and performance of cotton sectors in africa learning from reform experience david tschirley, colin poulton, and patrick labaste, editors. The sales, production and procurement processes of a business are greatly impacted by these economic elements. Africaifad,2001, an increase in income from export cash crop production. Seed cotton is a source of raw material in the production of edible oils, soap, textiles, and seed cake for feeding livestock, among others. Take dar es salaam for example, where few people are connected to a sewage system. Pdf factors affecting cotton production in pakistan. This paper attempts to examine the factors affecting cotton production in multan region using primary source of data. Factors which affect the sustainable production of cotton in. Factors affecting the price of cotton by bradford b. The impact of agricultural policies on cotton production 40 how the introduction of bt technology has affected the organization of the input delivery 41 institutional structures governing cotton production in subsaharan africa 43 sector structure has a major influence on performance 45.
Scientists and farmers are developing a variety of strategies and solutions to reduce the negative effects of climate change on cottons growth and production. Breeding cotton for heat tolerance and resistance to drought, pests, weeds and diseases is an essential part of a multilevel solution. The present study purpose is to explore the important factors affecting cotton production in pakistan. Therefore this study aims to assess the production of coconuts and factors affecting the production of coconut and to. Cotton development organization cdo regulates the production and marketing of cotton in uganda.
This statistic shows the worlds leading cotton producing countries in crop year 20182019. Botany, production, and crop improvement, is a rich resource of information on the cultivation and production of cotton. A brief history of the cotton industry in tanzania. The study enlightens this issue in the context of frontier efficiency analysis by looking at some of the factors that are assumed to influence cotton production. Factors affecting world cotton prices since 1980, the cotton market has grown tremendously. This paper intended to analyze effects of increasing input costs to the cotton farmers in tanzania. Main drawback factors include relying on rainfed growing conditions, use of low. Transport and pests and diseases were indicated as major problems faced by cotton farmers with 33. In 1970, uganda produced 470,000 bales of seed cotton, contributing 40% of foreign exchange earnings in that year. Socioeconomic factors limiting smallholder groundnut. In that year, cotton production in india amounted to around 5. This module focuses on the decentralization of input supply and marketing services, within the ambit of subsector is not intended for a service delivery.
Organization and performance of cotton sectors in africa. Optimal analysis of factors affecting cotton production in. Working paper 192 empirical analysis of agricultural. While the export promotion measures eliminate all major factors causing deviation of cotton prices at the point of competition from its reference prices except the cdo tax on lint exports, cotton. The impact of increasing input costs to the farmers in. N mallya a dissertation submitted in fulfillment of the requirement for award of the degree of master of science in economics ppm of mzumbe university 20. Studying its relationships by different applied statistical methods zakaria m. The cotton sector of tanzania africa region working paper series no. It provides income for millions of people, especially those living in rural areas, and is an important source of foreign exchange earnings. There are also at least two factors pointing to an increase in quality. Raw cotton production,harvested area and yield in tanzania.
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