scholarly journals The Opportunies of Urban Horticulture for Poverty Alleviation in Dar es Salaam city, Tanzania - A Case of Ubungo Municipality

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Obadia Kyetuza Bishoge ◽  
Shaldon Leparan Suntu
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Urban Agriculture ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Dar Es Salaam ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
The Government ◽  
Dar Es Salaam City

The study was conducted to explore the opportunities of the urban agriculture focusing on vegetable and ornamental flowers production towards poverty reduction and alleviation in Dar es Salaam city, a case study of Ubungo Municipality. A non-random (availability) and purposive sampling methods were used to select 240 smallholder farmers and 16 local government officers as crucial informants respectively. The data were collected by using observation, questionnaires, interviews and documentary reviews. The collected data were coded and analyzed by using the SPSS. The study revealed that production of urban vegetable and ornamental flowers has a significant positive contribution towards the increase in availability and accessibility of food security, nutrients and income generation for the improvement of essential social services such as water, electricity, health, and education. It is recommended that the government and other stakeholders should recognize and provide more support to this sector for sustainable development

scholarly journals Pedestrians’ Crossing Problems at the Manzese Footbridge and Proposed Measures

2008 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-111
Author(s):  
Ali A. Shariff ◽  
Saidi A. Tamba ◽  
Azizi A. Mdimi
Keyword(s):  
Dar Es Salaam ◽  
Bridge Structure ◽  
Quality Attribute ◽  
Bridge Design ◽  
Pedestrian Bridge ◽  
Muscle Energy ◽  
The Government ◽  
Bridge Crossing ◽  
Dar Es Salaam City

In its efforts to restore safety to pedestrians the Government of Tanzania constructed the Manzese Footbridge along the Morogoro road. The project cost was TShs. 46,300 Million at the price in year 1990. The bridge design was carried out in accordance with Road Bridge Design Manual published by Japan Road Association. Unfortunately, only one pedestrian bridge has been built in Dar es Salaam since 1991. Footbridges and underpasses have hundred percent potential of protecting the pedestrian’s safety when the traffic streambeing crossed is heavy. It is not known why this advantage is not fully utilized by pedestrians in Dar es Salaam city. The paper tries to find out the reasons behind this trend. A case study of the footbridge at Manzese and two neighbouring zebra crossings one on either side of thebridge were used. Experimental data of the number of pedestrians crossing at the bridge, Tip Top and Bakhresa zebra crossings at fifteen minute intervals were collected for five working days starting from 1200 to 1515hours. The average deviations of pedestrians crossing at Tip Top and Bakhresa from the bridge were analysed by means of a paired t-statistic to uncover the usage inadequacy of the crossing facilities. Manzese foot bridge quality was also analysed by the Five Point Likert Scale using five quality attribute sentences. A random sample of 165 people was used in the analysis. The t-statistic showed that the bridge crossing is not significant at 5% level but significant at Tip Top and Bakhresa zebra crossings. This reveals that the pedestrians are not using the bridge compared with the other two zebra crossings. The Likert method showed that inadequate security, loss of muscle energy, no plaza,dizziness and no facilities to attract crossing of all types of pedestrians are reasons hindering its use. It is recommended that the above findings can be rectified by providing security lighting, police patrol and modification of bridge structure.

scholarly journals Moulds Menaces in Flood-Ravaged Homes: A Case Study of Dar Es Salaam City Tanzania

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 106
Author(s):  
Donatha Damian Tibuhwa
Keyword(s):  
Public Awareness ◽  
Skin Lesions ◽  
Dar Es Salaam ◽  
Government Interventions ◽  
Intrinsic Asthma ◽  
The Government ◽  
Micromorphological Characters ◽  
Dar Es Salaam City ◽  
The City

<p class="jbls"><span lang="EN-GB">Recently, Dar es Salaam city has been experiencing unexpected heavy rains which causes flood in several parts of the city. After the flood, houses are left cloggy, muddy and dumpy which promote the growth of moulds likely to affect returning residents. This work investigated the moulds status in 175 houses affected by the flood. Sampling was done using both Non-Volumetric Air Sampling (NVAS) and Swab Sampling (SS) methods. Macro-micromorphological characters were used for identification of the moulds. The results showed that out of the 175 examined houses 170 (97.1%) were found to have moulds while five houses (2.9%) including one control house were free of moulds. Five types of moulds were found dominated by a black spore former <em>Aspegillus niger</em> found in 87 houses (41.2%) followed by <em>Penicillium</em> species in 65 houses (37.1%) and <em>Cladosporium</em> species found in 60 houses (34.3%). The least group of moulds were the yellow mould <em>Aspergillus flavus</em> and white dermatophyte <em>Trichophyton</em> species each found in 15 houses (8.6%). The revealed moulds are well known to be associated with human health problems including production of carcinogenic metabolites, triggering allergic reactions to sensitive individuals, causing keratitis, skin lesions, nail fungus, sinusitis, intrinsic asthma, and pulmonary infections. The study thus suggest an premeditated public awareness on adverse effects that might be caused by moulds, call for the government interventions on thoroughly moulds status establishment and immediate deploy methods of moulds controls before residents returns to their flooded homes wherever such catastrophe occur for the healthy generation. </span></p>

scholarly journals Factors Influencing the Growth of Floriculture. A case study of Kinondoni Municipality, Dar es Salaam city in Tanzania

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 356
Author(s):  
Obadia Kyetuza Bishoge ◽  
Lingling Zhang ◽  
Shaldon Leparan Suntu
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Dar Es Salaam ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Dar Es Salaam City ◽  
Water Supply Services

A study to evaluate the factors influencing the growth of floriculture and its contribution to the community livelihoods was conducted in Dar es Salaam city, using Kinondoni Municipality as a case study. Specifically, the study intended to (i) explore the influential factors for the growth of floriculture in the case study (ii) examine the socio-economic contribution of floriculture to the local community livelihoods (iii) identify the challenges facing the floriculture and (iv) suggest remedies towards the challenges. Simple random and purposive sampling techniques were used to get a total of 60 respondents. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative approaches to collect data. Data were collected through observations, questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. The results of the study show that income generation, availability of open spaces (road reserves), shortage of other employment opportunities, high demand, environmental conservation are the main factors for growth of the floriculture. Low markets, shortage of the water supply services, informality, the eruption of pests and diseases and a shortage of working tools were revealed as significant challenges facing the floricultural business. To improve this business, it suggested that the government must recognize floriculture as a business. It should provide more support in terms of the improvements of the water supply services, provision subsidy, aids and loans of the low conditionality to the smallholder farmers.

scholarly journals Evaluating the Impacts of Smallholder Farmer’s Participation in Modern Agricultural Value Chain Tactics for Facilitating Poverty Alleviation—A Case Study of Kiwifruit Industry in Shaanxi, China

Agriculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 462
Author(s):  
Hongyu Wang ◽  
Xiaolei Wang ◽  
Apurbo Sarkar ◽  
Lu Qian
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Multidimensional Poverty ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Reduction Degree ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Storage Technology

Market-based initiatives like agriculture value chain (AVC) are becoming progressively pervasive to support smallholder rural farmers and assist them in entering larger market interventions and providing a pathway of enhancing their socioeconomic well-being. Moreover, it may also foster staggering effects towards the post-era poverty alleviation in rural areas and possessed a significant theoretical and practical influence for modern agricultural development. The prime objective of the study is to explore the effects of smallholder farmers’ participation in the agricultural value chain for availing rural development and poverty alleviation. Specifically, we have crafted the assessment employing pre-production (improved fertilizers usage), in-production (modern preservation technology), and post-production (supply chain) participation and interventions of smallholder farmers. The empirical data has been collected from a micro survey dataset of 623 kiwifruit farmers from July to September in Shaanxi, China. We have employed propensity score matching (PSM), probit, and OLS models to explore the multidimensional poverty reduction impact and heterogeneity of farmers’ participation in the agricultural value chain. The results show that the total number of poor farmers who have experienced one-dimensional and two-dimensional poverty is relatively high (66.3%). We also find that farmers’ participation in agricultural value chain activities has a significant poverty reduction effect. The multidimensional poverty level of farmers using improved fertilizer, organizational acquisition, and using storage technology (compared with non-participating farmers) decreased by 30.1%, 46.5%, and 25.0%, respectively. The multidimensional poverty reduction degree of male farmers using improved fertilizer and participating in the organizational acquisition is greater than that of women. The multidimensional poverty reduction degree of female farmers using storage and fresh-keeping technology has a greater impact than the males using storage and improved storage technology. Government should widely promote the value chain in the form of pre-harvest, production, and post-harvest technology. The public–private partnership should also be strengthened for availing innovative technologies and infrastructure development.

scholarly journals Management of Distribution Programs "Non Cash Food Aid" in Rembang District

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 482
Author(s):  
Melly Anggraeni ◽  
Hardi Warsono ◽  
Ida Hayu Dwimawanti
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Population Data ◽  
Food Aid ◽  
Electronic Money ◽  
The Future ◽  
Government Mandates ◽  
The Government

In the context of poverty reduction, the Government mandates the distribution of Non-Cash Food Assistance. Non-Cash Food Aid, hereinafter abbreviated as BPNT, is a policy of the Central Government in the form of food social assistance in the form of non-cash given to Beneficiary Families (KPM) every month through electronic accounts and is only used to buy food in E-warong in collaboration with banks. In BPNT distribution management in Rembang Regency, the planning aspect begins with the data collection and validation of population data, with the aim of channeling BPNT on target. Organizing is done in coordination between the Ministry of Social Affairs, Social Services, Women's Empowerment and Family Planning District. Rembang, BNI, and e-warong agents in each district. The implementation was carried out in stages, by distributing non-cash assistance of Rp 110,000.00 per family. Supervision is carried out in coordination with BNI, because the distribution system uses electronic money. The obstacle faced is that there are still residents who are eligible for assistance, but have not been distributed by BPNT. So in the future there needs to be up to date data validation. In the future, the distribution will be more on target.

scholarly journals FINANCIAL INCLUSION AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION AMONG SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN ZIMBABWE

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 168-182
Author(s):  
David Mhlanga ◽  
◽  
Steven Henry Dunga ◽  
Tankiso Moloi ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Financial Education ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

The study sought to investigate the impact of financial inclusion on poverty reduction in Zimbabwe among the smallholder farmers. It is alleged that financial inclusion can help in achieving seven of the seventeen sustainable development goals (SDGs), which include poverty eradication in all its forms everywhere, ending hunger, achieving food security, ensuring improved nutrition as well as promoting sustainable agriculture and many others. Using the simple regression method, the study discovered that financial inclusion has a strong impact on poverty reduction among smallholder farmers. The study went on to discover that, for the government to tackle poverty especially among the smallholder farmers, it is important to ensure that farmers do participate in the financial sector through saving, borrowing and taking out insurance among other services. So, it is important for the government of Zimbabwe to fully implement policies that encourage financial inclusion such as making sure that farmers find it easy to access financial institutions and encouraging financial institutions to review transaction costs like bank account opening charges periodically, implementing financial education programs among the farmers because these variables are important in influencing farmers to participate or preventing them from using financial services.

scholarly journals Indonesia’s Village Fund Program: Does It Contribute to Poverty Reduction?

2021 ◽  
pp. 65-80
Author(s):  
Novita Briliani Saragi
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Development Index ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Village ◽  
Descriptive Method

To stimulate rural development and reduce poverty in rural areas, The Government of Indonesia enacted the policy of Village Fund in 2014. However, a few studies have been conducted to examine this program. This study describes how poverty alleviation goes following Village Fund Program in Indonesia between 2015-2019. The poverty reduction was represented by holistic data, including insufficient and village status improvement through the Village Development Index (VDI). The analysis is conducted using a descriptive method by dividing the areas into six regions, Sumatera, Java & Bali, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku & NT, and Papua. The result showed that over five years, the village fund dramatically increases. Moreover, this growth is along with the slight decline the poverty. The researchers found that the decreasing number of poverty from 2015 to 2019 is about 15%. The VDI status for districts/municipalities shows that the status improved from underdeveloped villages in 2015 to developing villages in 2019. Java is the region that contributed to making the status improved either to be developing, developed, or independent. At the same time, it is the Papua region known as the region consisting of most of the least underdeveloped villages. Since the goal of this policy in poverty reduction still works slowly, it needs a lot of effort from many levels of government, from the village, regional, and national officials, to work together cooperatively.

Pros and Cons of Integrating Non-Financial Services in Microfinance

2018 ◽  
pp. 171-199
Author(s):  
Nhung Thi Hong Vu
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Microfinance Institutions ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Need Support ◽  
Microfinance Institution ◽  
Pros And Cons

Microfinance as argued in recent literature is not a panacea for poverty reduction as it was expected. The poor may need support from various ranges of non-financial services including business development services and social services alongside microfinance services. The main aim of this chapter is to provide policymakers and practitioners some discussions on the pros and cons of integrating non-financial services together with microfinance services. This chapter proposes a framework of both positive and negative effects of providing non-financial services on microfinance institutions and clients. A case study of offering non-financial services in a microfinance institution in Vietnam provides both quantitative and qualitative evidence of effects on the microfinance institution and its clients.

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTASI PROGRAM PENANGGULANGAN KEMISKINAN (STUDI KASUS DI KECAMATAN LATAMBAGA KABUPATEN KOLAKA PROVINSI SULAWESI TENGGARA)

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-260
Author(s):  
Abdul Sabaruddin ◽  
Maulid Maulid
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Organizational Management ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Work Processes ◽  
Policy Studies ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
Reduction Program ◽  
Beneficiary Community

This paper would like to explain the implementation of poverty reduction program in Latambaga Kolaka District. A qualitative approach is used to look at social phenomena related to human behavior and work processes. Observational case study, directed to specific groups and networks of actors involved in poverty reduction policy formulation In accordance with the theme of policy studies. The information data obtained in analyzed by using interactive model. These poverty alleviation programs do not seem to have changed lives for the target community. Kolaka Regency Government encountered obstacles with limited limitations both organizational, management and finance. Even the main obstacle is the behavior of the beneficiary community. A finding in the field, another factor that has not been effective in poverty reduction programs is the unavailability of valid poverty data.

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