ABSTRACT Agriculture is a key element of the Tanzanian economy, it contributes about 46% of the GDP. It is not well mechanized, most of small scale farmers using rudimentary and poor technologies. Following the decentralization policy, the District Agriculture Development Plans (DADPs) established project programme to boost up agriculture to promote economic growth and poverty reduction at household level. This study was conducted in Korogwe District, Tanga Region in order determine the con...
Abstract West African countries are wealthy countries with abundance of both human and natural resources. Some of its member countries are leading member of the OPEC countries. Surprisingly poverty in West African countries is at an alarming rate. Most of its countries are categorized as underdeveloped countries with highest rate of corruption in the world. It is characterized by very weak economies and very low growth rates. There is prevalence of abject poverty as a result of poor economic...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVAL iiDEDICATION iiiACKNOWLEDGMENTS ivTABLE OF CONTENTS vLIST OF ABREVIATION ixLIST OFTABLES xLIST OF FIGURES xiABSTRACT XiiCHAPTER ONE 11.0 Introduction 11.1 Background of the study 11.2 Statement of the problem 21.3 Objectives of the study 31.3.1 General objective 31.3.2 General objective of the study 31.3.3 Specific Objectives 31.4 Research Questions 41.5 Scope of the study 41.5.1 Content scope 41.5.2 Geographical. scope 41.5.3Time Scope 41.6 Significance o...
ABSTRACT There are limited employment opportunities in formal sectors in Africa and Tanzania in particular, and that the number of people engaged in informal sectors as daily source of income generation is increasing. In addition informal sector consists of small scale units engaged in production and distribution of goods and services with the primary objective of generating income. This study was conducted to examine how mobile phone vending services contribute to poverty reduction among mob...
The role of a legal practitioner in property acquisition can not be over emphasized. The article sheds light on the roles legal practitioner take to ensure a hitch free property acquisition in Nigeria. Real estate is by far one of the thriving and popular investment options not only in recent times but as far back as anyone could remember. This article aims at shedding light on the role legal practitioners take in acquisition of real property. Before you buy or sell a landed property it is im...
The research focused on the examined relationship between infant mortality and poverty in Isingiro district. Majority of the people according to the findings are aware on the existence of Infant mortality rate in Isingiro district. One of the major objectives of the study was to find out the causes infant mortality rate in Isingiro district and the study revealed that; Teenage pregnancies have a higher risk of leading to infant mortality, but fortunately the proportion of teenage among...
ABSTRACT Botswana is classified as an upper middle income country and despite having attained such economic growth, the country still faces socio-economic challenges such as poverty. The current poverty rate is 20.7% while rural poverty is 24.7% which is relatively higher for an upper middle income country. In order to address this problem, the government introduced the Poverty Eradication Programme. This study therefore, sought to assess the income, expenditure and consumption dimensions of ...
ABSTRACTThe right to education as enslu·ined in chapter four of the constitution is one of the fundamental human rights. It therefore follows that such a right is inalienable. The notion is premised on the key roles that these rights play in the life of a human being without which life is antagonized. It is therefore conceivable that any act that has the effect of alienating the right to education amounts to an abuse of the right and the victim is entitled to an adequate ...
ABSTRACT There are limited employment opportunities in formal sectors in Africa and Tanzania in particular, and that the number of people engaged in informal sectors as daily source of income generation is increasing. In addition informal sector consists of small scale units engaged in production and distribution of goods and services with the primary objective of generating income. This study was conducted to examine how mobile phone vending services contribute to poverty reduction among mob...
ABSTRACT An efficient public transportation system is indispensable to the economic development of countries. This study examined the involvement of the state in Ghana‟s public transport delivery. It, particularly, focuses on the creation of Metro Mass Transit (MMT) Limited as a state-backed transit organisation, in spite of the Ghanaian Government‟s chequered history in the transit industry. The study shows how the Government was, inter alia, politically motivated to set up MMT Limited a...
It is common practice for employees to tender their resignation during the pendency of disciplinary proceeding or investigation regarding an infraction on their part, especially in situations where the employee admits guilt of the allegation(s) or is likely to be indicted. To render the resolution and sanctions arising from such exercise nugatory, an employee would hurriedly tender a resignation to avoid a final deliberation to dismiss or terminate the employment in a form that would be detr...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the relationship between remittance and Human Development in Somalia with the objectives of establishing the relationship between remittance and Social Development in Mogadishu and establishes the relationship between remittance and Household Poverty levels in Mogadishu. The study used a nonexperimental case study design using quantitative and qualitative approaches on a sample size of 399 respondents who receive and do not receive remittance in Mogadishu cap...
ABSTRACT This study sought to examine the effect of household social spending on welfare in the light of both present and future poverty analyses using the quantitative approach. Ghana Statistical Service’s Ghana Living Standard Survey (GLSS) fourth, fifth and sixth waves were used in the study. Final sample sizes of 5,556, 7,759 and 15,568 for the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds respectively were analysed. The study found in its first objective that very poor households benefited more in te...
Social cash transfers as a strategy for poverty reduction acquired prominence in Latin America but spread later to the rest of the developing world because earlier poverty reduction strategies did not make many gains. Most studies on cash transfer schemes seem tilted towards evaluating their impacts while neglecting the arguments surrounding their design and operations. As such, this paper reviews some of the debates that engulf social cash transfers as a form of social assistance. The review...
ABSTRACT This study is entitled as “The impact of REDD+ project on community livelihoods” which was conducted in Kondoa District, in two selected villages namely; Kolo and Mnenia. Data were collected using a questionnaire survey, Focus Group Discussion and Interviews. Eighty respondents and four key informants were involved in the study. Quantitative data were analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 16, and content analysis was used for qualitativ...