Abstract
The current economic and marketing reforms in Tanzania have not led to expected improvement in the productivity, incomes and overall livelihoods of coffee growers. Consequently, farmer’s cooperatives have been unable to satisfactorily provide the essential services to their members. This paper analyses the impact of market liberalisation to members of cooperatives. Data was collected by household surveys, FGD and interviews, whereby structured questionnaires and checklists were employed. The study found out that following market liberalisation, Agricultural Marketing Cooperative Societies (AMCOS) are disorganised and lack strong management. There is no substantial welfare improvement to AMCOS members due to the unpredictable pricing of coffee. The paper recommends that cooperatives become informative and inquisitive in searching for coffee marketing information
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Mhando, David Gongwe DGM; K. Ganja, Shigela; and Monyo, Eliza
(2013)
"The Dilemma of Members of Farmers’ Cooperatives after Liberalisation of Domestic Coffee Marketing: The Case of Moshi and Rombo Districts, Tanzania,"
Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences: Vol. 2
:
No.
1
, Article 5.
Available at: https://doi.org/vlm2/1/4