Improved Income For Meliara Youth Group Through High Iron Beans Production in Bangata Ward Arusha District Council.

Lemson, Raheli (2021) Improved Income For Meliara Youth Group Through High Iron Beans Production in Bangata Ward Arusha District Council. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This report is the result of the research study conducted and the project being implemented on improving income through High Iron Beans production for Meliara Youth Group in Bangata Ward Arusha District Council. Major challenge facing Meliara Youth Group is the income poverty. Project goal aimed at improving economic well-being of Meliara Youth Group and community at large by income poverty reduction among them. Different methods were employed to collect the relevant data supportive to this study such Focus Group Discussion, interview,observation and questionnaire methods. Research tools used were questions,discussion guide, and interview guide. Data were analysed through SPSS version 20 computer software whereby percentages and frequencies were computed. The study revealed that income generating activity need ranked the first among the five needs prioritized and High Iron Beans project was also ranked the first among the five projects enumerated. It was concluded that the production of High Iron Beans has facilitated to the income generation at Meliara Youth Group and community at large.Efforts to increase collaboration of women and men participation in poverty alleviation actions should encourage equal capacity building by providing capital and opportunities that enable them to increase their competitive potentials in community development and policy-making. Furthermore, it is recommended that learning by doing should be experienced based on the success of the project where the project member participated within the project hence sense of ownership is formulated. Keywords: Improving income, High Iron Beans production, Meliara Youth Group,Bangata Ward Arusha

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