Income Generation Through Amaranthus (mchicha) Farming: A Case of Women Groups at Yangeyange Street in Dar es Salaam City.

Kayombo, Agnes Salatiel (2023) Income Generation Through Amaranthus (mchicha) Farming: A Case of Women Groups at Yangeyange Street in Dar es Salaam City. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study is the product of CED student which aimed to increase household’s income to women of Yangeyange street in Msongola ward at Dar es Salaam City Council. The study carried participatory community needs Assessment. This assessment was conducted through identification of community needs in improving income. The study involved collection of data through questionnaires. The study revealed that, mchicha production project was economically practicable and implementable to women of Msongola. The goals which were implemented included the govern of resource mobilization, to investigate the market strategies to be used by women engaged in amaranthus cultivation to maximize sales and earn income as well as to identify the challenges and opportunities facing women farmers cultivating amaranthus at Yangeyange Street in Dar es Salaam City. All this was conducted through capacity building to women. the expected result was to increase production of mchicha and earn income. All objectives were met on recourse mobilization, marketing strategies for maximizing sales as well as solution towards the challenges faced by mchicha growers of Yangeyange Street. Also, women need affordable loans to boost their business and more knowledge on business and entrepreneurship in order to increase productivity and sales. Keywords: Mchicha production project, household’s income, women of Yangeyange street, Dar es Salaam City

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