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Marwa Patrick Yusuf1*, Steven Van Passel1 and Filip De Beule2 and 3Luitfred Kissoly

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1 Department of Engineering Management, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Antwerp, Belgium

2 Department of Management, Strategy and Innovation, Faculty of Business and Economics, KU Leuven, Belgium

3Department of Economics and social Studies, School of Spatial Planning and Social Sciences, Ardhi University, Tanzania

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AN ASSESSMENT OF AGRI-FOOD BUSINESS MODELS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS ON URBAN AND PERI-URBAN HORTICULTURE FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN TANZANIA

INTRODUCTION

  • Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture (UPA)

- Agricultural Production + marketing

- Land and Spaces in the cities

  • Global level: 55% of the world’s population live in urban areas
  • 79% of all foods produced is destined for consumption in cities
  • Globally, 800 million people are involved in UPA
  • 266 million people are involved in UPA in developing countries.
  • Agri-food business models (Cooperative, contract , family farm or hybrid)

PROBLEM STATEMENT

  • UPA is ignored + Sometimes discouraged
  • UPA farmers are “unknown”+ less organized
  • Government and other stakeholders cannot formulate programs,

strategies and other iniatives for UPA.

  • This study thrives to

- Describe UPA + their business models

- Assess the impacts of UPA’s business models on livelihoods

- Suggests an alternative agri-food business model for UPA.

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

General Objective: is to contribute towards a design of a commercially viable, inclusive and sustainable agri-food business model for Urban and Peri-Urban horticulture farmers in Tanzania. Specifically, the study thrives :

  • To describe and review the agri-food business models used by horticulture farmers in the Urban and Peri-Urban areas in Tanzania.

The following preliminary results were obtained ( further analysis is still ongoing)

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

  • Descriptions+ critical reviews of the agri-food business models and identification of their governance challenges

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

  • Study area

Urban area: Dar-es –Salaam region ( Ilala + Temeke Districts), Tanzania

Peri- Urban area : Coast Region – Bagamoyo District, Tanzania

  • Data: Primary and Secondary data; Qualitative and quantitative data
  • Analytical frameworks : Mixed Methods Research Approach:

Objective one : Process net mapping + Thematic Content Analysis + Social Network Analysis(SNA)

PERI-URBAN AGRI-FOOD BUSINESS MODEL

EXPECTED OUTPUTS

  • One chapter of PhD thesis
  • One scientific publishable manuscript
  • Conference presentations

BIBLIOGRAPHY

  • FAO, 2010;2014; 2023
  • Rikolto and RUAF, 2022
  • Tutuba et al, 2019

PRELIMINARY GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES

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  • Input section: adulteration of fertilizers + Pesticides+ germination problems of seeds + Expenses

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  • Service section: absence+ costs + exclusion

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  • Finance section : high interest rates, collateral+ bureaucracy

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  • Land : ownership issue + rents

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  • Market section : Brokers + institutional clients + regional + International markets

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Note: Data still being analyzed and organized

CURRENT ACTIVITIES

  • Analysis of qualitative data collected
  • Developments of the Process Net Maps for Urban ; Combined Urban and Peri-Urban agri-food business models
  • Converting the process net maps into Social Networks + their analysis (quantitative analysis)
  • Tools developments for objective 2, 3 and 4.