Irrigation is a key strategy for food security and poverty alleviation among small farmers in
Tanzania. However, the potential of irrigation to improve food security is limited by multiple …

Microfinance is critical for the development of micro-enterprises and alleviating poverty.
However, micro-enterprises are able to get microfinance services, they would face a variety …

Improving operational performance has been among key targets by various organizations
globally including cooperatives. Among the major strategies to improve performance of …

The importance of agricultural cooperatives and other community-based organizations in
facilitating sustainable agricultural development in South Africa cannot be downplayed. The …

The main purpose of this study is to analyze the technical efficiency of Saving and Credit
Cooperatives (SACCOs) and the impact for SACCOs' health using primary data obtained …

Impact of savings and credit co-operative societies’ services on household livelihood outcomes
in Mwanza and Tabora rural areas, Tanzania | Emerald Insight Books and journals Case studies …

Poor performance bedeviling SISs in South Africa is attributed to poor institutional
integration, consequently impacting service delivery. Despite this, local institutional actors …

Abstract Savings and Credit Co-Operative Societies (SACCOS) are seen as viable
opportunities to promote financial inclusion and overall socioeconomic development …

BACKGROUND: The upsurge of the SME failure rate in develo** economies has triggered
the need to foster entrepreneurial skills, awareness, and appropriate knowledge. One of the …

This paper reports the findings of a study that had evaluated the influence of board attributes
size, gender diversity, skills and meetings on board's role performance in terms of strategic …