@article{3024,
author = "George Nangale",
abstract = "The paper sought to contribute to the understanding of the influence of demography in contract farming arrangements in Tanzania with the view to assess the demographic characteristics effect based on geographic zones, gender distribution of farmers, age of farmers and education levels on cotton productivity. The study was explanatory and utilized survey to collect data. A stratified sampling procedure was employed to select 383 smallholder farmer respondents from three high production ecological zones. The analysis, results and findings of the study suggest that demographic factors have significant effect on cotton productivity, and that among them, the geographical zone at which farmers locate to cultivate cotton is more important compared to age, farming experience and education levels.",
issn = "23191473",
journal = "IJAIR",
keywords = "Smallholder Farmers;Cotton;Contract Farming;Geographic Zone;Age;Gender and Education Level",
month = "March",
number = "5",
pages = "571-576",
title = "{T}he {I}nfluence of {D}emographic {F}actors on {P}roductivity in {S}mallholder {C}otton {C}ontract {F}arming",
volume = "7",
year = "2019",
}