The Nexus Between Age Groups, Gender Dynamics of Smallholder Maize Farmers, and Poverty Status in Tanzania

This study e mploys a non-experimental research design, utilizing secondary data sourced from the National Sample Census of Agriculture 2019/2020, encompassing data from 4747 smallholder maize farmers. Notably, farmer education, fertilizer use, cooperative membership, and access to social services all have a sig nificant and negative impact on poverty status. Thus, farmers’ access to and usage of improved agricultural inputs, together with educational programs has the potential to alleviate poverty among farmers. Our findings highlight the importance of tailoring poverty-relief programs, initiatives, and policies to the specific conditions of different age groups and gender dynamics among farmers, acknowledging the personalized nature of poverty rather than its aggregate categorization.
Source: Global Social Welfare - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research