Innovative Activities and Sustainability Standards for Acquisition and Retention of Tea  Markets in Southern Highlands of Tanzania

Innovative Activities and Sustainability Standards for Acquisition and Retention of Tea Markets in Southern Highlands of Tanzania

Dr. CRN, Charles Raphael

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Mbeya University of Science and Technology

Innovative Activities and Sustainability Standards for Acquisition and Retention of Tea Markets in Southern Highlands of Tanzania

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Since 2013, the Government of Tanzania has put in place an agricultural policy that emphasizes sustainable agriculture through sustainable, environmentally friendly crop husbandry practices and public-private collaboration with other agricultural marketing actors in meeting product quality, grades and standards for domestic, regional and international markets. This paper, therefore, assessed the influence of Innovative Activities on Sustainability Standards for Acquisition and Retention of tea markets in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania. It specifically intended to determine the extent of innovative activities undertaken by the tea growers in obtaining and maintaining certified compliance of tea sustainability standards; examine the influence of activities on sustainability standards; and examine the power of sustainability standards on acquisition and retention of tea markets in Southern Highlands of Tanzania. The data were collected using a questionnaire from 300 tea growers sampled through a stratified random sampling technique.

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Dr. CRN, Charles Raphael. 2020. \u201cInnovative Activities and Sustainability Standards for Acquisition and Retention of Tea Markets in Southern Highlands of Tanzania\u201d. Global Journal of Management and Business Research - A: Administration & Management GJMBR-A Volume 20 (GJMBR Volume 20 Issue A8).

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Crossref Journal DOI 10.17406/GJMBR

Print ISSN 0975-5853

e-ISSN 2249-4588

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Submission ReceivedDecember 12, 2019
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Published January 15, 2020

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