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Qualitative and quantitative primary data were collected using in-depth interviews and questionnaires. Quantitative data analysis used descriptive statistical procedures involving cross-tabulation and frequency distribution. Data from in-depth interview were analysed qualitatively. The findings indicate that the major challenges facing the agro-food processing SMEs are scarcity of financing, inconsistence of government projects and programmes to support the development of the agro-processing enterprises; low level of entrepreneurships and management training of the SME owners; lack of technical guidance and counseling; technological gap; uncertain and costly power supply; and poor attention on marketing of products. In view of the observations made during this study, the following strategies are recommended to enhance growth of these agro-processing SMEs: set up special Agro-Processing Development Fund; skills development of the owners and managers in food processing and business management; marketing of products so as to establish reliable and sustainable markets for their products; providing continuous guidance and counseling to these SMEs and dissemination of information about successful enterprises so as to encourage potential enterpreneurs in the food processing sector.","abstract_html":"The objective of the study was to identify factors that influence the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the agro-processing industry (food processing) of Tanzania. The target population for the study was SMEs in the agro- food processing sector. Purposive sampling was used to get the sample for both the survey and the interviews in order to include a desired and representative sample. The sample comprised of 22 SMEs in the agro-processing sector, managers from SIDO and Tanzania Private Sector Foundation. Qualitative and quantitative primary data were collected using in-depth interviews and questionnaires. Quantitative data analysis used descriptive statistical procedures involving cross-tabulation and frequency distribution. Data from in-depth interview were analysed qualitatively. The findings indicate that the major challenges facing the agro-food processing SMEs are scarcity of financing, inconsistence of government projects and programmes to support the development of the agro-processing enterprises; low level of entrepreneurships and management training of the SME owners; lack of technical guidance and counseling; technological gap; uncertain and costly power supply; and poor attention on marketing of products. In view of the observations made during this study, the following strategies are recommended to enhance growth of these agro-processing SMEs: set up special Agro-Processing Development Fund; skills development of the owners and managers in food processing and business management; marketing of products so as to establish reliable and sustainable markets for their products; providing continuous guidance and counseling to these SMEs and dissemination of information about successful enterprises so as to encourage potential enterpreneurs in the food processing sector.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Kamuzora, Mukajungu"],"institution":"The Open University of Tanzania","degree_name":null,"degree_level":"masters","degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2013,"date_issued":"2013","date_published":"2013","updated_at":"2026-07-24T03:40:17Z","subjects":["658 Gerneral management"],"languages":["en"],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":null,"outbound_label":null,"outbound_source":null},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Kamuzora, Mukajungu"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date","label":"Dc Date","values":["2013"]},{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["2013"]},{"key":"dc:publisher.department","label":"Dc Publisher Department","values":["Marketing and Entrepreneurship"]},{"key":"dc:publisher.institution","label":"Dc Publisher Institution","values":["The Open University of Tanzania"]},{"key":"dc:relation.isreferencedby","label":"Dc Relation Isreferencedby","values":["http://repository.out.ac.tz/949/"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Thesis"]},{"key":"dc:type.qualificationlevel","label":"Dc Type Qualificationlevel","values":["masters"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["658 Gerneral management"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language","label":"Dc Language","values":["en"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier.uri","label":"Identifier URI","values":["http://repository.out.ac.tz/949/1/MUKAJUNGU_DISSERTATION_final_binding_September_5th%2C_2013.pdf"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["The objective of the study was to identify factors that influence the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the agro-processing industry (food processing) of Tanzania. 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