ABSTRACT. NGOs have played a pivotal role towards capacity development of small scale farmers through provision of agricultural information. This study assesses the impact of NGOs intervention on capacity development of small scale farmers in ward 5 of Mutasa district in Manicaland province. The objectives of this study were to assess the capacity needs of farmers, evaluate contribution made by NGOs to enhance capacity of farmers in ward 5 of Mutasa District as well as to assess the challen...
ABSTRACT Revenue collection techniques are the various methods which an organization may use to collect sufficient revenue to enable them achieve good governance and efficient service delivery. Financial performance is measuring the results of a firm’s policies and operations in monetary terms reflected in the firm’s return on investment, return on assets and value added. Kisumu County Government has a potential to collect Kshs.7 Billion annually to support and facilitate service delivery...
ABSTRACT The core aim of the study was to analyse the funding policy of ICSAZ. The research has been carried out against the background of financial constraints, widening funding gap and decrease in revenue which led to decreasing profits and failure to raise required capital for desired capital projects. The research used both qualitative and quantitative research methods. To collect data from respondents the researcher used questionnaires and interviews. This was facilitated principally wi...
ABSTRACT The climate change issue has become a topical issue at the international, national as well as the lowest echelons of the society that is in the various districts, wards and areas. The research was conducted in Chikomba district which lies in Mashonaland East Province. The people are facing a number of challenges which includes food insecurity, water scarcity and loss of livestock which has become a major issue of concern. The main worry is that the effects are falling on people with...
ABSTRACT Management of account receivables is a significant problem for most utility service providers, particularly those still dealing with the post-payment system when services are delivered prior to payment. This study was aimed at determining the impact of the accounts receivable on Nzoia Water Services Company's financial performance. The average collections on financial performance, accounts receivable turnover and the moderating effect on accountability and financial performance by re...
ABSTRACT The present study sought to examine the relationship between personality traits and management styles. Hundred (100) managers took part in the study and these were drawn from Zimra Harare using simple random sampling. The paper was presented in a bid to clarify the exact relationship between one’s personality traits and the management styles that he/she employs in managing his/her subordinate. The basic assumption was that personality traits determine the management style that man...
ABSTRACT Horticultural farming has been identified as the key to eradicating poverty and addressing food insecurity in many African countries including Kenya. However, its growth has not been as envisaged despite favorable climatic conditions, targeted policy and program implementations through several innovations. Uptake of horticultural farming by small-scale farmers supplying the domestic market continues to lag behind despite several interventions to improve production. Studies have focus...
ABSTRACT Women Enterprise Fund (WEF) was launched in 2009 in Kenya to help women access credit facilities through Constituency Women Enterprise Scheme (C-WES) and Microfinance institutions. In both channels women use their groups as collateral. Although studies from other small and micro-enterprises show low uptake of WEF among women in rural settings, it remains unknown in literature whether the same applies to women fishmongers in fish landing beaches such as in Usigu Division. Further, the...
ABSTRACT Despite other contributions made to economic growth by other variables such as real growth in services and population growth, there has been an unending debate between exports’ contribution to economic growth in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The purpose of this study was to examine the contribution of exports to economic growth in Southern African Countries for the period 2005 to 2016. A Random Effects Panel Data Model (REM) was used as the estimation techniqu...
ABSTRACT Revenue generation is the nucleus and bedrock for sound local authority sustainability. Thus this research examines the impact of income generating systems and performance at Chiredzi Town council. This is because local authorities as the third tier of government and closest to the people need revenue to provide basic social services to the citizens. However it is unfortunate that Chiredzi Town Council is failing to generate the much needed revenue despite the fact that the local au...
ABSTRACT This research project aimed at investigating the factors affecting internal audit effectiveness in Semi-Autonomous Government Agencies in the Ministry of Environment and Forestry. The study focused on influence of management support, internal auditor’s autonomy, internal audit staff competence and the role of audit committee on internal audit effectiveness. The findings of this study were paramount to the stakeholders in the corporate world and of significant contribution to intern...
ABSTRACT This study was aimed to analyze the effects of development-induced relocation on livelihoods; the case of people moved from Chiadzwa in the Marange area to Arda Transau in Odzi. The general objective of the study was to assess the effects of development projects on the livelihood of local communities. A sample of forty -four households relocated by Marange Resource mining company representing those who were relocated by the five other mining companies at Chiadzwa was selected using ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate presumptive tax non-compliance among SMEs operators in the Motor Industry. Since the introduction of the presumptive tax in Zimbabwe in 2005, as a means of bringing the informal sector into the tax net, there has been slow progress in achieving compliance especially in the Motor Industry. The existence of the presumptive taxation framework and the accompanying guidelines have been explored and investigated within the Motor trade sector an...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the research was to evaluate the effects of Non Performing Loans on commercial banks Zimbabwe examining a case of BancABC. A background of a continuously rising trend in the bank’s Non Performing Loans has been has been a major cause for concern an questions have been raised as to whether or not the causes are known. In order to achieve this objective the research reviewed and consulted literature from several authorities to access in-depth knowledge of the researc...
ABSTRACT The research explored analysed the effects of gender equality on peace consolidation within Zimbabwe from the post-independence period till 2017. The waves of democracy and different feminist theories being explored at all levels within a state have given rise to the involvement of women in political processes such as peace consolidation. The inclusion of women in policy formulation and decision making processes has been greatly advocated for especially when it comes to peace proces...