Effect Of Rural Finance Support Programme On Smallholder Farmers’ Productivity And Welfare In Iringa Region Of Tanzania

Marketing Infrastructure, Value Addition and Rural Finance Support Programme (MIVARF) is a programme jointly financed by International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in collaboration with African Development Bank (AfDB), and Government of Tanzania. The primary goal of the programme is to reduce rural poverty and accelerate economic growth on a sustainable basis which is in line with the goal of IFAD of increasing food security, improving the nutrition of their families and increase their incomes.