摘要：The study was carried out to analyse the value chains of marketable agroforestry tree
products in Moshi, District, Tanzania. One village namely Shibwe Juu was selected based on the
availability of smallholder farmers who practice agroforestry technologies. Data was collected from
60 households by using semi-structured interview, key informant interview, participatory value chain
analysis, focus group discussion, field observation and pair wise ranking. Statistical Package for
Social Science version 21 and Excel 2007 were used for data analysis. Results indicated fruits to
have the highest score with an average of 5 compared to other agroforestry tree products, hence
was selected for value chain analysis. Actors in fruit marketing included, producers, local agents,
external agents, whole sellers, retailers and consumers. Producer-retailer-consumer accounts for
48.3% and was identified as the most important marketing channel used by farmers to exchange
avocado fruits. About 96.4% of the respondents agreed that, fruit price was set by demand and
supply interaction. Despite the existence of market for avocado fruits, the value chain in the study
area was still indicated as a simple system since the production itself is still small and uses primitive
practices from production to consumers.
关键词：Agroforestry; Marketable; Tree Products; Value Chain
