The Conception of Street Vending Business (SVB) in Income Poverty Reduction in Tanzania

Mramba, Nasibu Rajabu

doi:10.5539/ibr.v8n5p120

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“…In many developing countries, the street food trade is considered a part of the informal economy and represents a regular source of income and employment for urban populations. Also, the street vending business can represent an alternative to the saturated formal sector, ensuring a source of supplemental income from other activities, as earlier studies have revealed [35,36]. According to previous studies, one of the main motivating factors to engage in street vending activity is a lack of employment [37,38,39].…”

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“…As expected, half of the vendors reported to had invested at least R$ 50,000 (US$ 12,000) to enter the FT sector, and almost all owned the FT they worked at ( n = 34). Contrarily, SF activity in low- and middle-income countries constitutes a major source of income and employment for the poor, with vendors usually experiencing low average earnings, which makes street vending in those locations an unprofitable activity [21,35,36,37,38,40,42,43].…”

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Who Is Serving Us? Food Safety Rules Compliance Among Brazilian Food Truck Vendors

Auad

Ginani

Leandro

et al. 2018

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The rise of food trucks as an eating out option requires knowledge of this sector. Balancing the reality of the food truck sector with access to safe food should guide actions and public policies to cater to its peculiarities. Therefore, this study aimed to characterize the Brazilian food truck vendors’ profile regarding their socioeconomic status and compliance with food safety rules. From the 118 food truck vendors registered in the Brazilian Federal District, 30% (n = 35) participated in the study. We conducted structured interviews from December 2017 to April 2018. We ranked compliance levels according to a five-point Likert scale based on calculated compliance scores. The interviews revealed that food truck vendors were mostly married males, who had completed at least a tertiary education level, and wanted to start up their own businesses. The compliance levels depict good compliance with food safety rules (overall compliance (OC)-score = 0.69, on a 0 to 1 scale). The food trucks assessed in this study distinguished themselves from the street food and food retail sectors due to their operational structure and the complexity of food production processes. Those particular features should be considered to ensure adequate and effective sanitary control and inspections, as well as to reduce the probability of microbial growth and food contamination and the consequent risk of foodborne illnesses.

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Who Is Serving Us? Food Safety Rules Compliance Among Brazilian Food Truck Vendors

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Ginani

Leandro

et al. 2018

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“…In contrast, local governments repress and control street vending activities (Njaya, 2014;Rogerson, 2016). Solutions to street vending challenges do not reside only in street vendors' representatives and local authorities, but the central government should also be a significant player since political leaders have to achieve economic sustainability through poverty reduction (Mramba, 2015).…”

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Street Entrepreneurship in the Wake of Covid-19: The Dilemma of Street Vending and Strategies for Endurance

Chigudu¹

2021

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Purpose: To determine how street vendors can endure and sustain their livelihoods under the restrictive conditions of Covid-19 management in Zimbabwe. Although entrepreneurship takes a widespread conception, one of its forms is characterized by informality like street vending. Despite local authorities' attempts to designate vending areas to decongest urban centers, street vendors always attempt to find their way back to the central business districts (CBD) in Zimbabwe. Designated areas are necessary, but vendors argue that they hardly get clients in those usually allocated in the peripherals. To curb CBD influx regulatory authorities, resort to stern measures like the demolition of vending stalls. This is viewed as human rights violation against people trying to make ends meet. Design/Methodology/Approach: A hermeneutic phenomenological approach informs qualitative research through secondary data obtained from media reports, research reports, books, and speeches. Content analysis as a data analysis method was used to elicit meaning. Findings: Findings reveal that local authorities have demolished vending stalls across the country in compliance with Statutory Instrument 77 of 2020 promulgated by the government to curb the spread of Covid-19. This has left street vendors gasping for life with no alternatives for livelihood, especially when no vaccine against the pandemic is expected anytime soon. Practical Implications: This study is useful in developing countries with high unemployment rates like Zimbabwe and the high informal sector in the form of street vending, among other means of livelihood. Originality/Value: Under these Covid-19 excruciating circumstances, this study provides novel ideas that could benefit both this marginalized group and policymakers in the country. The recommended strategies for coping and sustaining livelihoods are given without compromising prescribed conditions to fight the pandemic.

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“…Many use a doorway as a place of business. Mramba (2015) explained that in Tanzania, the mode of operation varies from vendor to vendor, depending on the type of product sold. Products are carried and displayed on tables, carts, bicycles and baskets, and carried by hand, on the shoulder, or by using containers built from boxes and burlap bags.…”

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A Welfare Model of Street Vendors: Cases from Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia

Nilakusmawati¹,

Susilawati²,

Wall³

2019

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This study determines the socio-economic characteristics of street vendors in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia and proposes a welfare model to examine their well-being. The results showed that street vendors in Denpasar are mostly male, married, with an average age of 39. Most are recent migrants who rent their housing. The majority sell food and beverages from carts and work almost 8 hours per day. Most are self-employed and may be assisted by family labor. Most do not do bookkeeping for their business activities and many are not registered businesses. Most have little access to capital and do not participate in empowerment programs in the form of education/training in business skills. Binary logistic regression analysis shows that the incomes of street vendors are related positively to marital status, age, employment status, physical facilities, and presence of bookkeeping.

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The Conception of Street Vending Business (SVB) in Income Poverty Reduction in Tanzania

Cited by 31 publications

References 25 publications

Who Is Serving Us? Food Safety Rules Compliance Among Brazilian Food Truck Vendors

Who Is Serving Us? Food Safety Rules Compliance Among Brazilian Food Truck Vendors

Street Entrepreneurship in the Wake of Covid-19: The Dilemma of Street Vending and Strategies for Endurance

A Welfare Model of Street Vendors: Cases from Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia

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