Abstract: The purpose of these study was to investigate influence of agricultural value chain finance on financial performance of Tea Factory under Kenya Tea Development Agency. The aim of a systematic review is to identify all empirical evidence that fits the pre-specified inclusion criteria to answer a particular research question or hypothesis. The study targeted all studies that focused on the influence of agricultural value chain financing on performance both locally and internationally. Empirical studies on agricultural value chain financing from 2000 to 2019 was considered. From the findings, only one of the study failed to indicate significant relationship between agricultural value chain financing and performance whereas other reviewed studies indicated that agricultural value chain financing has significant influence on financial performance. Nonetheless, none of the study focused on tea subsector implying that there is need for an empirical studies to investigate relationship between agricultural financing and financial performance of tea factory under Kenya Tea Development Agency.
Keywords: Agricultural Value Chain Finance, Financial Performance, Value chain Finance.
Title: INFLUENCE OF VALUE CHAIN FINANCE ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF TEA FACTORY UNDER KENYA TEA DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AN EMPIRICAL REVIEW
Author: Jensen Jamgun Iravonga, Dr. Willis Otuya
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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