Samenvatting

This research has been carried out as part of the research of the professorship sustainable agribusiness in metropolitan areas. The main objective was to evaluate the performance of Terimbere-Muhinzi cooperative in order to come up with viable options to link smallholder tomato farmers to high price markets. Both qualitative and quantitative data collection approaches were used. Desk research to obtain secondary data and field research through the use of survey and case study were valuable sources of both secondary and primary data. The survey involved 30 farmers/members of Terimbere- Muhinzi cooperative to whom questionnaires with well-structured questions were administered so as to record the data pertaining the perception of smallholder tomato farmers on performance of the cooperative.