TY - JOUR T1 - Effects of Systmatic Risk Factors on Profitability of Cassava Farming in Zanzibar AU - Mohammed Aballah, Zuhura AU - Mohammed Ali, Ali JO - International Business Management VL - 13 IS - 12 SP - 600 EP - 605 PY - 2019 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1993-5250 DO - ibm.2019.600.605 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ibm.2019.600.605 KW - Systematic risk factors KW -profitability KW -sales margin KW -cassava farming KW -producers KW -inflation AB - Backbone of Zanzibar economy is farming. Farming contributes much in the form of profitability generated that is influenced by systematic risk factors. This study aim is to find the effect of systematic risk factors on profitability of cassava farming in Zanzibar. The sales margin is used to measure the profitability of cassava farming in Zanzibar while real GDP, inflation rate, lending interest rate and broad money are used as systematic risk factors. By using annual time series data from 1985-2016, Ordinary Least Square (OLS) method is employed in running regression. The finding of the study shows a significant negative effect of inflation rate, broad money and lending interest rate. Therefore, the government should closely monitor and prudently manage the systematic risk factors. Moreover, cassava producers should be aware of the changes in systematic risk factors. ER -