Browsing by Document type "Reports"
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Addressing the Challenges of Counterfeit Agricultural Inputs in Mbozi District
Among several challenges facing the agriculture sector in Tanzania is low productivity, partly owing to use of counterfeit agricultural inputs. Despite several efforts, farmers still encounter counterfeit inputs in their ...
Publishing Date: 2016
Publisher: Centre for Policy Research and Advocacy (CPRA)
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Document type: Reports
Advocating for effective regulation of the Cashew Nut Industry in Tanzania
In the cashew season 2011/12 a serious crisis developed in the marketing of cashew nuts from Tanzania. In this paper, a total of 101 people were interviewed for this study, more than 50 studies were assessed, 21 statistical ...
Publishing Date: 2012-12-01
Publisher: ANSAF
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Document type: Reports
Advocating for effective regulations for the cashew nut industry in Tanzania
ANSAF is an advocacy network that promotes dialogue and constructive engagement among sector stakeholders, analyzing existing policy and suggesting policies and practices around pertinent issues in the agricultural sector. ...
Publishing Date: 2012-01-12
Publisher: Agricultural Non State Actors Forum (ANSAF)
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Document type: Reports
Cotton market development strategy for central Tanzani
The cotton sector is a major source of employment and income in Tanzania employing about 500,000 rural households. Production is primarily by smallholder farmers owning between 0.5 to 10 acres (Average 1.5 acres) prevailed ...
Publishing Date: 2008-11-21
Publisher: Rural livelihood development company
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Document type: Reports
Electronic Smart Subsidies in Agriculture for Food Security in Tanzania
Agricultural sector remains the basis for most Tanzanian’s economic activities as more than 80% of the population depends on agriculture for subsistence, employment, income and other basic needs. However, relative to other ...
Publishing Date: 2015-09-16
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Document type: Reports
Enabling Reforms: A Stakeholder-Based Analysis of the Political Economy of Tanzania’s Charcoal Sector and the Poverty and Social Impacts of Proposed Reforms
This report aims at providing Analysis of the Political economy of Tanzania’s Charcoal Sector and the Poverty
and Social Impacts of Proposed Reforms. Although charcoal is the single most important energy source for ...
Publishing Date: 2010-06
Publisher: The world Bank
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Document type: Reports
Export markets for high value vegetables from Tanzania
This study centers around the potential for Tanzania to export high-value and baby vegetables, including snow peas, sugar snap peas, French green beans, and a range of baby vegetables, including carrots, corn (maize), ...
Publishing Date: 2007-07
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Document type: Reports
Fisheries value chain assessment, Bagamoyo district, Tanzania.
This study examines the artisanal fishery in Bagamoyo District, which is located just 65 kilometers from Dar es Salaam. Bagamoyo District has a coast line of 100 km and a population of 228,967 in 2002 (National Census). ...
Publishing Date: 2010-09
Publisher: Coastal Resources Center
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Document type: Reports
Flowers for food? Scoping study on Dutch flower farms, land governance and local food security in Eastern Africa
Many Dutch flower companies have in recent years established businesses in the Global South as a result of favourable climatic conditions, available land and water resources, and the presence of cheap labour. The current ...
Publishing Date: 2016-01
Publisher: Land Governance for Equitable and Sustainable Development
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Document type: Reports
Food crops wholesale markets development in Mbeya and Rukwa region.
For the past decade MVIWATA has been involved in rural market development as a strategy to broaden outlets for food crops produced by small-scale family farmers. Among other things, this has involved construction or ...
Publishing Date: 2011-10
Publisher: Sokoine University of agriculture
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Document type: Reports
Food Crops Wholesale Markets Development Project in Mbeya and Rukwa Regions
Food crops wholesale markets development project in Rukwa and Mbeya Regions is a project that has been implemented by MVIWATA. The Overall objective of the project was to secure sustainable access to locally produced food ...
Publishing Date: 2009-12-22
Publisher: Mtandano wa vikundi vya wakulima Tanzania (MVIWATA)
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Document type: Reports
The fresh fruit and vegetable markets of East Africa: An assessment of Regional Value chains actors, activities and constraints in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda
For this report, field surveys are conducted in 51 aggregation and wholesale distribution
markets in Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda. Input is gathered from key downstream value chain players to support desk research and ...
Publishing Date: 2013-05-29
Publisher: Chemonics International Inc.
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Document type: Reports
From a traditional bush vine fruit to a financial rewarding crop
This news article depicts different success stories in the passion fruit industry by Tanzania farmers. It details the strengths and shortcomings of the passion fruit value chain due to market gaps, lack of standards, and ...
Publishing Date: 2016-09-02
Publisher: VECO East Africa
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Document type: Reports
Guidelines for establishment of bonded warehouse in horticulture
The bonded warehouses are important tools in addressing the importation challenges of inputs for
horticultural production and trade in Tanzania. The bonded warehouse is guided by the customs
management act of 2008 and ...
Publishing Date: 2012-12
Publisher: Tanzania Horticultural Association (TAHA)
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Document type: Reports
Helping cashew farmers to help themselves
Cashew farmers are poor and depend on cashew. Their market is at risk. Yet, their plight can be reversed, if what they need, such as training, access to input, access to efficient markets for their crop, and diversification ...
Publishing Date: 2008-04
Publisher: BEST-AC
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Document type: Reports
Helping cashew farmers while adding value via processing
Cashew nut processing plays a pivotal role in a pro-poor Tanzanian cashew industry. However, it is underdeveloped and fragile. The current operating environment suffocates it with erratic policies and lack of support. For ...
Publishing Date: 2008-04
Publisher: Best AC
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Document type: Reports
Impact of Entrepreneurial Leadership Style on Business Performance of SMEs in Tanzania
This study attempts to explore the extent to which entrepreneurial leadership style is used by CEOs in Tanzanian SMEs. The study also determines the relationship between entrepreneurial leadership style of CEOs and business ...
Publishing Date: 2015-11-30
Publisher: OMICS Publishing group
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Document type: Reports
Integrating the EAC cotton, textile and apparel sector in global value chains. Stakeholders perspectives
The cotton production and manufacturing industry plays an important role in Tanzania’s economy. It offers great potential for increased GDP; exports; farmer incomes and employment via textile manufacturing. Over the years ...
Publishing Date: 2016-05
Publisher: Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF)
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Document type: Reports
Investment opportunity in Tabora western Tanzania: Sunflower and groundnuts production
This report provides an insight of Tabora region, it provides detailed information on agricultural investment opportunity available in the region
Publishing Date: 2012-08-04
Publisher: Tabora Municipal council
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Document type: Reports
Overview of the vegetable sector in Tanzania
This report gives a brief overview of the vegetable sector in Tanzania and based on the
information a commodity will be chosen as a pilot crop for developing a chain. The purpose is to support the development of a restricted ...
Publishing Date: 2007-02
Publisher: Afriveg
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Document type: Reports