The study examines fifty years (1961-2011) of cooperatives and economic development in Tanzania. Data collection involved review of various reports and documents, as well as interviews. Results show that without co-operatives, ...

This (2014) study uses the value chain approach to analyze the coordination and structure of the banana value chain in Rombo district, Tanzania. Its objective is to provide information to decision makers for improving ...

This paper investigates the effect of changes in domestic trade policy and agricultural trade liberalization in Tanzania. It focuses on the variability of coffee prices over time. Data set used consists of monthly international ...

The commercial orientation of livestock keepers in Kilosa district leaves much to be desired, despite the potential returns from livestock by-products. According to a 2010 economic survey, the livestock sector contributed ...

The report provides analysis on improving the contribution of agricultural research to economic growth. It focuses on policy implications of a scoping study in Tanzania. Data was collected through review of various documents, ...

This paper examines the factors influencing smallholder farmers participation in tobacco production using in Urambo, Tanzania. 150 farmers were surveyed using cluster sampling to obtained household head tobacco producers ...

Poverty is essentially a rural phenomenon in Tanzania where about 37.6% of the people are poor; and 18.4% are food poor. The study analyses crop chain and livelihoods in one pure cash-crop and one mixed crop; tobacco and ...

This paper is the position that KILIMO KWANZA (Agriculture first) with minimal differences in previous strategies to promote agriculture in Tanzania. To be precise, this paper is of the opinion that KILIMO KWANZA has come ...

This (2016) academic article uses the story of cotton cultivation in Tanzania to analyse critically the processes of market liberalisation and expose the failure of markets to reward quality production. It starts by ...

The study reviews performance of agricultural marketing cooperative societies (AMCOS) in cashew nut production and marketing in Masasi district. The collection of data was done through survey and interview. Secondary were ...