Enhancing smallholder farmers’ market competitiveness in Tanzania
Tanzanian agriculture is dominated by small-scale subsistence farming. Like the entire economy, agriculture is in a transition from being a command to a market-based production system. The transition process started in the mid-1980s as part of the economic adjustment and structural reform programs and policies supported by Tanzania’s development partners. Despite some impressive macroeconomic achievements resulting from the reform programs, agricultural growth and rural poverty reduction continue to present daunting challenges. Few smallholder producers understand how markets work, and even if they do, they do not have the information they need to participate effectively.
Author: Ibrahim H. Kawa
Other authors: Loyce M. Kaitira
Organization: Cornell University
Year: 2007
Country/ies: United Republic of Tanzania
Geographical coverage: Africa
Type: Case study
Full text available at: http://faculty.apec.umn.edu/kolson/documents/4103_cases/case_6-7.pdf
Content language: English