Enhancing Tanzania’s Competitiveness in the Logistics Value Chain
The freight logistics sector of Tanzania faces capacity-related challenges, which undermine its efficiency and lead to poor services, delays, compliance challenges, and low competitiveness, among others. The negative impact is felt nationally and in countries across the region that use the Tanzania transport logistics corridors. While benchmark figures exist on the regulatory aspects of the […]
Enhancing Tanzania’s competitiveness and export diversification in horticulture
This report assesses ways of improving the competitiveness and diversification of the horticulture value chain in Tanzania by mainly focusing on the Northern Export Corridor.Using a value chain approach, a detailed review of the performance and competitiveness potential of the selected export-oriented agricultural subsectors was undertaken. A case study approach was adopted to provide fresh […]
Enhancing Tanzania’s competitiveness and export diversification in seaweed
Using a case study and value chain analysis approach, this report examines agricultural competitiveness and export diversification in context of the seaweed sub sector, adopting Zanzibar as a case study area.Value chain analyses undertaken by the programme identified various success factors and initiatives that could be replicated in order to enhance competitiveness across the different […]
Business Climate Survey of Nordic Countries, 2022-23
The 2022-23 Business Climate Survey for Nordic Companies in Tanzania is a joint initiative of the Embassies of Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and REPOA. The survey is based on a mixed methods assessment of firms drawn from a non-probability sample of 99 firms operating in Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar. The survey was carried out between […]
Business Climate Survey of Nordic Companies in Tanzania, 2022-23
The Business Climate Survey for Nordic Companies in Tanzania is a joint initiative by the Embassies of Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and REPOA. Business Climate Surveys are published regularly in several markets across the world. This is a follow-up survey from that conducted in 2019 aiming to further our understanding of the performance of Nordic […]
The EU-EAC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) – Economic and Development Cooperation, and Targeted Benefits
This is the fifth of a five-part series of policy briefs presenting findings of a research study on the “Implications of EU-EAC EPA on Tanzania”. The study is part of the broader research and capacity building project ‘Targeted support to strengthen capacity of policy makers, exporters, and trade associations to assess and review trade and […]
The EU-EAC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) FISHERIES—Inland Fisheries, Coastal and Aquaculture Development
This is the fourth of a five-part series of policy briefs presenting findings of a research study on the “Implications of EU-EAC EPA on Tanzania”. The study is part of the broader research and capacity building project ‘Targeted support to strengthen capacity of policy makers, exporters, and trade associations to assess and review trade and […]
The EU-EAC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) AGRICULTURE—All crops, livestock and productive insects
This is the third of a five-part series of policy briefs presenting findings of a research study on the “Implications of EU-EAC EPA on Tanzania”. The study is part of the broader research and capacity building project ‘Targeted support to strengthen capacity of policy makers, exporters, and trade associations to assess and review trade and […]
REPOA’s Annual Report 2021
We are thrilled to present to our esteemed stakeholders our Annual Report for 2021. The year 2021 marked the second year of the implementation of our fifth strategic plan 2020–2024, seeking to inform and promote development policy agenda for further and accelerated socio-economic transformation and inclusive development.
Transaction Costs in Tanzania’s Rice Trade within the EAC and with the EU
This is the second of a three-part series of policy briefs presenting findings of the main research report “Institutional and Operational Bottlenecks in Rice Value Chains and Export in Tanzania: The Case of Mbeya Rice Producers and Traders.” Through the EU-ACP TradeCom II Programme, the study is part of the “Targeted support to strengthen capacity […]
Post pandemic Outlook on Tanzanian Rice Trade: Opportunities and Pitfalls
This is the first of a three-part series of policy briefs presenting findings of the main research report “Institutional and Operational Bottlenecks in Rice Value Chains and Export in Tanzania: The Case of Mbeya Rice Producers and Traders.” Through the EU-ACP TradeCom II Programme, the study is part of the “Targeted support to strengthen capacity of policy makers, exporters, and trade associations to assess and review trade and related economic policies to promote trade competitiveness and diversification for widening trading opportunities with the EU’’ – project implemented by REPOA and ISS-Erasmus.
The EU-EAC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)—The EU Trade and Investment with Tanzania
This is the second of a five-part series of policy briefs presenting findings of a research study the “Implications of EU-EAC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) on Tanzania.” The study is part of a broader research and capacity building project “Targeted support to strengthen capacity of policy makers, exporters, and trade associations to assess and review trade and related economic policies to promote trade competitiveness and diversification for widening trading opportunities with the EU’’ implemented by REPOA and ISS-Erasmus – funded by the European Union (EU) through the EU-ACP TradeCom II Programme. Its contents are the sole responsibility of REPOA and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union, the EU-ACP TradeCom II Programme or ISS-Erasmus.
The EU-EAC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)—Background Assessment of the EAC-EU EPA
This is the first of a five-part series of policy briefs presenting findings of a research study the “Implications of EU-EAC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) on Tanzania.” The study is part of a broader research and capacity building project “Targeted support to strengthen capacity of policy makers, exporters, and trade associations to assess and review trade and related economic policies to promote trade competitiveness and diversification for widening trading opportunities with the EU’’ implemented by REPOA and ISS-Erasmus – funded by the European Union (EU) through the EU-ACP TradeCom II Programme. Its contents are the sole responsibility of REPOA and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union, the EU-ACP TradeCom II Programme or ISS-Erasmus.
Tanzania SDG Scorecard 2021
Survey findings provide citizens’ perspectives that can be compared to official UN indicators tracking progress on 12 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Citizens’ perceptions of the state of the economy and their livelihoods
At a glance Direction of the country: A majority of Tanzanians believe the country is going in the right direction and the government is handling the economy well. Country’s economic situation: The share of Tanzanians who say the country’s economic situation has improved has almost doubled. But only one in three describe their personal living […]
Tanzania’s leather value chain: A review of literature
This paper investigates the leather value chain in Tanzania. Tanzania has large livestock production that potentially provides raw materials for the leather industry but the contribution of the leather industry in the economy is remarkably minimal. Analysis finds that challenges related to inadequate livestock management, limited coordination of downstream and upstream activities, low capacity utilisation […]