REPOA Annual Report 2019
We are privileged to present to our esteemed stakeholders our annual report for 2019, the final year of the implementation of our fourth strategic plan, covering 2015–2019.
24th ARW Synthesizing Report
Tanzania has achieved sustained rates of economic growth for the past ten years and is moving towards middle income status. Maintaining these gains while ensuring that development is inclusive is a core objective of the second National Five-Year Development Plan which places industrialisation as the key pillar of national development strategy.
State of Macro-fiscal Policy Framework and Public Financial Management in Tanzania
A Research Agenda Tanzania has since the 1990s undertaken a comprehensive reform agenda focusing on several areas including macro-fiscal and public financial management policies that address systems and processes that form fiscal structures. This focus had as its broad objective to contribute to the achievement of macroeconomic stability and sustainable and inclusive growth and poverty […]
A Diagnostic Manufacturing Competitiveness Study:Challenges, Prospects and Policy Options for Tanzania
This study has attempted to define and measurecompetitiveness of Tanzanian Manufacturingsector within a small set of indicators, andinformed by the context of the study basedon its Terms of reference.
24 years of REPOA experience in research
Over this period, REPOA and its associates and collaborating institutions, have contributed to enhancing research capacity, expanding the scope of research in promoting evidence-based policy dialogue, and influencing policy development in Tanzania. Three areas of policy and capacity contributions are discerned. These are explained here in turn.
REPOA Annual Report 2018
We are honored to present to our esteemed stakeholders our annual report for 2018, the fourth year of the 2015–2019 strategic plan.
REPOA e-Newsletter Q1 2019
In this Issue, REPOA has continued to climb up on the ladder as the best research institution in Tanzania. There are also preparations for the upcoming 24th Research Workshop. Welcome to read on
The Impact of Cultural, Religious and Legal Factors on Women’s Empowerment through Conditional Cash Transfers
This brief draws from a research report titled “Assessing women empowerment in Tanzania: the case of the Productive Social Safety Net Programme”. The research was funded by the International Development Centre (IDRC) as part of a research programme on “Growth and Opportunities for Women” and supported by the Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF). It is […]
Assessing the Impact of Conditional Cash Transfers on Women’s Empowerment in Tanzania
This brief snapshot results from a study that examined the impact of cash transfers on household living standards, and on women empowerment in the period 2015– 2017. The study adopts a Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) approach, and panel data sets to carry out a quasi-experimental assessment of the Conditional Cash Transfers (CCT) component […]
Harnessing the potential of Tanzania’s exports competitiveness for spices and seasonings, with special focus on high-value markets such as the EU Market
The policy brief is part of the EU’s targeted Support to REPOA and Zanzibar Ministry of Trade, Indu, try and Marketing to Increase Competitiveness of Primary Producers and Diversify the Export Base in Light of the Trading Opportunities with the EU being implemented within the framework of the ACP–EU TradeCom – II Programme.
Towards enhanced competitiveness and export diversification of the seaweed industry along the Zanzibar-Pemba Export Corridor
This policy brief examines recent developments in seaweed value chains, particularly the constraints undermining and opportunities for enhancing the competitiveness of the seaweed sub-sector along the Zanzibar-Pemba corridor. The policy brief proffers recommendations and measures to resolve the constraints and improve the competitiveness of the seaweed sub-sector as well as diversify its export base to […]
Improving Tanzania’s competitiveness of avocado (‘green gold’) value chain and exports
A case for targeted regulatory, policy and institutional reforms This policy brief explores the opportunities and potential of avocado production in Tanzania with a special focus on the Northern Export Corridor. It discusses key production, trade and regulatory constraints undermining the competitiveness and diversification of avocado value chain actors. It provides recommendations and strategies to […]
REPOA Annual Report 2017
We are very delighted to present to our esteemed stakeholders our Annual Report for 2017, the third year of implementation of our Strategic Plan for 2015-2019. 2007 marked the mid-point in Strategic Plan, an appropriate time to reflect on how we have performed so far and the strategic choices we need to make to fulfil […]
REPOA Annual Report 2015
This year was the first year of implementation of our Strategic Plan for 2015-19. Responding to changes in the priorities and commitments of development partners, REPOA’s model for financing the plan was reviewed. Under this new model, collaborative research grants will be increasingly emphasized as our primary source of income, and new partnerships on mutually […]
REPOA Annual Report 2013
Generating knowledge to inform national policies and programmes to improve the quality of life of all Tanzanians is the essence of REPOA’s vision and mission. In line with the recommendations of the mid-term review report undertaken in 2012, REPOA continued to strengthen its capacity to become Tanzania’s leading think-tank for policy research for development. All […]
REPOA e-Newsletter Issue No. 5
18th Annual Research Workshop Afrobarometer Survey findings Policy Research Training workshop for Zanzibar MDAs REPOA visit universities in Morogoro Roundtable discussion; comparing the cashew sectors of Tanzania…