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explore the underlying opportunities and constraints for strengthening the co-management of Tanzania’s marine resources in Coastal Communities.
This Policy Brief identifies opportunities and challenges for expanding seaweed farming in Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar, while strengthening sector resilience. READ ON…!
This Policy Brief outlines some lessons from the experiences of Namibian blue economy following the mission of REPOA and the Bank of Namibia teams, which met the relevant Government authorities and the private sector agencies there. READ ON…!
This Policy Brief compares the relative workloads of women and men based on a workload limit of 10:30 hours a day according to the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) to inform the gender related policies. Read ON…!
This Policy Brief explores the underlying opportunities and constraints for enhancing the expansion of the fisheries sector in Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar, while strengthening sector resilience. READ ON…!
This Policy Brief outlines some lessons from the experiences of Namibian blue economy following the mission of REPOA and Bank of Namibia teams, which met with the relevant Government authorities and the private sector agencies there. READ ON…!
This Policy Briefs explores the underlying opportunities and constraints for enhancing the expansion of productive capacities in the horticulture sub-sector for industrial and trade expansion in Tanzania. For details please, READ ON…!
This Policy Brief presents key findings from a study that investigated the impact of changes in the composition of services and trade sub-sectors on economic growth and transformation in Tanzania. Specifically, it offers a picture of Tanzania’s services trade profile and analyse the contribution of services trade to GVCs through
The service sector in Tanzania has become increasingly dominant in the country’s economic landscape, significantly contributing to GDP and offering potential avenues for inclusive and sustainable economic growth. This policy brief examines the evolution of the service sector, identifies key opportunities, and present econometric results on the drivers of the
It is recommended that this framework of analysis is adapted to inform policy analysts, private sector practitioners, and decision makers in public institutions responsible for promoting economic growth; agriculture and cooperative development; investments, trade, and industrial development; private sector development, and providing the requisite political champion for the coffee sub-sector.
Trust is a foundational component of any tax system, particularly in environments where enforcement capacity is weak. In Tanzania, businesspeople exhibit low levels of trust in tax authorities, undermining voluntary compliance and weakening the legitimacy of the tax system. However, trust is not static; it can be built – and
The overall aim of this policy brief is to offer a better understanding of the crime situation within the context of motorcycle taxi riding, assess the coping capacities of stakeholders, and suggest strategies to alleviate the associated crimes. The study was conducted in Dar es Salaam city and three urban
This policy brief explores these disparities and provides actionable recommendations to harmonize Local Economic Development (LED) implementation across councils. This policy brief aims to shed light on the underlying factors contributing to the disparities in LED implementation between urban and rural councils in Tanzania. By examining the specific challenges faced
This policy brief explores the potential of Local Economic Development (LED) strategies to drive Tanzania’s economic transformation, examining their implementation at both local and regional levels. It analyses the key factors influencing the success of these initiatives, including policy frameworks, resource allocation, and stakeholder engagement. Furthermore, the brief investigates innovative
This policy brief investigates factors that influence access to and uptake of climate change information by smallholder tomato growers, and the key strategies for improving access to and uptake of climate change information by smallholder tomato growers. READ ON…!
On their top priorities for government action – including health, water supply, infrastructure/roads, electricity, education, and job creation – young citizens give the government positive performance reviews, and a majority see the country as moving in “the right direction.” But their assessments of economic and living conditions are less positive,
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