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After seven years of the implementation of the 2014 education and training policy, this policy brief explores the choice of citizens of the medium of instruction amongst the international languages. The international languages are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Kiswahili, and Portuguese. The findings will inform the debate on language
A large portion of food loss, especially in Africa, occurs at production or during storage and handling stages (Ridolfi, Hoffmann, & and Baral, 2018). Distribution and marketing processes contribute a further 13% of overall food loss and waste (ibid). Post-harvest fruits and vegetable losses experienced during distribution and marketing is
This policy brief examines health and safety conditions in Tanzania’s urban solid waste management practices. The analysis draws from a survey of 431 solid waste workers conducted in 2021 in Dar es Salaam, Mwanza, and Dodoma city councils. Read the full details below…
The safety risks of prolonged working hours in Tanzania’s platform economy are not thoroughly examined. This policy brief highlights the rise of multi-apping among Tanzanian platform workers and its impact on earnings and safety. It explores the trade-off between increased income prospects and safety risks. The brief offers stakeholders—including policymakers,
This policy brief provides a framework of analysis on building productive capacities in Tanzania – regarding opportunities and constraints in the cashew nut sub-sector. This brief seeks to inform policy analysts, private sector practitioners, and decision makers in the public institutions responsible for promoting economic growth, industrial development, investments, trade
This Policy Brief is a result of a country-specific study conducted by REPOA in collaboration with the Southern Voice, to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on the educational inequalities in the pre- during and post-COVID-19 periods focusing on the primary student’s enrolment and learning behaviour, teacher’s engagement, and the application
This policy brief provides a framework of analysis on building productive capacities in Tanzania – regarding opportunities and constraints in the tea sub-sector. This brief seeks to inform policy analysts, private sector practitioners, and decision makers in the public institutions responsible for promoting economic growth, industrial development, investments, trade expansion,
This policy brief provides a framework of analysis on building productive capacities in Tanzania – regarding opportunities and constraints in the coffee sub-sector. This brief seeks to inform policy analysts, private sector practitioners, and decision makers in public institutions responsible for promoting economic growth; agriculture and cooperative development; investments, trade,
This policy brief provides a framework of analysis regarding harnessing the global opportunities for enhancing productive capacities in Tanzania. It seeks to inform policy analysts, private sector practitioners, and decision makers in public institutions responsible for promoting economic growth, industrial development, investments, trade expansion, and private sector development. It is
This policy brief provides a framework of analysis regarding harnessing the continental opportunities for enhancing productive capacities in Tanzania. It seeks to inform policy analysts, private sector practitioners, and decision makers in public institutions responsible for promoting economic growth, industrial development, investments, trade expansion, and private sector development. It is
This policy brief provides a framework of analysis regarding the participation in regional and global value chains to enhance productive capacity for industrial and trade expansion. It seeks to inform policy analysts, private sector practitioners, and decision makers in public institutions responsible for promoting economic growth, industrial development, investments, trade
This policy brief provides a framework of analysis seeking to inform policy analysts, private sector practitioners, and decision makers in public institutions responsible for promoting economic growth, industrial development, investments, trade expansion, and private sector development. It is the ability these actors to address the various constraints to productivity growth
This policy brief portrays social protection as a key element for sustainable social and economic growth in promoting human development, political stability, and inclusive growth. The brief further indicates that Tanzania needs to address the precarious nature of the platform economy (also referred to as gig economy) work environment to
This policy brief presents the summary of the findings from the Round 8 of the Afrobarometer survey conducted in Tanzania in March-April 2021 concerning citizens’ perceptions on the free movement of people within East African borders. An increasing number of Tanzanians in both urban and rural areas support free movement
On this Policy Brief, the findings as picked from the Afrobarometer Survey Round 8 conducted in March and April 2021 show that Tanzanians are divided on supporting free trade. They, however, value the need of having controlled foreign traders in the country. Read the full details into this brief as
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