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This policy brief presents a summary of key findings and recommendations from the REPOA study on the role of Innovation and Technology Upgrading (herein after, ITU) on competitiveness of Tanzania’s industrial and export sectors. To achieve its objective, the study was structured into three complementary components. The first component set
However, the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was adopted in 1997 and entered into force in 2005. It was the first attempt to commit industrialized countries (known as Annex 1 signatories) to limit and reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions, while other signatories (non-Annex
Climate finance refers to the financial resources mobilized to fund actions that aim at mitigating the impacts of climate change, reducing vulnerability, and increasing the resilience of human and ecological systems to negative impacts of climate change. Climate finance remains central to achieving low-carbon, climate-resilient development. This policy brief specifically
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
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.
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.
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.
This policy brief assesses rice production and consumption in Tanzania, the cultivated area of rice and yields obtained. It also presents the market dynamics of the rice sub-sector by assessing its exports, imports as well as its prices in the domestic and international market. Lastly, it presents challenges hindering trade
This policy brief aims at assessing learning outcomes by looking at inputs, commitments and competencies of service providers in the education and health sectors. The survey was conducted in two rounds in 2014 and 2016/17. The two surveys had been preceded by a pilot conducted in 2010 in Tanzania and
The Internet has the potential to improve public administration, servicedelivery, and citizen engagement (Castells, 2009; Chadwick, 2006,2013). In the early 2000s, the Tanzania government adopted onlinegovernment information provision and established the technicalstandards and guidelines for government websites in 2014 (UnitedRepublic of Tanzania, 2014). E-information stands for provision ofinformation via government
This policy brief assesses trade development and competitiveness of the leather value chain in Tanzania, focusing on market competitiveness and production capacity. It also assesses the challenges hindering the trade competitiveness of the leather industry and provides recommendations on how to boost the trade competitiveness of the leather sector given
This policy brief summarizes findings from a field study that analyzed the prospects and challenges of implementing DHFF intervention. This qualitative study was conducted in four regions, namely Dodoma, Singida, Mwanza, and Tabora, covering one LGA in each region and one primary healthcare facility per LGA. The primary data was
This policy brief aims at assessing the trade development and competitiveness of Tanzania by assessing the productivity of its firms against the background of further integration into the East African Community (EAC). The note addresses both the export premium of an internationalization strategy, the opportunities for specialization within the EAC
This policy brief analyses recent trends in seaweed production and trade in Tanzania. It aims to appraise contemporary understandings of market dynamics which are key to informing competitive trade policy practices as well as implementation of Zanzibar’s Development Vision 2050 which among others, prioritizes the development of a competitive blue
This policy brief outlines some key findings from a survey of Nordic firms operating in Tanzania conducted in October and November 2019.The survey comprised of quantitative and qualitative assessments of perceptions of 105 sampled firms on the business environment. 65 firms responded to the quantitative survey, and a snowball sample
This policy brief flags areas of crucial policy concerns in the context of the prevailing legal and regulatory framework for enterprise development and competitiveness. It draws on analyses and findings from REPOA’s Research Project on Institutional Analysis of Enterprise Development and Competitiveness (EDC) in Tanzania. The research draws on analyses