Incomplete Intermediary Coordination and its Effects on Productivity of Sugarcane in Tanzania
This paper examines the production and market arrangements in the sugar value chain in Tanzania, an industry that involves a significant number of smallholders producing sugarcane for monophonic processors. The study followed an exploratory approach, including the triangulation of data through interviews with key institutions such as the Sugar Board of Tanzania (SBT), milling companies, […]
Reversing Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Decline in Tanzania
Policy Options and Constraints Tanzania is rapidly losing its pharmaceutical production capability, and therefore its ability to supply one of its population’s basic needs. The loss undermines Tanzania’s medium-term security of supply of essential medicines. It threatens cumulative industrial and employment decline in one of Tanzania’s few higher-skill sectors and in local suppliers, including plastics […]
Public Accounts Committees in Eastern Africa
A Comparative Analysis with a Focus on Tanzania The Public Accounts Committee is one of the standing committees of the Parliament of Tanzania. Among its major functions, the Committee is responsible for scrutinizing government expenditures, government financial year accounts and any other accounts presented to the National Assembly as the Committee deems fit to examine. […]
Transparency and Accountability in Local Governance in Tanzania
Democracy can only grow and thrive where citizens perceive their government to be transparent and accountable to them. Citizens will support and complement government efforts if the government informs them of how decisions that affect them are taken. Most importantly, citizens like to be informed of how much taxes are collected and how the taxes […]
Improving the Supply Chain for the Health Sector: What Role for Local Manufacturing?
This paper provides new evidence on the pattern of local and importedsupplies to different health sectors and via different supply chains in Tanzania. It shows that around 16% of the medicines found on shelves from our tracer sample had been manufactured in Tanzania; about 15% came from Kenya; and nearly 70% were from outside East […]
Integrating Traditional and Modern Knowledge Systems in Improving Agricultural Productivity in Upper-Kitete Village, Tanzania
This study examined the integration of traditional environmental knowledge systems (TEKS) and modern environmental knowledge systems (MEKS) for improving the productivity of arable land and pastureland in Upper-Kitete Village, Karatu District, Tanzania. Structured interviews were conducted with 100 adults (50 males and 50 females) selected from areas of the village with different land uses. In-depth […]
The Impact of Gazetting the Derema Forest Corridor in Tanzania on Community Livelihoods and Forest Conservation
This study examines the gazetting of Derema Forest Corridor (DFC) in the Usambara Mountains of north-eastern Tanzania to become a national forest reserve and how this process affected the livelihoods within local communities and forest conservation outcomes
The Impact of Gazetting the Derema Forest Corridor in Tanzania on Community Livelihoods and Forest Conservation
This study examines the gazetting of Derema Forest Corridor (DFC) in the Usambara Mountains of north-eastern Tanzania to become a national forest reserve and how this process affected the livelihoods within local communities and forest conservation outcomes
Reversing Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Decline in Tanzania: Policy Options and
Constraints
This policy brief reports findings from a REPOA research project, with The Open University, UK, and ACTS, Nairobi, entitled Industrial Productivity andHealth Sector Performance.
Tanzanian Citizens Assess The Performance Of Parliament And Consider Its Responsibility For Legislation And Oversight
The key roles of legislatures are drafting, enacting (passing, amending and repealing) laws and exercising oversight over the executive branch of the government. In a democracy, legislators perform these roles as representatives of the people. In order to perform its essential functions, the legislative body, in this case, the Parliament of Tanzania, must be a […]
Public Accounts Committees in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Comparative Analysis
This article provides the first and most comprehensive analysis of Public Accounts Committees (PACs) from Eastern and Southern Africa building on the work of McGee, Jacobs, Stapenhurst, and Staddon. By analyzing an original set of data, this article shows that PACs in these two regions are bigger, have more staff members, and are more likely […]
Factors Affecting Participation in a Civil Society Network (Nangonet) in Ngara District
Civil society networks are currently understood by academics and practitioners to be an important pillar of development in the Third World. They have been assigned many different roles: as a prerequisite or catalyst for accountability, good governance, and economic development; as an agent of democratization; as a protector of vulnerable citizens; as a mobilizer of […]
Socio-Economic Factors Limiting Smallholder Groundnut Production in Tabora Region
Groundnut is among the most important crops for smallholder farmers in Tanzania, providing both food and income for households. Groundnut is a nutritious source of fats, protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals for human consumption and parts of the crop can be used for livestock feed. This study identified factors which contribute to the stagnation of […]
Structural Barriers, Constraints, and Urban Youth Employment The Case of Ilala Municipality, Dar-es-Salaam
The growing rural-to-urban migration, which is dominated by young people aged 15–35, is increasing the urban youth unemployment rate and driving the escalation of urban poverty in Tanzania.1 Using the national definition, the employment rate for urban youth aged 15–24 and 25–35 was 39.1 per cent and 69.5 per cent, respectively, in 2006 (NBS, 2007: […]
Structural Barriers, Constraints, and Urban Youth Employment
The Case of Ilala Municipality, Dar-es-Salaam This study investigates the constraints that urban youth face in their quest for employment in the urban mainstream economy. RAWG (2012) warns that the unincorporated informal enterprises created by rural-to-urban youth migrants will result in the creation of informal urban enterprises with low levels of labour productivity. These informal […]
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 […]