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 […]
Rewards for High Public Offices and the Quality of Governance in Sub-Saharan Africa
Increasingly, setting the institutional arrangements for remunerating high public officeholders (HPOs) is seen as a central design issue for improving governance. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), recent efforts to review and revise national constitutions and/or introduce new government structures have brought this issue to the fore. Changes in these “grand institutions” provide rare opportunities to devise […]
National Agricultural Input Voucher Scheme (NAIVS 2009–2012), Tanzania
Opportunities for Improvement This brief discusses the scope for improving agricultural input subsidies with reference to the implementation of NAIVS in Tanzania (2010/11– 2011/12). It begins with the importance of awareness of NAIVS and examines the awareness levels among the farmers in the programme. The discussion then addresses the challenges encountered in service delivery, particularly […]
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…
Do I Have To Pay Tax? Citizens’ Awareness Of Their Tax Obligations In Tanzania
The survey results indicate that more citizens are aware of their tax obligations when access to tax information is easy. Furthermore, citizen’s educational attainment is associated with greater awareness of tax obligations, while urban residents are more often aware of their tax obligations than rural residents. Based on this evidence, the brief recommends improving access […]
Citizens’ Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Taxation, Tax Enforcement and Tax Officials
The last two decades have seen Tanzania implement important reforms of its tax system in search for more reliable financing for development, other than foreign aid. Thanks to these efforts, revenue raised domestically has grown noticeably, from 12.2 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in fiscal year 1997/8 to 17.8 percent of GDP in 2011/12. […]