Agriculture and Rural Development in Tanzania: Policies, Approaches, and Strategies in Sixty years of Political Independence

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dc.contributor.authorKabote, Samwel J.
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-10T11:10:51Z
dc.date.available2023-08-10T11:10:51Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionJournal articleen_US
dc.description.abstractIt is difficult to comprehend the efforts of the government of Tanzania to transform the rural sector because the information is scattered in the literature. This study examines agriculture and rural development policies, approaches, and strategies since independence, focusing on achievements and challenges, and proposes the way forward for future development. The study is based on a “systematic review approach” of empirical literature and national reports, using a periodization approach. The periods analysed include: before the Arusha Declaration (1961-1966), the socialism and self- reliance (1967-1985), the economic reforms and transition (1986-2005), and the contemporary epoch (the 2000s to date). Tanzania implemented several policies, approaches, and strategies in different periods since its independence. The prominent ones include improvement and transformation approaches, and the socialism and self-reliance policies. Liberalization and privatization policies dominated the economic reforms and transition period. There is an emergence of strategies including the Rural Development Strategy (RDS) of 2001, and sectoral programmes in the contemporary epoch. It can be concluded that, despite efforts made by the government in different historical epochs, agricultural growth rate and productivity have remained low. Rural livelihood has also consistently remained poor in rural Tanzania, compared to urban areas. The study recommends national-level strategies and sectoral programmes that consider rural-urban differences, and agricultural policy interventions that aim at increasing agricultural growth rate and productivity. The RDS should be revised and implemented effectively by coordinating different sectors of the economy through a well-developed monitoring and evaluation framework. The study also recommends the use of Information Communication Technology in agriculture, the adoption of an effective local people’s participation in decision-making, and a foreign investment policy that is hinged on a win-win situation.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2619- 8851
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/5604
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSokoine University of Agricultureen_US
dc.subjectRural developmenten_US
dc.subjectDevelopment policiesen_US
dc.subjectDevelopment approachesen_US
dc.subjectDevelopment strategiesen_US
dc.subjectIndependent Tanzaniaen_US
dc.titleAgriculture and Rural Development in Tanzania: Policies, Approaches, and Strategies in Sixty years of Political Independenceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlhttps://www.academia.edu/52805627/The_sub_Saharan_Journal_of_Social_Sciences_and_Humanities_SJSSHen_US

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