Tanzania
The capital is Dodoma and the largest city is Dar es Salaam.- The official languages are French and Swahili
- Area: 365,756 sq mi (approx. 3x the size of the State of Michigan)
- Population approx. 56 million in 2016
- Climate: Tanzania’s climate is tropical with coastal areas being hot and humid, while the northwestern highlands are cool and temperate.
Fun fact: Mt Kilimanjaro is located in Tanzania and at 19,341 feet above sea level, it is the highest mountain in Africa.
Main Research Themes
- Agrifood System Transformation
- Input Use and Market Development
- Land
- Nutrition
- Policy Research and Capacity Building
- Sustainable Agricultural Intensification
- Training and Capacity Building
- Value Chain Analysis
News
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Tax Reforms Benefit Farmers and Traders: A Case of Tea Production and Marketing in Tanzania
Published on September 26, 2018
How our ASPIRES Tanzania team research on crop cess study benefits farmers.
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MSU CANR Dean Ron Hendrick Visits Tanzania
Published on May 18, 2018
In an effort to strengthen partnerships with local collaborators, Ron Hendrick, the Dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR), made an official visit to Tanzania from May 13th to 18th, 2018.
Publications and Presentations
People
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- Thomas Jayne
- MSU Foundation Professor
- 517-432-9802
- jayne@msu.edu
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- Mywish Maredia
- Professor; Director of Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy
- 517-353-6602
- maredia@msu.edu
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- Nicole Mason-Wardell
- Associate Professor
- 517-432-4446
- masonn@msu.edu
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- David Mather
- Assistant Professor
- 517-449-9694
- matherda@msu.edu
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- Milu Muyanga
- Assistant Professor
- muyangam@msu.edu
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- David Nyange
- Associate Professor
- +255-754-272-573
- nyange@msu.edu
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- Thomas Reardon
- Professor
- reardon@msu.edu
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- Jason Snyder
- Research Associate
- snyde138@msu.edu
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- Oyinkan Chukuka Tasie
- Assistant Professor
- 517-355-0131
- otasie@msu.edu
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- David L. Tschirley
- Professor; FSG Co-director
- 517-355-0134
- tschirle@msu.edu
