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. -
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
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Energy Demand Substitution from Biomass to Imported Kerosene: Evidence from Tanzania
Published on October 20, 2018
Michael Olabisi, David L. Tschirley, David Nyange and Titus Awokuse, 2018. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 117. East Lansing: Michigan State University -
Identifying Priority Value Chains in Tanzania
Published on July 31, 2018
James Thurlow, Josee Randriamamonjy and Todd Benson, 2018. Identifying Priority Value Chains in Tanzania, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 106. East Lansing: Michigan State University -
The Challenge of Substituting Sunflower Oil for Imported Palm Oil: Evidence from Tanzania
Published on June 8, 2018
Olabisi, Tschirley, Nyange, Awokuse, 2018. The Challenge of Substituting Sunflower Oil for Imported Palm Oil: Evidence from Tanzania. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 99. -
Assessment of the Quality of Agriculture and Food Security Policy Processes and Institutional Architecture in Tanzania: Results of the 2016 Stakeholder Survey
Published on December 2, 2017
Edith Lazaro and Mywish K. Maredia, 2017. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 89. -
Prospects for the Sectoral Transformation of the Rural Economy in Tanzania: A Review of the Evidence
Published on December 1, 2017
Todd Benson, Josee Randriamamonjy, Peixun Fang, David Nyange, James Thurlow, and Xinshen Diao, 2017. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 88.
People
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Thomas Jayne
MSU Foundation Professor
jayne@msu.edu
517-432-9802
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Mywish Maredia
Professor
maredia@msu.edu
517-353-6602
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Nicole Mason-Wardell
Associate Chairperson, Graduate Program Director, and Associate Professor
masonn@msu.edu
517-432-4446
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David Mather
Assistant Professor
matherda@msu.edu
517-449-9694
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Isaac Joseph Minde
Professor
mindeisa@msu.edu
+25 523-260-0742
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Milu Muyanga
Assistant Professor
muyangam@msu.edu
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David Nyange
Assistant Professor
nyange@msu.edu
+255-754-272-573
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Thomas Reardon
Professor, MSU Distinguished Faculty
reardon@msu.edu
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Robert Richardson
Professor and Associate Chair
rbr@msu.edu
517-355-9533
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Jason Snyder
Research Associate
snyde138@msu.edu
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Oyinkan Chukuka Tasie
Assistant Professor
otasie@msu.edu
517-355-0131
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David Tschirley
Professor
tschirle@msu.edu
517-355-0134
