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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Launch of New Research Project in Nigeria and Tanzania
Published on May 17, 2022
Research Supporting African MSMEs to Provide Safe and Nutritious Food (RSM2SNF) Launching -
$4M grant awarded for research on Nigerian and Tanzanian food systems
Published on March 15, 2022
Saweda Liverpool-Tasie wins $4M grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to continue agrifood value chain research in Nigeria and Tanzania. -
The 6th Annual Agricultural Policy Conference (AAPC) in Dodoma, Tanzania from 12th – 14th February 2020
Published on January 9, 2020
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy will be supporting the 6th Annual Agricultural Policy Conference (AAPC) in Dodoma, Tanzania on February 12-14, 2020. -
Research on Farm Input Subsidies has Important Implications for African Policymakers
Published on October 3, 2019
University Foundation Professor of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (AFRE), Thomas Jayne, recently spoke to African policymakers at the African Green Revolution Forum in Ghana. -
5th Annual Agricultural Policy Conference in Tanzania
Published on February 12, 2019
The 5th Annual Agricultural Policy Conference (AAPC) has kicked off in Dodoma, Tanzania, bringing leaders in the area to discuss progress and challenges. -
"Rise of the Medium-Scale Farms" in The Citizen - Tanzania
Published on November 20, 2018
Article by Thom Jayne and Milu Muyanaga was featured in the December 20, 2018 print edition of The Citizen - Tanzania. -
Land Pressure and African Agricultural Development
Published on October 30, 2018
An interview with Thomas Jayne, SciDevNet, 10/30/18 -
WEBINAR: Do Medium and Large-scale Farms Generate Income Spillovers for Rural Households?
Published on October 30, 2018
WEBINAR, Nov. 6, 2018, 10-11 AM - T. Jayne and J. Chamberlin: What's the impact of land acquisitions by foreign and local investors on smallholder households and rural communities? -
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. -
ASPIRES Supports Tanzania’s Agricultural Sector Development Program II (ADSP II)
Published on June 12, 2018
In Tanzania, agriculture represents 23% of the GDP while employing 70% of the labor force. ASDP II aims at boosting the agricultural sector.
Publications and Presentations
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Characteristics and Spillover Effects of Medium-Scale Farms in Tanzania
Published on November 12, 2020
Wineman, A., Jayne, T. S., Modamba, E. I., & Kray, H. (2020). Characteristics and spillover effects of medium-scale farms in Tanzania. The European Journal of Development Research, 1-22. Published online 26 Oct. 2020. -
Pesticide Emergency Use Authorization: An Underutilized Tool for Controlling Invasive Pests in Africa
Published on November 3, 2020
Luis Suguiyama, Steven Haggblade, Joseph E. Huesing, Regina Eddy, Shavonn R. Whiten, and Dan McGrath, 2020. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Brief 124. -
Do the Poor Pay More for Food? Evidence from Tanzania
Published on June 25, 2019
Sauer, C. M., Reardon, T. A., Tschirley, D. L., Waized, B., Alphonce, R., & Ndyetabula, D. (2019). Do the Poor Pay More for Food? Evidence from Tanzania. -
Are Medium-Scale Farms Driving Agricultural Transformation in Africa?
Published on December 4, 2018
T. S. Jayne, M. Muyanga, F.K. Yeboah, A. Aromolaran, A. Chapoto, T. Shonhe, F. Dzanku, N. Mdoe and A. Wineman, APRA Annual Research Review and Planning Workshop University of Ghana, December 4, 2018 -
The Changing Farm Structure in Africa: Causes, Consequences and Policy Implications
Published on November 23, 2018
Milu Muyanga, T. S. Jayne, Kwame Yeboah, Ayala Wineman, Antony Chapoto, Divan Vanderwesthuisen, Presentation at International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - Kenya Nairobi, November 23, 2018
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
Associate Professor
muyangam@msu.edu
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David Nyange
Assistant Professor
nyange@msu.edu
+255-754-272-573
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Robert Richardson
Professor
rbr@msu.edu
517-355-9533
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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