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.
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Publications and Presentations
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Does Sustainable Intensification of Maize Production Enhance Child Nutrition? Evidence from Rural Tanzania
Published on July 30, 2018
Jongwoo Kim, Nicole M. Mason, and Sieglinde Snapp, 30th International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE 2018), Vancouver, Canada, 30 July 2018 -
Rising Tractor Use in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Tanzania
Published on July 29, 2018
D. van der Westhuizen, T.S. Jayne, F.H. Meyer, J. van Niekerk, 30th International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE), July 29, 2018 -
Does Farm Structure Matter? The Effects of Farmland Distribution Patterns on Rural Household Incomes in Tanzania
Published on July 28, 2018
Jordan Chamberlin & T. S. Jayne, Rural Transformation in the 21st Century: The Challenges of Low-Income, Late-Transforming Countries PIM pre-conference workshop International Conference of Agricultural Economists July 28, 2018, Vancouver, BC, Canada -
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. -
Towards a Definition of Nutrition Research Priorities in Tanzania
Published on May 21, 2018
David Tschirley, Tumaini Charles, Isaac Minde, and David Nyange. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, May 21, 2018
People
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Thomas Jayne
MSU Foundation Professor emeritus
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
Associate Professor
nyange@msu.edu
+255-754-272-573
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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