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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Land Markets Under the Radar: A Cross-Country Analysis of Market Activity in Sub-Saharan Africa
Published on March 22, 2018
Ayala Wineman and Thomas Jayne, World Bank Land and Poverty Conference, March 22, 2018 -
Do Farmers Value Seeds of Different Quality Differently? Evidence from Willingness to Pay Experiments in Tanzania and Ghana
Published on February 28, 2018
IDWP 158. Mywish K. Maredia, Robert Shupp, Edward Opoku, Fulgence Mishili, Byron Reyes, Paul Kusolwa, Francis Kusi, and Abdul Kudra. March 2018 -
Taking Stock of Africa’s Second-generation Input Subsidy Programs - Zambia Presentation
Published on February 27, 2018
Nicole M. Mason, Thomas S. Jayne, William J. Burke, & Joshua Ariga, Lusaka, Zambia, February 27, 2018 -
Taking Stock of Africa’s Second-generation Input Subsidy Programs: Insights from 70 Empirical Studies
Published on February 20, 2018
Nicole M. Mason, Thomas S. Jayne, William J. Burke, & Joshua Ariga. Jinja, Uganda, February 20, 2018 -
Factors Influencing Youth Decision to Exit From Farming and Implications for Industrial Development
Published on February 14, 2018
N.S.Y. Mdoe, C.G. Magomba , M. Muyanga, T.S. Jayne, I.J. Minde and T. Mwisomba, presentation at the 4th AAPC Conference, New Dodoma Hotel, Dodoma, February 14, 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