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Taking a New Look at Africa's Agriculture; Develoepmental Communication

ATE:Time to address high cost of doing business

The Association of Tanzania Employers (ATE) have told the new government to address policy and law issues that have been triggering the high cost of doing business in country.  Calling for open dialogue to address the concerns and seek consensus  ATE Executive Director, Dr. Aggrey K. Mlimuka, was categorical that the high cost of doing business in Tanzania can…

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Dairy master plan in the pipeline

“We are making efforts to ensure that the master plan is ready and comes into practice. Kenya implemented their dairy master plan in the 1990s and their production is better than ours. That’s why there is an urgent need for drawing the plan in our country. Tanzania Milk Processors Association (Tampa) has it will fully participate at every stage…

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EAC Countries Agriculture Status Scooping Studies 2018 and the Level of Realization of the Malabo Declarations Goals

Introduction Brief on CAADP/Malabo Commitments In 2003, Africa adopted the Comprehensive Africa Development Programme (CAADP), an agriculture-led integrated development framework to boost African Agriculture. With CAADP, the signatory states had committed to investing at least 10% of their budget in the agricultural sector to attain a minimum 6% average annual growth of agricultural Gross Domestic Product (AgGDP).  By August…

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Kilimo Kwanza Growth Corridors: Transforming Tanzania’s Agriculture for a Brighter Future

Once upon a time in Tanzania, a visionary initiative was born, one that aimed to transform the nation’s agricultural landscape and, in doing so, improve the lives of its people. This initiative was known as the Kilimo Kwanza Growth Corridors. The story begins in May 2010, during a gathering of influential minds at the World Economic Forum on Africa…

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