Executive Summary

1. The “corridors approach” is fast gaining importance as an economic development strategy, particularly in Africa. Largely based on historical transport connections across the continent, corridors have moved from transport to so-called development corridors, embodying a range of development objectives aimed at overcoming coordination failures in investment and taking advantage of agglomeration and spillover effects, to boost trade and productivity.

This summary note is an excerpt from the chapter on Tanzania that will appear in the peer-reviewed IFPRI monograph, East African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis.

The research, produced in collaboration with scientists from the countries studied, is based on scenarios from economic global climate change models, and takes into account estimates of each country’s economic and population growth. Each study includes a set of policy recommendations.

Abstract

Aida Mliga
Research Assistant
Global Food and Water Crises Research Programme

Key Points

• Tanzania’s food and water security is at risk due to many factors, rapid population growth and poverty chief among them.

• Current strategies undertaken by local and international institutions to counter the risks are having varying levels of success.

• Investment in biofuels, in some cases, is negatively impacting local communities through insufficient compensation and unmet employment promises.

“It’s like someone climbing a tree and finding a poisonous snake— and below him there’s a crocodile in the water. So if he stays on the tree, the snake will bite him. If he goes into the water, the crocodile will get him. That’s the situation we’re in.”

—Sembuli Masasa, a resident of Katumba, describing the fate of residents who face displacement to make way for a foreign investor.

Overview

IFPRI Discussion Paper 01132

Jean-Francois Maystadt

ABSTRACT

On 25 May 2011, a Tripartite Commission comprised of the governments of Tanzania and Burundi and the UNHCR met to discuss the future of approximately 38,000 refugees in Mtabila camp in Tanzania. The talks ended with a decision to close the camp on 31 December 2011. The government of Tanzania has announced that they expect a renewed repatriation drive to start imminently and that they are prepared to revoke the refugee status of the group “if need be.”

The Government of Tanzania announces commitment to address findings on the violence against children survey report

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, 9 August 2011 – The results of a pioneering survey led by the Government of Tanzania released today reveal an urgent need to address violence against children across all sectors and in settings where children spend most of their time, particularly in their homes, communities, and schools.

Abstract