Raising productivity levels and alleviating poverty in Tanzania's rural areas: the case of non-agricultural activities
2000
F Limbu
The study is a state of art review on non-agricultural activities and their role in raising productivity and alleviating poverty. The paper aimed at reviewing the literature related to rural non-agriculture activities (RNAs) in Tanzania. It was an in-depth desk study.The review revealed that very little is known about RNAs and rural employment in the country, and that the government attention related to the same is grossly lacking. Scanty literature exists in the subject, this is much more reflected in two things: one, the non-existence or existence of very limited RNAs and second, lack of research in this area. It was also noted that although the number of rural people employed in non-farm activities has remained insignificant, the share of earnings accrued from these activities has shown a potential to increase. The reason for the lack of rural non-farm activities in Tanzania includes the relative ease with which land for cultivation can be obtained.The paper recommended a list of areas in which further research seems urgently needed. These include studies to establish the types, character, nature, status, problems, constraints, prospects, and levels of productivity that are lacking; the causes of rural under-development and the reason for the persistence and growth of the rural urban gap. It was suggested that it would be more rational to conduct research aimed at exploring possibilities and mechanisms through which rural non-farm activities could be created, expanded and sustained on one hand, and through which farm activities could be diversified on the other.[author]
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