Assessing investment priorities for driving inclusive agricultural transformation in Tanzania
This study utilizes a recursive dynamic general equilibrium model calibrated with data for Tanzania to explore the link between agricultural and rural development spending and four development outcomes: economic growth, job creation, poverty reduction, and diet quality. Results show that no single e...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Aragie, Emerta A. Benfica, Rui Pauw, Karl Randriamamonjy, Josee Thurlow, James |
| author_browse | Aragie, Emerta A. Benfica, Rui Pauw, Karl Randriamamonjy, Josee Thurlow, James |
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| description | This study utilizes a recursive dynamic general equilibrium model calibrated with data for Tanzania to explore the link between agricultural and rural development spending and four development outcomes: economic growth, job creation, poverty reduction, and diet quality. Results show that no single expenditure option is the most effective in achieving all four desired development outcomes for Tanzania. Productivity-enhancing agricultural interventions in horticulture are effective at generating growth in the agri-food system (AFS) and improving diets, but have a limited effect on employment. Supporting cereal producers has large effects on growth and poverty reduction, with relatively high returns per dollar invested, but its effect on diet quality is weak. Providing livestock services to milk and poultry farmers consistently ranks high across the outcome indicators, with strong employment effects on downstream AFS. Crop research and development and feeder roads generate moderate impacts on all four outcomes. Partially reallocating the budget towards the most cost-effective spending options can substantially increase the development effectiveness for Tanzania of agriculture sector support expenditures. The approach adopted in this study can help policymakers design and prioritize agricultural interventions and expenditure portfolios that better reflect the country’s broad food system. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1403162025-12-02T21:02:41Z Assessing investment priorities for driving inclusive agricultural transformation in Tanzania Aragie, Emerta A. Benfica, Rui Pauw, Karl Randriamamonjy, Josee Thurlow, James poultry policy innovation economic growth milk farmers research agricultural transformation horticulture agrifood systems rural development diet quality livestock equilibrium poverty reduction This study utilizes a recursive dynamic general equilibrium model calibrated with data for Tanzania to explore the link between agricultural and rural development spending and four development outcomes: economic growth, job creation, poverty reduction, and diet quality. Results show that no single expenditure option is the most effective in achieving all four desired development outcomes for Tanzania. Productivity-enhancing agricultural interventions in horticulture are effective at generating growth in the agri-food system (AFS) and improving diets, but have a limited effect on employment. Supporting cereal producers has large effects on growth and poverty reduction, with relatively high returns per dollar invested, but its effect on diet quality is weak. Providing livestock services to milk and poultry farmers consistently ranks high across the outcome indicators, with strong employment effects on downstream AFS. Crop research and development and feeder roads generate moderate impacts on all four outcomes. Partially reallocating the budget towards the most cost-effective spending options can substantially increase the development effectiveness for Tanzania of agriculture sector support expenditures. The approach adopted in this study can help policymakers design and prioritize agricultural interventions and expenditure portfolios that better reflect the country’s broad food system. 2023-04-25 2024-03-14T12:09:18Z 2024-03-14T12:09:18Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140316 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Aragie, Emerta; Benfica, Rui; Pauw, Karl; Randriamamonjy, Josée; and Thurlow, James. 2023. Assessing investment priorities for driving inclusive agricultural transformation in Tanzania. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2181. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136687. |
| spellingShingle | poultry policy innovation economic growth milk farmers research agricultural transformation horticulture agrifood systems rural development diet quality livestock equilibrium poverty reduction Aragie, Emerta A. Benfica, Rui Pauw, Karl Randriamamonjy, Josee Thurlow, James Assessing investment priorities for driving inclusive agricultural transformation in Tanzania |
| title | Assessing investment priorities for driving inclusive agricultural transformation in Tanzania |
| title_full | Assessing investment priorities for driving inclusive agricultural transformation in Tanzania |
| title_fullStr | Assessing investment priorities for driving inclusive agricultural transformation in Tanzania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing investment priorities for driving inclusive agricultural transformation in Tanzania |
| title_short | Assessing investment priorities for driving inclusive agricultural transformation in Tanzania |
| title_sort | assessing investment priorities for driving inclusive agricultural transformation in tanzania |
| topic | poultry policy innovation economic growth milk farmers research agricultural transformation horticulture agrifood systems rural development diet quality livestock equilibrium poverty reduction |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140316 |
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