The report identifies and proposes responses to the bottlenecks to improving competitiveness and diversification in selected agricultural export-oriented sectors along Tanzania’s main export corridors.
The report is structured as follows. Chapter 1 provides and introduction and background to the project – and the methodology used in undertaking the study. Chapter 2 provides a detailed account of agriculture trade focusing on export performance in recent years. This is followed by a discussion of the underlying institutional arrangements for agriculture trade policy. Chapter 4 discusses the bottlenecks affecting the effective performance of agricultural trade institutions in Tanzania, this is followed by proposals for improving the effectiveness of agriculture trade support institutions in the country. The report concludes with a series of recommendations for resolving institutional bottlenecks for improved agriculture trade competitiveness and export diversification in Tanzania.
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