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271. MUKEJA: Mpango uliobuniwa kuwakomboa wananchi wa Ngorongoro
  Monday, February 27, 2006  by Admin
  MUKEJA: Mpango uliobuniwa kuwakomboa wananchi wa Ngorongoro - WILAYA ya Ngorongoro iliyopo katika jiji la Arusha ni miongoni mwa wilaya ambazo zimekuwa zikidaiwa kuwa wakazi wake wengi ni masikini wa kipato, ijapokuwa ni kati ya wilaya ambazo zimekuwa zikiliingizia taifa fedha nyingi kutokana na rasilimali ya utalii inayopatikana wilayani humo.
 
272. Poverty Reduction Strategy Review
  Friday, February 24, 2006  by Admin
  This is a report of the the consultation of civil society organizations in the Southern Highlands Regions of Iringa, Mbeya, Rukwa and Ruvuma which took place in March 2004. Presentations were targeted for generating knowledge and understanding of the policy processes, and the facilitation of grassroots feedback into the PRS process.
 
273. Emerging East African Federation and its implications for Civil Society, Governance adn Accountability
  Thursday, February 23, 2006  by Admin
  Free movement of labour, a single currency, parliament and constitution for Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya by 2010. These are some of the promises of East African Federation. With these promises, some questions arise: what will the free movement of people and labour mean for unemployment and crime rates in the countries involved; will a common parliament and constitution increase transparency, accountability and citizen participation in decision making?
 
274. Tanzanian coastal communities get special development funds
  Wednesday, February 22, 2006  by Admin
  Tanzanian coastal communities get special development funds - People living along Tanzania 's eastern coast and on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Zanzibar are getting special funds to help them reduce poverty and improve their living standards.
The Marine and Coastal Environment Management Project has just offered 80,000 U.S. dollars as the kick-off of a total of 800,000 dollars of special funds set aside for this year for the improvement of livelihood and social well-being.
 
275. Rural folk needs capacity building
  Monday, February 20, 2006  by Admin
  Rural folk needs capacity building
The striking thing as we moved from one homestead to another was the meticulous way in which the residents effectively utilized almost every patch of land to grow crops.
Talk of mixed farming and the villages of Mgeta, Nyandira and Langali are typical examples of how communities can effectively use a piece of land by growing food-crops, vegetables and fruits and at the sometime maintain the soil fertility.
 
276. Millennium Challenge Corporation Announces Program in Tanzania
  Monday, February 20, 2006  by Admin
  Millennium Challenge Corporation Announces Program in Tanzania - Tanzania will receive up to $11.15 million in Threshold Program assistance to begin a broad attack on corruption, the board of directors of the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) announced on February 1. Tanzania's Threshold Program is expected to span a two-year period, according to an MCC press release announcing the assistance. The program, according to the MCC, will enable Tanzania to enhance local capacity to fight corruption, strengthen the rule of law for good governance and increase oversight of public procurement.
 
277. Why Informal Sector Players Avoid Paying Tax
  Monday, February 20, 2006  by Admin
  Why Informal Sector Players Avoid Paying Tax
A couple of weeks ago, it was reported in this paper that the Tanzanian government plans to improve revenue collection as a percentage of gross domestic product by targeting the informal sector.It is thought that a substantial percentage of economic production sips through the tax net because the producers operate informally and are not caught by the traditional taxation regime, which is designed to tax producers operating within formal structures.
 
278. EAC Customs Union Sensitization in major Border Stations
  Monday, February 20, 2006  by Admin
  Officials from the Directorate of Customs and Trade of the East African Community (EAC), together with Members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) are undertaking a five-day Sensitization Programme on the EAC Customs Union in the major Border Stations of Tanzania and Kenya, from 20th to 24th February 2006.
 
279. Drive to process cashew nuts moves into high gear
  Sunday, February 19, 2006  by Admin
  Drive to process cashew nuts moves into high gear
The government, in collaboration with stakeholders in the cashewnut industry, has decided to take by storm the processing of cashew nuts in order to expand the market, develop more jobs and increase export earnings.
The creation of a local processing industry presents significant challenges including necessary investments in the infrastructure, transfer of technology, and best practices, especially in the cashew processing industry.
 
280. How fares the national economy?
  Sunday, February 19, 2006  by Admin
  The biggest challenge facing the fourth phase government is to maintain the economic gains of the previous administration which include sustaining macro-economic stability.
The inflation rate was over 30 percent in 1995, but by 2000 it had been contained to a single digit of less be attributed to restrictive monetary policy and fiscal discipline as the government restricted borrowing from the banking system, which expands money supply and fuels inflation.
 
281. Unbelievable: We no longer need debt relief!
  Wednesday, February 15, 2006  by Admin
  The chaotic nature of the informal sector makes it seem like an island of untapped wealth floating in the pool of poverty. A recent study by the Institute for Liberty and Democracy (ILD) called for by Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto is shockingly informative. The so called 'extralegal' sector in Tanzania is sitting on cumulative assets to the tune of USD29 billion (appro.Tshs.29 trillion).
 
282. Tanzania-The status of Tanzanian honey Trade- Domestic and International Markets
  Wednesday, February 15, 2006  by Admin
  Beekeeping in Tanzania plays a major role in socio-economic development and environmental conservation. It is a source of food (e.g. honey, pollen and brood), raw materials for various industries (e.g. beeswax candles, lubricants), medicine (honey, propolis, beeswax bee venom) and source of income for beekeepers. It is estimated that the sector generates about US$ 1.7 million each year from sales of honey and beeswax and employ about 2 million rural people.
 
283. Poverty Eradication Programmes in Tanzania: 1999 paper
  Wednesday, February 15, 2006  by Admin
  Tanzania is recorded as being among the poorest countries in the world. Varying figures have been presented on per capita income. The World Bank Development Report (1993) ranked Tanzania as having a per capita income of US$ 110 in 1991 and the 1995 report showed to have fallen to US$ 90 in 1993 and being the lowest in the world. Recent figures by the United Republic of Tanzania's reports on the country's economic situation show an improved situation of a capita income of US$ 200 in 1997 (URP, 1997).
 
284. Sustainable livelihoods guidance sheets: comparing development approaches
  Wednesday, February 15, 2006  by Admin
  The sustainable livelihoods approach enters an already crowded conceptual landscape for development. Although all development approaches share certain goals, they may start from different places and attempt to reach them by different means. This section of the Guidance Sheets explores the relationship between the SL approach and other development ideologies, approaches and tools and suggests where the SL approach may add value.
 
285. Pro-poor interventions for local economic development: the case for sectoral targeting
  Wednesday, February 15, 2006  by Admin
  In international debates about planning for local economic development (LED) there is increased discussion about the existence of a growing degree of "convergence" in policy prescriptions across both developed and developing countries. Although the context for LED policy in the South is viewed as different from that prevailing in the developed North (Helmsing, 2001a, 2001b, 2001c)...
 

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