Browsing by Author "Msambichaka, Lucian A."

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    Agrarian Transformation and Rural Development in Tanzania
    (1983) Maeda, J. H. J.; Msambichaka, Lucian A.
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    Agricultural Credit in Tanzania 1961-1966 / Le Crédit Agricole En Tanzanie 1961-66
    (1989) Lundahl, Mats; Msambichaka, Lucian A.
    The article deals with the history of formal agricultural credit in Tanzania during the first years of independence, up to the Arusha Declaration in 1967. During this period greater efforts than hitherto were made to reach the small African farmer and make him switch to improved methods of production. The period also saw the emergence of national policies in the monetary sector. Some old credit institutions were abolished and new ones were established. The foundations were laid for present rural lending policies. In quantitative terms little was achieved, however. In 1967-68 no more than 4,5 percent of all loans to rural households came from, inadequately functioning, public institutions
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    Agricultural Credit in Tanzania: A Peasant Perspective / Le Crédit Agricole En Tanzanie - Le Point De Vue Des Agriculteurs
    (1987) Amani, Haidari K. R.; Msambichaka, Lucian A.; Hedlund, Stefan; Lundahl, Mats
    Cet article présente les résultats d'une enquête sur le crédit agricole qui s'est déroulée au mois de décembre 1984 dans les régions de Iringa, Dodoma et Morogoro en Tanzanie. On connait actuellement très peu de choses sur l'expérience des agriculteurs tanzaniens pour ce qui est la demande et l'offre de crédits. Au niveau gouvernemental, on met l'accent sur les besoins en crédits sans trop savoir si les agriculteurs partagent ce point de vue et sans connaître le volume des crédits disponibles dans les campagnes. Le plupart des agriculteurs interrogés n'ont pas d'épargne liquide ou n'épargnent que de petites sommes (il est bon d'ajouter toutefois que le bétail est une forme d'avoir très répandue). Il est indéniable qu'une demande de crédit existe et tout porte à croire que les prêts dont la finalité est la production agricole constituent la part la plus grande de cette demande. D'après les agriculteurs, le manque de capital nécessaire à la production agricole en limite son volume. Le quart seulement des agriculteurs interrogés reconnaissent avoir obtenu un prêt l'année précédant l'enquête et 40% de ces prêts proviennent de sources privées (non-officielles) avec, cependant, de grandes différences entre les régions. Les crédits officiels sont répartis de manière inégale entre les régions. Les connaissances sur les sources éventuelles de crédit à l'intérieur ou à l'extérieur des villages sont rudimentaires. Les possibilités d'emprunt sont ignorées par environ la moitié des agriculteurs interrogés. Les sommes à emprunter sont relativement petites — en règle générale inférieures à 1.000 shillings — et les prêts ne sont pas accordés pour plus d'un an dans la majeure partie des cas. Les taux d'intérêt sont bas pour les sources officielles comme privées et il n'existe aucun système de prêts à usure. Néanmoins, la majorité des agriculteurs interrogés préfère les crédits officiels au prêts accordés par des personnes privées.
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    Agricultural Development in Tanzania 1961-82: Performance and Major Constraints.
    (1985) Ndulu, B. J.; Msambichaka, Lucian A.
    The new policy has not been a success. The share of agriculture in GDP fell from about 60% at the beginning of the 1960s to 36% 20 years later. The food self-sufficiency target has not been reached. However, as the population outgrows food production, resort has been made to food imports. Finally, the production of export crops has been very mixed, with negative trends for some of the most important crops. The agricultural sector continues to provide most of the employment in the country largely due to the failure of the non-agricultural sectors to develop sufficiently rapidly.
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    How Can Tanzania Move from Poverty to Prosperity
    (Dar es Salaam University Press, 2015-08) Msambichaka, Lucian A.; Mduma, John K.; Mashindano, Osward J.
    Development is an on-going process, and the drive for better life is endless. Tanzania stands out as one of the very few African countries that have managed to sustain peace harmony and unity in more than half a century of independence. Despite this reckoned achievement, the country is faced by a myriad of socio-economic challenges. These range from income poverty to diseases,low education as well as poor advancement in science and technology ow productivity weak governance and equity; uncompetitive private sector, and multitude of other problems. This book is a collective effort of leading academics and professionals on Tanzania's development. It reviews earlier efforts of transforming Tanzania, and assesses why early industrial transformation failed, thus worsening economic growth and livelihoods. The book also reviews experiences of countries that managed to transform, and attempts to answer the question: how did other countries do it? How did they approach agricultural development, poverty reduction, industrial transformation, governance, science, technology and innovation, as well as formalization? Drawing on experiences and lessons from other countries and the history of industrialization, the book presents lessons in utilizing natural resources for socio-economic transformation. The book ends by presenting a synthesis of key messages and recommendations for Tanzanias path from Poverty to prosperity. The road from poverty to prosperity is complex and circuitous. But it is not insurmountable. With a leadership that has a clear vision and integrity, Tanzanians can move towards a robust, happy healthy and prosperous future.Tanzania has development goals and targets spelt out clearly in the National Development Vision 2025. With adequate ingredients of growth, particularly investment in human capital, science, technology, innovation, good governance, visionary and strong-minded leadership coupled with patriotic vision, priorities, focus, consistency and discipline of action, the country will be able to reach the envisaged destination while the clock is ticking.
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    Social Science Methods, Decision-Making and Development Planning
    (1984) Robinson, John; Cotta, Alain; Kassé, Mamadou M.; Msambichaka, Lucian A.; Bagachwa, M. S. D.; Mbele, A. V.; Podesta, Bruno
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    The Socio-Economic Implications of Structural Changes in Plantations in African Countries
    (1986) Lugogo, J. A.; Msambichaka, Lucian A.; Bagachwa, M. S. D.; Dadson, J. A.; Tano, K.
    ILO pub. Working paper, case studies of social implications and economic implications of structural change in plantations in Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Kenya and Tanzania - examines trends affecting agricultural production of cash crops and agricultural employment; comments on legislation regarding land ownership (inc. Land reform); considers agricultural price, agricultural income, wages and working conditions of plantation workers (incl. Rural women). Map, references, statistical tables, tables.