The Agrarian Question in Tanzania? A State of the Art Paper (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789171066848)

There are about four million peasant families in Tanzania. They farm on the smallest scale, the average farm being two acres in size. The principal agricultural equipment is the hand hoe. Since the onset of the colonial era, those in authority have pursued policies to dominate the peasantry. It is argued that the small scale of operations has contributed to the widespread poverty among farmers. There is still good agricultural land that is not farmed, but the current land tenure of peasants reproduces itself on new farmland. The conclusion is that in order to accelerate agricultural development, land tenure must be institutionalized.

Author: Sam Maghimbi,Razack B. Lokina,A. Senga Mathew
ISBN-10: 9171066845
ISBN-13: 9789171066848
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute
Language: English
Published: 03/22/2011
Pages: 70
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.28lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.15d