Tanzania: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centre
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Institute
cg.contributor.donorUnited Arab Emirates
cg.contributor.donorGates Foundation
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Fund
cg.contributor.programAcceleratorPolicy Innovations
cg.coverage.countryTanzania
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africa
cg.creator.identifierEmerta Aragie: 0000-0002-4982-9923
cg.creator.identifierJames Thurlow: 0000-0003-3414-374X
cg.creator.identifierEleanor Jones: 0009-0005-6214-4071
cg.howPublishedGrey Literature
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.number4
cg.reviewStatusInternal Review
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigation
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.impactAreaPoverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs
dc.contributor.authorAragie, Emerta
dc.contributor.authorThurlow, James
dc.contributor.authorXu, Valencia Wenqian
dc.contributor.authorJones, Eleanor
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-10T14:47:28Z
dc.date.available2025-06-10T14:47:28Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/175041
dc.titleTanzania: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable developmenten
dcterms.abstractIn this policy brief, we present research findings of a systematic evaluation and ranking of investment options for Tanzania’s agrifood system based on their cost-effectiveness in achieving multiple development outcomes, including agrifood gross domestic product (GDP) growth, agrifood job creation, poverty reduction, declining rates of undernourishment, and lowering diet deprivation. Additionally, the study assesses their environmental footprint, focusing on water consumption, land use, and emissions. Investments in extension and advisory services on livestock are shown to be the most cost-effective in expanding agrifood GDP and jobs. We also find that targeting SME processors generates stronger impacts on jobs, while extension services in agronomy are particularly cost-effective in fostering growth. Similarly, investing in extension services in agronomy and livestock, along with support to SME processors, yields significant gains in social outcomes, though with varying effects on poverty, hunger, and diet quality. However, many cost-effective investments have relatively high environmental footprints, highlighting potential tradeoffs. The study further reveals shifts in the cost-effectiveness ranking of investment options over time and when extreme production shocks occur.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audiencePolicy Makers
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAragie, Emerta; Thurlow, James; Xu, Valencia Wenqian; and Jones, Eleanor. 2025. Tanzania: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development. Agrifood Investment Prioritization Country Series Brief 4. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175041
dcterms.extent24 p.
dcterms.isPartOfAgrifood Investment Prioritization Country Series Brief
dcterms.issued2025-06-09
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dcterms.relationhttps://www.ifpri.org/project/agrifood-investment-prioritization/
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/174467
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/174468
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/174466
dcterms.subjectagrifood systems
dcterms.subjecteconomics
dcterms.subjectenvironment
dcterms.subjectpoverty reduction
dcterms.typeBrief

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