Tanzania
The capital is Dodoma and the largest city is Dar es Salaam.
- The official languages are French and Swahili
- Area: 365,756 sq mi (approx. 3x the size of the State of Michigan)
- Population approx. 56 million in 2016
- Climate: Tanzania’s climate is tropical with coastal areas being hot and humid, while the northwestern highlands are cool and temperate.
Fun fact: Mt Kilimanjaro is located in Tanzania and at 19,341 feet above sea level, it is the highest mountain in Africa.
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Publications and Presentations
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PODCAST: Land Prices Heading Skyward? An Analysis of Farmland Values in Tanzania
Published on May 10, 2018
Thomas Jayne and Ayala Wineman. 2018. The Journal Applied Economics Perspectives and Policy (AEPP) -
The Rise of Medium/Large Scale Farms and Youth Access to Land in Tanzania
Published on April 11, 2018
Presentation at the Panel Discussion on Land-Grab and the Rise of Medium and Large Scale Farms in Africa, N.S.Y. Mdoe, 10th Mwalimu Nyerere Memorial, Intellectual Festival, April 11-13, 2018. -
Unmistakable Signs of Agri-food Systems Transformation in Africa
Published on April 10, 2018
T.S. Jayne and Holger Kray, Seminar at the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of Tanzania, Dodoma, Tanzania, April 10, 2018 -
Unmistakable Signs of Agri-food Systems Transformation in Africa - April 9, 2018
Published on April 9, 2018
T.S. Jayne and Holger Kray, Seminar at the Agricultural Working Group Meeting, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, April 9, 2018 -
Sunflower Value Chain Development in Tanzania: Policy Brief
Published on April 1, 2018
By ASPIRES Tanzania and Dalberg, April 2018
People
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Thomas Jayne
MSU Foundation Professor emeritus
jayne@msu.edu
517-432-9802
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Mywish Maredia
Professor
maredia@msu.edu
517-353-6602
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Nicole Mason-Wardell
Associate Chairperson, Graduate Program Director, and Associate Professor
masonn@msu.edu
517-432-4446
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David Mather
Assistant Professor
matherda@msu.edu
517-449-9694
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Isaac Joseph Minde
Professor
mindeisa@msu.edu
+25 523-260-0742
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Milu Muyanga
Associate Professor
muyangam@msu.edu
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David Nyange
Associate Professor
nyange@msu.edu
+255-754-272-573
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Robert Richardson
Professor
rbr@msu.edu
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Oyinkan Chukuka Tasie
Assistant Professor
otasie@msu.edu
517-355-0131
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David Tschirley
Professor
tschirle@msu.edu
517-355-0134