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The spice industry in Tanzania: general profile, supply chain structure, and food standards compliance issues

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dc.creator Akyoo, A.
dc.creator Lazaro, E.
dc.date 2021-01-28T09:18:35Z
dc.date 2021-01-28T09:18:35Z
dc.date 2007
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-25T08:50:32Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-25T08:50:32Z
dc.identifier 978-87-7605-197-6
dc.identifier https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/3369
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/90311
dc.description DIIS Working Paper no 2007/8
dc.description The fall in the agricultural sector’s contribution to Tanzanian export earnings since the early 1990s has increased attention toward new crops with the potential of supplementing the country’s traditional export crops. Particular attention has been focused upon identifying crops enjoying price stability, high demand elasticity and low substitutability. Spices fall into this category. Consequently there have been efforts by public agencies and private exporters, both on the mainland and on Zanzibar, to promote the crop. However, access to high value export markets raises issues of supply chain dynamics and conformity with international standards. This paper focuses upon the recent history of the spice industry in Tanzania with reference to these issues. The main conclusions are that Certified Organic standards are the only international standards complied with, and that a very loosely coordinated chain exists alongside a more coordinated one. Macro- and micro-institutional weaknesses need attention if the full potential of the sub-sector is to be realized.
dc.format application/pdf
dc.language en
dc.publisher Danish Institute for International Studies, DIIS
dc.subject Agricultural sector’s contribution
dc.subject Spice industry
dc.subject Food standards compliance
dc.subject Crops
dc.subject Certified Organic standards
dc.subject Zanzibar
dc.title The spice industry in Tanzania: general profile, supply chain structure, and food standards compliance issues
dc.type Working Paper


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