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Preface -- Acknowledgment -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Executive summary -- 1. Agriculture and the macroeconomy: A. Sectoral growth -- B. Agricultural exports and imports -- C. Summary -- 2. The resource base and the rural population: A. Natural resources -- B. Land-use and the environment -- C. The rural household -- D. Rural poverty and food security -- E. Regional characteristics -- F. Rural labor markets -- G. Summary -- 3. Agricultural services: A. Government funding for agricultura services -- B. Farmer cooperatives -- C. Supply of agricultural inputs -- D. Rural finance -- E. Rural infrastructure -- F. Summary -- 4. Sources of growth: A. Market prospects for Tanzania's agricultural produce -- B. Diversification and expansion of exports -- C. Technological changes -- D. Traditional export crops -- E. Summary -- 5. An agricultural development strategy: A. Previous sectoral reviews -- B. Government policy statement -- C. Adjustment programs -- D. Lessons from this review -- E. Constraints to agricultural growth -- F. An agricultural development strategy -- G. Environmental impact of agricultural growth -- H. Poverty alleviation -- 6. Implications for public expenditure in agriculture: A. The Bank portfolio -- B. Donor funded projects -- Statistical annex -- Maps

This report provides an overview of agro-ecological characteristics, the rural household, and the institutional framework which together determine Tanzania ' s agricultural development prospects. The report: 1) provides a brief review of agricultural growth since the 1960s; 2) describes the natural resource base, land use, and the nature of the rural household; 3) provides an assessment of the Government institutions, farmer cooperatives, and other enterprises which support agricultural development; 4) assesses the results of adjustment on agricultural products; 5) attempts to fit the characteristics of the various subsectors, the constraints to development and growth opportunities to the Government ' s objectives for the sector; 6) recommends Government interventions in the short and medium term, to support agricultural development; and 7) provides a brief overview of the potential role of Government in supporting and investing in agricultural development.