Commercialisation of smallholder production in Tanzania: implications for sustainable resources management

Geographical Journal, Volume 174 Issue 2, Pages 158 - 161, Jun 2008

The policy environment under which the agricultural sector operates in Tanzania has undergone significant changes since the mid-1980s. These changes are dominated by an increasing commercialisation of smallholder production. Views on the consequences and implications of the outcomes of this process on the management of resources are mixed. Some see the integration of the peasantry into the world economy as a cause for productivity decline, but others stress that there has indeed been a failure to integrate the peasantry into the market economy. This paper contributes to the discussion through reflection on the commercialisation of smallholder production in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania.

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