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<p>Tanzania is one developing country faced with food poverty estimated at 8% and categorized as a relatively high malnutrition status country in Africa. Prior research has demonstrated a significant association between agricultural production and food poverty. However, the existing literature presents mixed results. This study is&#xa0;aimed at examining the determinants and effect of household agricultural participation on food poverty in Tanzania using the household budget survey 2017/18 data which is representative&#xa0;of the country. Instrumental variable probit estimation&#xa0;was used to determine the effect of household’s agricultural participation on food poverty. Descriptive statistics show that households participating in agriculture were more food poor than non-participating households. Agricultural participation is positively correlated with the age of the household head, land ownership, rural locality and unemployment, while off-farm income and formal education negatively influence participation. Inferential results show that households participating in agriculture were less likely to be food poor by 66.2% than non-participating households. The results imply that agriculture has the potential of reducing household’s food poverty. However, for the sector to significantly reduce food poverty, promotion of off-farm income generating activities to supplement own-food production, and development of infrastructure and market access particularly in rural areas are inevitable.</p>

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Making agriculture pro-poor: effect of household’s agricultural participation on food poverty with evidence from Tanzania

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    2025年7月25日

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  • Furaha N. Rashid,
  • Robert M. Lihawa,
  • Fred Alfred Rwechungura,
  • Eliaza Mkuna

摘要

Tanzania is one developing country faced with food poverty estimated at 8% and categorized as a relatively high malnutrition status country in Africa. Prior research has demonstrated a significant association between agricultural production and food poverty. However, the existing literature presents mixed results. This study is aimed at examining the determinants and effect of household agricultural participation on food poverty in Tanzania using the household budget survey 2017/18 data which is representative of the country. Instrumental variable probit estimation was used to determine the effect of household’s agricultural participation on food poverty. Descriptive statistics show that households participating in agriculture were more food poor than non-participating households. Agricultural participation is positively correlated with the age of the household head, land ownership, rural locality and unemployment, while off-farm income and formal education negatively influence participation. Inferential results show that households participating in agriculture were less likely to be food poor by 66.2% than non-participating households. The results imply that agriculture has the potential of reducing household’s food poverty. However, for the sector to significantly reduce food poverty, promotion of off-farm income generating activities to supplement own-food production, and development of infrastructure and market access particularly in rural areas are inevitable.