Policy analysts have critiqued the trend where small holder farmers are sidelined in decision making and other pertinent issues pertaining to their fate in the agricultural sector.
Analysts say currently agriculture is dominated by ‘investors’ and urban middle class Tanzanians who turn their fellow citizens into casual labourers, particularly women.
These criticisms were part of the presentations during the two days Tanzania Action Policy Hub Workshop on October 6th and 7th that convened experts in research, policy analysts and agriculture.
Robert Gordon University (RGU) will host a series of energy and engineering focused seminars in Ghana and Nigeria for prospective students keen to develop their careers or make a start in the oil and gas industry.
The free sessions, which will be held in October and November, will feature presentations from four of the university’s lecturers and focus on the breadth of energy related courses on offer at RGU, and the career opportunities they can lead to.
Ibiye Iyalla, course leader for MSc Subsea Engineering at the School of Engineering and Dr David Lonie, course leader for MSc IT for the Oil and Gas Industry at the School of Computing Science and Digital Media will both give presentations.
Director of the annual Copperbelt Mining Trade Expo & Conference (CBM-TEC) Nicole Smith, says Zambia is an attractive mining destination which enjoys overwhelming support from government.
In a statement Smith stated that despite metal prices hitting a five and half year low this year, the country's mining industry received a relief through royalty tax rate alteration, which saw the industry floating at a par level, for business to continue without extensive constraints.
The Tanzanian Government has been criticised over its monopoly, and a failure to launch the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Report even after it was published two years ago.
Deus Kibamba Executive Director Tanzania Citizens’ Information Bureau (TCIB) says the state monopoly of the report is deliberate but quite unacceptable and against the norms and traditions of good governance.
“This is our report, a nation as a whole and therefore it does not belong to the Government machinery per se, we are now obliged to ensure that the findings of this report reaches the people, two years after it has come out,” he commented.
On Monday September 28th, The Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) celebrated an implementation of the Single Custom Treaty (SCT) with Rwanda in a bid remove bureaucratic red tapes and address failure of having a competent logistic information system.
The move is seen as a relief and breakthrough to Rwandese Freight Forwarders but also to Tanzanians who transport logistics to and from Rwanda. The arrangement is an effort towards merging the laws in an effort of eliminating Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs).
