Summary of supply chain development in Tanzania

33679 WORLD BANK GROUP AFRICA REGION, PRIVATE SECTOR UNIT Summary of 2005 Supply Chain Development in Tanzania EPTEMBER S Tanzania has enjoyed accelerated growth levels over the past five years with gross domestic product (GDP) per capita reach- ing over 6 percent in recent months. is performance echoes the development of its East Asian comparators more than its 9 Sub-Saharan neighbors. Driving this is a combination of prudent structural reform and donor support. However, the benefits of this growth have not translated into reduction of poverty, which remains at around 35 percent. e disparity in the share of this positive growth between urban and rural areas is reflected in a deteriorating GINI index, UMBER N which reached 0.35 in 2003. No economic growth appears to have diffused to the agricultural sector, which contributes E over 45 percent of GDP and employs the majority of the labor force. Tanzania ranks near the bottom of its region in terms OT N of food production per capita. Although agricultural export value has increased in recent years due to accelerated private sector participation in agricultural trade, the private sector has failed to create extensive collateral benefits for small-scale farmers. In support of the Government of Tanzania's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) goal of private sector