Agrarian Socialism in the Third World: The Tanzanian Case

Lofchie, Michael F.; Arrighi, Giovanni; Saul, John S.; Ingle, Clyde R.; Nellis, John; Nyerere, Julius K.; Stavenhagen, Rodolfo; Dumont, René; Hekken, P. M. Van; Velzen, H.U.E. Thoden van

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“…In the post-colonial era, the state was critical of the progressive farmer model, and favoured the earlier colonial model to focus on LSAIs and smallholder production as parallel strategies (Coulson & Diyamett, 2012). The new socialist government nationalised the LSAIs that had been established and were still in operation since the colonial era (including sisal, coffee, tea, sugar, coconuts and dairy) and transformed these to state farms (Lofchie, 1976;Nyerere, 1969). The more successful establishment of these LSAIs have generally been associated with favourable commodity prices, crops well-adapted to dry conditions (e.g., Sisal), and continued government support (Shivji, 1986;Hartemink & Wienk, 1995).…”

Section: Lsais In Tanzania -A Brief Historical Contextmentioning

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The Scaling Down of SAGCOT Public Private Partnerships

2023

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This study analyses SAGCOT’s public-private partnership policy, which anticipated attracting external investors in large-scale nucleus farms to commercialise smallholder farmers. Data were collected from a review of SAGCOT policy documents, a compilation of SAGCOT registered partners and qualitative interview data collected from private companies, government officials, farmers and outgrower associations. The majority of SAGCOT registered commercial partners are small- to medium-scale and most of them were already operating in the area before SAGCOT was established. We conclude that the SAGCOT investment strategy, in practice, has been linked to small- to medium-scale operations and also mainly to already existing enterprises, which stand in contrast to the initially envisioned model of attracting new large-scale farming enterprises to the region. We argue that there is a need for SAGCOT and policy makers to learn from this dissonance between initial policy ambition and actual outcomes of SAGCOT public-private partnerships.

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Section: Lsais In Tanzania -A Brief Historical Contextmentioning

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The Scaling Down of SAGCOT Public Private Partnerships

2023

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“…(2) Voluntary participation in socialist settlements has been replaced by coercive villageization, with a corresponding decline in agricultural production (Coulson 1975;Boesen 1976;Lofchie 1976;4 Leonard 1976;Mapolu and Philippson 1975;Williams 1976:141). Dissatisfied with the pace of the ujamaa village program, Tanzania's leaders in 1973-75 authorized a series of large-scale resettlement operations.…”

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The Bureaucracy and the Bourgeoisie: Decentralization and Class Structure in Tanzania

Samoff

1979

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A decade ago, most African states had proclaimed their commitment to centralized planning and administration. At the end of European rule, African leaders saw their countries as poor and malintegrated, but with great potential. That potential could be realized, they thought, only through firm central direction. Scarce resources, including capital and technology, had to be coordinated effectively and managed carefully. The few skilled personnel had to be located at key points. And the divisive tendencies of regional, religious, and ethnic differences had to be constrained by a centralized, national authority.

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Between Heterochthonous Laissez-Faireism and Autochthonous Organic Farming: Africa’s Lazarus Global Food Security Challenges

Amusan

2021

The Palgrave Handbook of Africa and the Changing Global Order

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Agrarian Socialism in the Third World: The Tanzanian Case

Cited by 11 publications

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The Scaling Down of SAGCOT Public Private Partnerships

The Scaling Down of SAGCOT Public Private Partnerships

The Bureaucracy and the Bourgeoisie: Decentralization and Class Structure in Tanzania

Between Heterochthonous Laissez-Faireism and Autochthonous Organic Farming: Africa’s Lazarus Global Food Security Challenges

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