Viewpoints: Tanzania, food prices and promoting agriculture in Africa

Abstract

Last month in Dar es Salaam, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Tanzania Country Office invited members of government, the local aid community, bi- and multilateral organisations, private agribusinesses, civil society, think tanks and journalists, to debate rising food prices and growth prospects in Tanzania. The event, co-organised by the OECD Development Centre with financial support from the Italian government, hinged around two recent reports: Business for Development 2008 (B4D) and the annual African Economic Outlook 2008 (AEO). We asked Sipho Moyo, AfDB Tanzania Resident Representative, to expand on some of the issues raised.