Implication of the Economic Stability on the Poverty-Agriculture Development Nexus in Tanzania

Abstract

Economic growth has been stable and impressive since 2000, but poverty and agricultural development have been stagnant in the same period. This study sought to explore trends in, and relationships among, economic growth, poverty reduction, and agricultural development. The results show an insufficient connection between the three components and that there is a negative relationship between economic growth and agricultural growth. An economic shift from the agricultural sector to the service sector contributes to poverty and the deterioration of the livelihood of rural people. To improve the situation, we offer a few suggestions, including the establishment of a proper link between farmers and available opportunities in order to foster a proper connection between economic growth and the agricultural development-poverty nexus. There is also a need to sustain economic growth based on the four pillars of food security: food availability, food access, food stability, and food utilization.