posted on 2024-09-05, 21:20authored byAida Isinika, John Jeckoniah
This paper looks at the challenges and shortcomings facing the sunflower sub-sector in Tanzania. It showcases the political economy of sunflower based on analyses of the performance of the sector over a 30-year period since the early 1990s, also studying the relations between the importers of edible oil, and the local actors of the sunflower value chain (farmers and processors). In addition, the authors discuss how disparities in accessing resources for production were established across gender, age, wealth status, which led to social differentiation. Following this, they examine how restrictions introduced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has affected activities and relations along the sunflower value chain.
Funding
Department for International Development, UK Government
History
Publisher
APRA, Future Agricultures Consortium
Citation
Isinika A.C. and Jeckoniah, J. (2021) The Political Economy of Sunflower in Tanzania: A Case of Singida Region, APRA Working Paper 49, Brighton: Future Agricultures Consortium