An Assessment of the Constraints Inhibiting Tanzania Meat Export Perfomance.

Abstract

This study assesses the constraints inhibiting Tanzania meat export performance. It focuses on finding out how infrastructure, market access, supply chain, and world meat price are affecting Tanzania meat export performance. This study used both primary and secondary data to examine constraints inhibiting Tanzania meat export performance. Ordinary Least Square (OSL) method was used to estimate the regression model. Content analysis was used to analyze primary data. The study finds that soft infrastructure, meat price and the cost of compliance with sanitary and phytosanitary measures have negative impact on Tanzania meat export performance. On the other hand, the study finds a positive relationship between meat export and tariff. Also the study shows that, Tanzania meat supply chain is inhibited by quality of meat input (livestock), and lack of meat processing industries. In order to benefit from meat trade Tanzania government has to great policies which would enable meat stakeholders to comply with SPS standards, to diversity meat market and reduce cost of soft infrastructure by promoting competition in telecommunication industry. Also overnment policies should be directed to enable livestock producers to get education on how to detect livestock diseases and respond upon it. Investment policies should be directed to attract more companies to invest in meat processing industries.