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Graduate Student Research (2020 Deadline)
Tanzania - Project E3-003: Essays on Land Governance and Agricultural Productivity in Tanzania
Mentor: Onesmo Selejio, Univesity of Dar es Salaam
Mentee: Fatma Norman
Dates: July 2020 - September 2021
Project Overview
This project focused on building the capacity of postgraduate students in research and supported all activities for carrying out graduate research for a Masters’ degree in economics candidate, Fatma Norman. Ms. Norman’s study examined the effect of land ownership security on land investment and agricultural productivity in Tanzania using National Panel Survey data. She employed a Multinomial Probit model to analyze the effect of land ownership security on the choice of investment on soil conservation technologies, a Random Effect Model to investigate the effect of land ownership security on agricultural productivity, and a Logit model to determine the factors that hinder or promote land ownership security among maize farming households.
Final Summary of Project Activities
The PEER project supported Ms. Norman in the development, data collection, and travel connected to her research. She was also coached on processing and analysis of the data and supported on presentations of her draft dissertation in seminars and scientific conferences. PEER support also paid for costs related to editing her dissertation and participating at the Agricultural Economist Society of Tanzania (AGREST) Annual Conference. The results from the study indicate land ownership security has a positive and significant influence on the smallholder farmer’s decision to invest in soil erosion control technologies as well as promoting agricultural productivity. Furthermore, the results show that agricultural productivity, access to credit, and extension services, gender, household size, age, and farm size are key factors that enhance land ownership security among smallholder farmers in Tanzania. With her degree now in hand, Ms. Norman has been promoted to Assistant Lecturer at ARDHI University, Tanzania, and is preparing two academic articles based on her research.
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