TANZANIA has commended the World Bank for its financial and technical support in building capacity for research and the use of data to support the policy-making process.
The Deputy Minister for Finance, Hamad Hassan Chande made the remarks at an event to mark the 15th Anniversary of the World Bank’s premier household survey, the Living Standards Measurement Study – Integrated Surveys on Agriculture in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday.
The deputy minister singled out the support provided by the World Bank in strengthening the National Bureau of Statistics and Zanzibar Bureau of Statistics in conducting longitudinal household surveys and interviews.
He stated that the World Bank’s support has helped carry out a number of reforms to boost productivity in the agricultural sector, making Tanzania a breadbasket in the East and Central Africa region.
“Tanzania has implemented several policy reforms in the agricultural sector and is now relied upon to supply food to neighbouring countries,” said the deputy minister.
