World Bank2012-06-122012-06-122007-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7798Tanzania's Pilot Rural Investment Climate Assessment (RICA) measures the economic environment of non-farm entrepreneurs. The pilot assessment has three key objectives: it aims to better understand the rural non-farm economy in Tanzania, shed light on rural enterprise dynamics and business constraints, and reflect on areas where government policies are readily directed to help promote rural non-farm enterprise activity. The RICA is based on an analysis of a unique survey data set collected by the National Bureau o f Statistics (NBS) during January and March 2005, covering enterprises, households, and communities in all seven geographical zones of the country. Some of the main findings of the study are: 1) Rural non farm enterprises matter; 2) Tanzanian rural non farm enterprises differ from their urban counterparts; 3) Rural trade dominates; 4) Labor productivity is low; 5) Registration is associated with higher labor productivity; 6) The rate of new firm creation appears to be lower than in other African countries; 7) A minority of enterprises propels employment growth; and 8) Due to relatively rapid agricultural growth in recent years, demand exists for more rural non-farm economic activity. However, entrepreneurs are now constrained mainly from the supply-side in their response to this increased demand.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO CREDITACCOUNTINGADDITIONAL INCOMEAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIESAGRICULTURAL ECONOMYAGRICULTURAL GROWTHAGRICULTURAL INPUTSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAGRICULTURAL SECTORAGRICULTURAL SERVICESANNUAL INCOMEANNUAL INTEREST RATEAVERAGE EARNINGSBARRIERS TO ENTRYBROKERSBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS OPERATIONSBUYERSCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPITALIZATIONCASH CROPSCOLLATERALCOLLATERAL REQUIREMENTSCOLLUSIONCOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMMERCIAL FARMSCOMMUNITY LEADERSCOMPETITORSCONFLICTCONSUMERCONSUMER GOODSCONSUMERSCONTRIBUTIONCOOPERATIVESCOST INCREASESCREDIT GUARANTEECROP PRODUCTIONDEMAND-SIDE FACTORSDEPENDANTDIRECT COSTSDISPUTE RESOLUTIONDIVERSIFICATIONEARNINGSECONOMIC ACTIVITIESECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC GROWTHEMPLOYMENT INCOMEENTERPRISE OPERATIONSENTERPRISE OWNERSHIPENTERPRISE PERFORMANCEENTERPRISE SIZEENTREPRENEURENTREPRENEURSHIPEQUIPMENTEXCHANGE RATEEXPANSIONEXPENDITUREFAMILY MEMBERSFARM ACTIVITIESFARM ACTIVITYFARM PRODUCTSFARM SECTORFARM SELF-EMPLOYMENTFINANCESFINANCIAL CONSTRAINTSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL SECTORFINANCIAL STATEMENTSFISCAL POLICYFIXED ASSETSFOOD CROPSFORMAL EDUCATIONFORMAL LOANSGOVERNMENT INVESTMENTSGOVERNMENT POLICIESGROSS SALESHOUSEHOLD BUDGETHOUSEHOLD HEADHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHOUSEHOLD WELFAREIDLE CAPACITYINCOMEINCOME GROWTHINCOME TAXINCOMESINFLATIONINTEREST RATESINTERNATIONAL BANKINVENTORIESINVESTMENT CLIMATEINVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENTINVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENTSLABOR COSTSLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLAND PRODUCTIVITYLAWSLEGAL ENVIRONMENTLEGAL OBLIGATIONLENDERSLEVYLICENSINGLOCAL ECONOMYLOCAL FARMERSLOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCAL INFRASTRUCTURELOCAL MARKETLOCAL MARKETSMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMACROECONOMIC STABILIZATIONMANUFACTURING ENTERPRISESMARGINAL RATEMARKET ACCESSMARKET COMPETITIONMARKET DEMANDMARKET FAILURESMARKET SHAREMARKET SHARESMARKETINGMICRO-ENTERPRISESMICROCREDITMICROENTERPRISESMICROFINANCEMICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONSNATIONAL POVERTYNONPAYMENTNUISANCE TAXESOPERATING COSTSOPERATING PERMITSPOORPOOR ECONOMIC GROWTHPOOR INVESTMENTPOVERTY INDICATORSPOVERTY LEVELSPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY RATEPOVERTY RATESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIVATIZATIONPROBABILITYPROPERTY RIGHTSPROSPERITYPUBLIC EXPENDITURESPUBLIC INVESTMENTSPUBLIC SERVICESQUESTIONNAIRESREAL PRICESREGISTRATION PROCESSREGRESSION ANALYSISREGULATORY BARRIERSREMITTANCERESEARCH ASSISTANCERESOURCE ALLOCATIONRETAIL TRADINGRETURNRURALRURAL ACTIVITIESRURAL AREARURAL AREASRURAL BUSINESSRURAL BUSINESSESRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL ECONOMIC GROWTHRURAL ECONOMYRURAL EMPLOYMENTRURAL ENTERPRISESRURAL ENTREPRENEURSRURAL FINANCERURAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSRURAL FINANCIAL SERVICESRURAL GROWTHRURAL HOUSEHOLDSRURAL INFRASTRUCTURERURAL INVESTMENTRURAL LABORRURAL MARKETRURAL MARKETSRURAL POPULATIONRURAL POVERTYRURAL ROADSRURAL SECTORRURAL SERVICESRURAL STANDARDSRURAL TOWNSRURAL TRADESALESAVINGSSECONDARY EDUCATIONSHOPSSHORT-TERM CAPITALSMALL BUSINESSESSMALL ENTERPRISESMALL ENTERPRISESSMALL FIRMSSOCIAL SERVICESTATE OWNED ENTERPRISESSTATISTICAL ANALYSISSTRUCTURAL REFORMSSUB-SAHARAN AFRICASUBSIDIARYTAX RATETAXATIONTELECOMMUNICATIONSTRADE SECTORTRADINGTRANSACTIONTRANSACTION COSTSTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTTRUST FUNDTURNOVERWAGEWORK EXPERIENCEWorld Bank10.1596/7798