Introduction
The global economy of the modern world forces economists to consider all of its parts, including East Asia since they influence the market altogether. As highlighted in Africanus (2018), “rapid structural changes from agriculture to manufacturing, rapid employment growth, and improvement in health and safety standards” led to the economic development of the region (p. 1). As such, Tanzania has been increasing its GDP in recent years and aims for further growth (Kweka, 2018). The objectives of the governments concern the development of industrialization, which is traditionally viewed as the sector boosting the economy. Tanzania has several sub-sectors that reflect national cooperative advantages, which will be discussed in the paper.
Aim
The current paper has several significant purposes and practical uses as well. First of all, the work aims to investigate the various sub-sectors in the industrial sector of Tanzania through novel research. The sources reflect the governmental objectives and plans concerning industrialization and statistical information about the effectiveness and profitability of the sub-sectors. Hence, the paper’s goal is to discuss the most prominent sub-sectors based on the data from the scholarly article. Furthermore, the report aims to analyze the possible practice instruments that the government should adopt to support the dynamic process of agriculture-led and resource-based industrialization. Thus, the relevance and practical application of the study lies in shedding light on economic improvements.
Conceptual Clarification
Some concepts mentioned in the paper should be clarified before discussing the matters. As cited in Africanus (2018), industrialization is a “set of economic and social processes related to the discovery of more efficient ways of production” (p. 1). In turn, an agriculture-led and resource-based economic structure supposes the lack of industrialization and reliance on natural resources and farming. The sub-sectors of the manufacturing sector refer to the variants of industrialized production. Furthermore, the sub-sector’s cooperative advantages are those that enable export expansion, output increase, the rise in production efficiency, and an assortment of trade goods.
Discussion
Some brief context should be provided to explore the most perspective manufacturing sub-sectors in Tanzania. As such, it is known that industrialization has played a subordinate role in the economics of the country, which was agriculture-led and resources based (Africanus, 2018). However, when the nation became integrated with the global economy, innovations penetrated it; yet, it was not continuous progress but waves of improvements. According to Kweka (2018), “the manufacturing sector has been growing at an annual average of 9.8%” share of GDP (p. 3). Thus, the industrial sector contributes only a little to the domestic economy at the moment, meaning that “industrialization is still at the infant stage” (Africanus, 2018, p. 2). Fortunately, the government of Tanzania became interested in developing the sector that is considered to increase the country’s output and stabilize the economy.
Finally, the sub-sectors that contribute to industrialization should be discussed. For Tanzania, private and public production includes eatable goods, chemical products, some metallurgy, and mineral processing. However, one of the most advantageous production is the food and beverages sub-sector which fills “more than half of Tanzania’s manufacturing output” (Africanus, 2018, p. 2). Kweka (2018) also emphasizes the significance of “agro-processing, fast-moving consumer goods and construction materials” (p. 4). The author includes textile production, although it competes with Chinese clothes and does not have cooperative advantages. Other issues also disrupt the process of industrialization, namely, “inadequate financial resources, weak coordination across ministries, departments, and agencies, and an unfavorable regulatory environment” (Kweka, 2018, p. 1). Finally, the lack of professional manufacturers prevents the products from being unique for the customers. It could be said that Tanzania is resourceful, yet these resources are natural instead of manufactured. Nevertheless, despite the mentioned difficulties, the country can change the industrialization process for its benefit.
Analysis
The following paragraphs will discuss the best practice instruments that the government should adopt to support the dynamic process of agriculture-led and resource-based industrialization. As mentioned, the government of Tanzania has aimed to enhance the sector; some of its policies might be effective while others need revision. First, the existing issues that prevent stable growth should be eliminated or minimized. As such, the management of financial resources should function errorlessly; the government developed new methods for budget control (Kweka, 2018). Next, there is a problem with communication between the economic departments. Thus, the government should employ professional managers and HR specialists that can contribute to the integration of the sector. Moreover, some systems for collecting and analyzing data should be applied. Finally, the lack of competence among the ruling members of society is solved through training; maybe, foreign companies might contribute to education. In the case of inactive learning, the statesmen can be substituted for more educated ones.
Next, the government should care about maintaining manufacturing growth, namely, to support the country’s already existing and successful or perspective sub-sectors. As such, the government has decided to improve the logistics and infrastructure of some regions (Kweka, 2018). It is a significant step since the most profitable sub-sectors in Tanzania are those that should be transported quickly, such as food. Then, the agro-processing sub-sector demands the enhancement of the technologies used. The government might decrease the customs for the input of new machines for the process. Besides, there should be more quality control and risk management for construction materials and chemicals to exclude possible losses. The decision of the government to “create more jobs and utilize locally available raw materials” is not entirely thoughtful (Kweka, 2018, p. 8). Instead, it would be better to invest in the preparation of skilled workers and managers to increase the value and competitiveness of the products.
Conclusion
To conclude, Tanzania’s industrialization has not been a smooth or rapid process; rather, it came through several inconclusive stations and remains underdeveloped. Nonetheless, by industrializing manufacturing, a country might significantly enhance its economy. Thus, the government of Tanzania aims to invest in and develop the sector. Yet, not all the decisions of the government are appropriate and advantageous for the existing sub-sectors and industrialization in general. It was discovered that the most developed and promised sub-sections are food and beverage production and natural materials processing. Thus, the best decision would be to develop the logistics and the professional skills of the workers and the rulers.
Recommendations
It can be recommended that further researchers investigate the technological advances and deficiencies of Tanzanias’ regions. These findings would be helpful for the further development of the strategies for the industrialization of the country. In turn, for the government workers of Tanzania and lands with a similar economy, it is suggested to acquire more professionals in management and HRs before all. This step allows the creation of a governmentally-navigated economy and sectors that can compete with other countries’ trade goods. Hence, the industrialization cost can be decreased while the speed increases, which is highly beneficial.
References
Africanus, P. (2018). Understanding the industrial economy and workers’ rights in Tanzania: Prospects and challenges under a new industrial strategy. Journal of Human Resources Management and Labor Studies, 6(1). Web.
Kweka, J. (2018). Monitoring policies to support industrialisation in Tanzania. Supporting Economic Transformation.