Rural Industrialization

RD 105: Rural Production Systems (2 Credits: 45 Hrs Lect.; 30n Hrs Sem.; 0 Hr Pract.)

Prerequisite: None

Course Content
concepts of rural industrialization, agriculture and rural industrialization; Evolution of rural industrialization in developing countries framework for rural industrialization in Tanzania; actors in  rural industrialization development, Tanzania’s experience on rural industrialization; Tanzania’s rural industrializations strategy,  Small and medium enterprises development in Tanzania rural electrification in industrial development.
Required readings

Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:

  • identify and exploit opportunities of rural industrialization in rural settings 
  • Asses evolution and impacts of rural industrialization on rural development
  • apply knowledge and skills of rural industrialization to improve development in rural sector
  • develop strategies for improving agriculture production  and industries in rural areas