MBEYA, Oct. 6 -- FOR generations, farming in Tanzania has been associated with the hoe, hard physical labour and small plots cultivated largely for household consumption.

For many young Tanzanians, this image has also contributed to the perception that agriculture is a difficult occupation with limited opportunities for income and enterprise.

But a quiet transformation is taking place in Tanzanias ricegrowing areas: The power tiller is beginning to change not only how young people farm, but also how they think about farming as a business.

Evidence from a study on the Norges Vel Youth Enterprise Model in Mbarali District, Mbeya Region, provides an important illustration of this transformation.

The study, Effects of Youth Enterprise Mod...