The Study titled, July 16 -- Dar es Salaam. Fertilizer subsidies remain one of Tanzania's most important policy tools for boosting food production and protecting food security, but a new study warns that subsidies alone cannot sustainably transform agriculture.

'Effect of Fertilizer Subsidy Expenditure on Agricultural Growth in Tanzania, 1995-2024', published by the University of Dodoma in (UDOM), insists that unless subsidies are backed by investments in irrigation, improved seeds, research and efficient distribution systems the policy would not serve to expectations.

The study, conducted by economists Noah Sikwese, Lutengano Mwinuka and Joel Mmasa of UDOM and Rungwe District Council, examined nearly three decades of government expendi...