Labour exchange groups in rural Tanzania: can they foster development and women’s empowerment?

Agricultural labour exchange teams are an informal labour sharing arrangement.

From:: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published: 31 October 2025

Country:: Tanzania
Document Type:: Briefing
Theme:: Economic Growth
First published:: 1 May 2025
Authors:: Dumas, C., Arciniegas, C and Fahn, M.

Abstract

Agricultural labour exchange teams has a twofold positive effect on rural labour markets: they increase the likelihood of workers of being hired for paid work and reduce supervision costs for employers.

This is an part of the Structural Transformation and Economic Growth (STEG) programme.

Citation

Christelle D. ‘Labour exchange groups in rural Tanzania: can they foster development and women’s empowerment? ‘ STEG Project Policy Brief, 2025