Youth Enterprise Policy Analysis Report

Figure 15. Policies to be Reviewed in Zanzibar – Stakeholder Perspectives

Figure 17. Areas with Potential Policy Gaps – Mainland Tanzania

Access to Finance (traditional and alternative sources)

Agriculture and ICT

Entertainment and Art Industry

Access to Finance

Policies/ Practices That Need Review (Zanzibar

Areas with Gaps in Mainland Tanznaia

Land policy

Trade policy

Protection of Youth Businesses

Policy for Business Startups

2.2.6. Gaps in Policy of Effective Policy Enforcement

This analysis focused on the identification of potential gaps in policy enforcement and policies with an appropriate instrument for their implementation (e.g., strategies, plans, and/or acts). The analysis has identified areas where youth enterprises could grow and be sustainable if gaps are bridged.

Gaps identified in policy enforcement

Table 2. Description of Gaps per Location

Gaps

Description

Areas with Potential Policy Gaps

Agriculture and information and communication technology (ICT)

The policy environment to support ICT innovations in the agriculture sector needs to be improved. This includes incubation centers and innovation hubs.

The survey team asked youth if there are areas where the absence of any policy, or effective policy enforcement, hinders youth enterprise growth and sustainability. Almost 80 percent of the 112 respondents from Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar agreed with this statement. They also perceive that these gaps affect their businesses and performance, primarily because of how policies were designed and implemented. Below are the gaps mentioned for Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar, respectively.

Location: Mainland

Access to finance Both policies and policy instruments related to access to finance need a review to address the specific needs of the youth population, including strategic interventions to promote

awareness of the non-traditional financing sources, including inflow and outflow of funds.

Figure 16. Areas with Potential Policy Gaps – Zanzibar

Location: Mainland and Zanzibar

Dedicated Market Space

Policy for startup business

Currently, startups do not have a finalized policy to guide their operations concerning the nature and stage of their businesses. Startups find it hard to “fit” into the existing SME policy frameworks.

Information and Facilitation of Product Markets

Policy for Business Startups

Areas with Gaps in Zanzibar

Location: Mainland and Zanzibar

Protection of Youth Businesses

Access to Finance

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