Dar es Salaam, Aug. 13 -- Inside the dust-swept grounds of this years Nane Nane agricultural fair, the most telling exhibits were neither hybrid seed packets nor gleaming tractors but hand-ruled ledgers.

Line after line of rainfall data, milk volumes and cash-flow projections hinted at a quiet transformation now coursing through Tanzanias co-operative movement—one that aligns closely with government efforts to strengthen food security and rural livelihoods under the Third Five-Year Development Plan.

The shift traces back to early 2023, when Moshi Co-operative University partnered with Swedish development organization,

We Effect to put 90 co-operative and civil-society managers through an intensive course on strategic planning, go...