biostudies-literatureUnknown17(6)Kibona CAThe purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that influence beef meat exports in Tanzania, with a particular focus on the years 1985 to 2020, in enhancing the development of beef meat export-oriented policy in Tanzania, thereby enhancing beef exports in Tanzania. A time-series panel dataset was analyzed using both descriptive statistics and ordinary least squares (OLS) linear regression analyses models. As per the descriptive analyses, beef meat exports reached the highest pick of 4,300 tons per year in 1990, whereas from 1991 to date, beef meat exportation in Tanzania has been in declining trends despite an increase in beef meat output and trade openness from 162,500 to 486,736 tons and 7.6 to 98.7%, respectively. Nevertheless, while the prospect of Tanzanian beef meat exportsPloS onee0270146https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9205477biostudies-literatureTowards developing a beef meat export oriented policy in Tanzania: -Exploring the factors that influence beef meat exports.PMC9205477Tian LYuejie ZKibona CAfalseTowards developing a beef meat export oriented policy in Tanzania: -Exploring the factors that influence beef meat exports.The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that influence beef meat exports in Tanzania, with a particular focus on the years 1985 to 2020, in enhancing the development of beef meat export-oriented policy in Tanzania, thereby enhancing beef exports in Tanzania. A time-series panel dataset was analyzed using both descriptive statistics and ordinary least squares (OLS) linear regression analyses models. As per the descriptive analyses, beef meat exports reached the highest pick of 4,300 tons per year in 1990, whereas from 1991 to date, beef meat exportation in Tanzania has been in declining trends despite an increase in beef meat output and trade openness from 162,500 to 486,736 tons and 7.6 to 98.7%, respectively. Nevertheless, while the prospect of Tanzanian beef meat exports2022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222025-04-04T11:45:59.678Z2025-04-04T11:45:59.678ZS-EPMC92054773571416610.1371/journal.pone.0270146