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Media Source: The Exchange (Tanzania)
Date: 26 March 2017
A facility has been constructed through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model in Chidya village in Masasi district (Tanzania), fostering the potential for business growth in the region. The initiative has been implemented under the Horticulture Value Chain Development project, implemented by the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) and…
A facility has been constructed through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model in Chidya village in Masasi district (Tanzania), fostering the potential for business growth in the region. The initiative has been implemented under the Horticulture Value Chain Development project, implemented by the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) and funded by the EU in Tanzania from 2014 to 2017. The objective of the project is to increase smallholder farmers’ income through better access to national, regional and international markets, by enhancing quality and standards compliance along the value chain. The project implemented by Aga Khan Foundation has reached up to 6,000 smallholder farmers (20% women and 48% youth) in Lindi and Mtwara regions through value chain development of tomatoes, onions, leafy greens, bell peppers, and chilies. Farmers have improved incomes as they are producing better quality and higher volumes of vegetables and able to market these.