AKDN’s successful rice farming programme in Madagascar has been adapted to support rice farmers in Southern Tanzania.
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AKDN’s successful rice farming programme in Madagascar has been adapted to support rice farmers in Southern …
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Rice farmers in Lindi, Tanzania.
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Rice farmers in Lindi, Tanzania.
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The Coastal Rural Support Programme in Tanzania, or CRSP(T), is a multi-input area development programme of the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF).
AKDN / Lucas Cuervo Moura
The Coastal Rural Support Programme in Tanzania, or CRSP(T), is a multi-input area development programme of …
AKDN / Lucas Cuervo Moura
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Agriculture is the largest employer in Tanzania, but households engaged in farming, livestock raising, fishing and forestry are amongst the poorest. Market systems related to agricultural production for certain value chains are not robust and poorly developed. Smallholder farmers experience barriers when trying to access quality inputs, finance, information, knowledge and markets.
The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) raises productivity through technical innovation and training, links farmers with traders and processors, and promotes community-based savings groups to help participants manage risks.
150,000
AKF has reached over 150,000 beneficiaries in Mtwara and Lindi provinces
Strengthening value chains
Limited access to markets and technical knowledge means that a significant proportion of crops can be lost due to spoilage. AKF is connecting buyers and sellers, enabling food to reach the market sooner; and facilitating smallholders to learn from each other. This is improving incomes and food security for households and communities involved in the agriculture sector. Find out more about how the Food Value Chain Development Project is working in Mtwara.
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Post-harvest management
In Tanzania small farmers produce approximately 1.5 tonnes of rice per hectare, a tonne less than the average in the rest of Africa. They may lose half of their crop between harvest and sale or consumption. AKF is training farmers in post-harvest management, for example, how to dry, thresh, bag and store their rice to reduce loss and enable better quality.
We also work with millers, warehouse managers, harvesting and threshing contractors, and local governments, helping to increase access to markets and raise prices for farmers’ produce. Read about AKF’s work in Morogoro
Improving production
AKF is improving production and consumption of healthy sunflower oil by working with smallholder farmers and engaging the private sector in the value chain. This leads to better access to inputs and increases prices for products.