Tanzania Agriculture and Food Security Invesment Plan (TAFSIP) 2011-12 to 2020-21.

TAFSIP is a ten-year investment plan which maps the investments needed to achieve the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) target of 6% annual growth in agricultural sector GDP. Its goal is to “contribute to the national economic growth, household income and food security in line with national and sectoral development aspirations”. It includes employment concerns explicitly, however this is translated into indicators and concrete activities only to a limited extent. A note shows that indicators will be gender disaggregated where possible. Formulation supported by FAO/DRET with technical inputs into the document which have been partially addressed. The TAFSIP document clarifies it should take over policy leadership from the ASDP. 109: Food and nutrition security takes a number of forms, all of which affect the quality of life and productivity of rural people. Chronic, transitory and emergency food insecurity due to poor agricultural productivity, food inaccessibility and natural disasters all play a role.
Section 74: Investments to increase agricultural productivity are the first priority, in view of the current very low levels of productivity. Sections 89 and 90: TAFSIP will focus on increasing productivity of the main food and export crops as well as livestock and fisheries/aquaculture through increased use of improved farm inputs including better seed/breeds/fingerlings, fertilisers, extension and continued research services. Value of production per unit of land and labour is considered a Milestone Indicator showing progress towards Improved agricultural productivity. “Increased incomes through more efficient utilisation of labour” is another outcome of TAFSIP, as well as explicit mention of decent working conditions (p. 40). Strategies will also include sustainable land and water management improved access to mechanisation and irrigation technologies as well as appropriate control and prevention of pests and diseases. Other crop production priorities include support for urban and peri-urban agriculture and agro-forestry. The choice of these crops is based on their significant contribution to food security, income generation and poverty reduction at both household and national levels. Cross cutting issues include: empowerment of vulnerable groups; gender equality and equity, conservation farming practices, control of air and water pollution; other issues are also recognized in the framework. Fisheries and aquaculture play a vital role in food nutritional value and in some communities a major cash earning source. Section 91: Specific measures will also be undertaken to improve fisheries and aquaculture production and management including infrastructure and sanitary measures.
Increased productivity and production is a prerequisite for food security (SO4) and agricultural commercialisation. The Priority investment areas are summarised as follows: Irrigation Development, Sustainable Water Resources and Land Use Management (Pillar 1); Agricultural Productivity and Commercialisation Pillar (I & IV); Rural Infrastructure, Market Access and Trade (Pillar II); Private Sector Development (Pillar I-IV); Food and Nutrition Security (Pillar III).
The other Priority investment areas are summarised as follows: Disaster Management Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (Pillar I- IV) Policy and Institutional Reform and Support (Pillar IV). 3.9.2 Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: Climate change adds a further dimension to the natural resource management issue. Due to the high level of agro-climatic diversity in Tanzania, climate change is likely to affect agriculture in many and varied ways during and beyond the time horizon of the TAFSIP. Climate change issues will be mainstreamed into the TAFSIP by undertaking carbon accounting studies of all key investments and identifying opportunities for adaptation and mitigation including strategies derived from the East African Community Climate Change policy.