Household Food Security & Income, Arusha Region, Tanzania

Challenge:

In rural King’ori, in the Arusha Region of northeast Tanzania, the social economic context is linked to agricultural production. Agriculture is the lead sector for food and cash, providing livelihoods for 82% of the population. In the past decade, food production in the region has fluctuated around low levels due to poor productivity of land, limited technological capacity of farmers and a lack of agriculture technical support services. Deforestation, overstocking and poor farming methods contribute to land degradation, poor soil fertility and low food crop production. Women, the main producers and reliable labour force, face continual oppression and discrimination in accessing production and economic opportunities.

Action:

This project will facilitate local farmers to receive training on quality agriculture technologies through the use of farmer’s field schools, on farm soil conservation and demonstrations plots. The project plans to establish two nursery sites with 10,000 multipurpose trees, where farmers will also be given training on planting and managing these nurseries. The project will also target trainings towards women. It wishes to set up economic groups among women through training with business development and action plan.

Benefits:

With this project funded by gorta, the WADEC group seeks to improve the living standards of the local communities through income generation and conservation of the environment. It will work towards proper land use protection and management in order to diversify and increase food crop production. From this project, farmers will have greater abilities in cultivating crops, leading to larger production and better incomes. The project will focus on training female farmers with the end result of increasing their access to capital and generate greater incomes.

 

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