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Tanzania Agriculture and Food Security
Investment Plan (TAFSIP)
TAFSIP is designed to address the core national problems of poverty and food
insecurity in rural areas and promote agricultural growth as well as food and
nutrition security in Tanzania under the framework of the Comprehensive
Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP).
TAFSIP coordinates the resources needed to accelerate implementation of existing and new development
initiatives in agriculture and food security. It is aligned with Tanzania’s social and economic development
aspirations expressed in Vision 2025 (for the Mainland) and Vision 2020 (for Zanzibar), which seek “to have an
agriculture sector that is modernised, commercialized, and profitable and utilises natural resources in a
sustainable manner.” TAFSIP will be the financing mechanism and framework for the implementation of the
Agricultural Sector Development Strategy (ASDS) for mainland Tanzania and the Agricultural Strategic Plan
(ASP) for Zanzibar.
The Goal of TAFSIP is to contribute to the national economic growth, household income and food security in
alignment with national and sectoral development aspirations. This 10 year sector-wide plan aims to “rationalise
allocation of resources to achieve annual 6% agricultural GDP growth, consistent with national objectives to
reduce rural poverty and improve household food and nutrition security” and CAADP objectives. It will result in
the Government of Tanzania allocating a minimum 10% of its budget to the agricultural sector.
The primary beneficiary is the smallholder farmer, pastoral and agro-pastoralists and fishing households adopting
improved agricultural practices that increase food production and cash income. Other beneficiaries include agroprocessors, transporters, traders and service providers. Future generations of Tanzanians will benefit from
measures to prevent environmental degradation and sustainably manage natural resources and the number of
beneficiaries of social protection programmes is expected to decline as other TAFSIP initiatives bear fruits.
TAFSIP seeks to
achieve an annual
6% agricultural
GDP Growth. It will
result in the
Government of
Tanzania allocating
a minimum of 10%
of its budget to the
agricultural sector.
Accelerated agricultural and rural development will contribute significantly to
Tanzania’s national development aspirations. The principal benefits of the
programme will be: (i) increased and sustainable food production and non-food
agricultural commodities improving the nutritional status of households, boosting
national food security, and providing raw materials for the agro-industrial sector; (ii)
reduction in the prevalence of under-nutrition and malnutrition in rural communities
and protection from the impact of natural disasters; (iii) accelerated
commercialisation of the rural sector generating increased cash incomes from farm
and non-farm enterprises; (iv) protection and enhancement of the long-term
productive capacity of Tanzania’s natural resource base through more sustainable
land and water management practices and measures to adapt to climate change; and
(v) improved institutional capacity to mobilise and manage resources in support of
agricultural sector development.
TAFSIP is a product of a broad based collaborative process including national and sectoral institutions from
public and private sector, development partners, members of academia, civil society organisations, Regional
Economic Communities, African Union Commission, NEPAD- CAADP Pillar Institutions, and the National
CAADP Task Force. Most of the financing will be sourced from the Government of Tanzania, Development
Partners, the private sector, and other beneficiaries.
TAFSIP requires the involvement of many Ministries and requires high-level responsibility for management and
implementation oversight. The proposed coordination mechanism will comprise a Presidential Retreat, an InterMinisterial Coordinating Committee, a Technical Committee of Directors, thematic working groups and ASDP
Secretariat /CAADP Country Team. The ICC will maintain close communication with Cabinet with regard to
TAFSIP implementation as needed.
TAFSIP is expressed in seven thematic program areas each with a strategic objective and major investment
programmes. The main themes/investment areas are reflected in the table below. The financing plan focuses on the
first five years (2011-12 to 2015-16) of the ten-year TAFSIP. In order to achieve the 6% annual growth of
sectoral GDP investments of around TShs. 8.7 trillion (USD 5.3 billion) will be financed by the Government of
Tanzania, Development Partners, and the private sector.
Summary of TAFSIP Cost Estimates by Program (TZS 000,000)
Budgetary control of the TAFSIP
will be the responsibility of the
Ministry of Finance, working with
the Development Partners. The
Agricultural Working Group of the
Development Partners Group will
coordinate the allocation of donor
resources to the plan in accordance
with the CAADP Compact and
agreements reached at the Business
Meeting held in November 2011
66,313 (1%)
211,433 (2%)
15,562 (0%)
357,256
(4%)
681,130
(8%)
Irrigation Development
1,200,111 (14%)
Production and
Commercialization
Rural Infrastructure, Market
Access & Trade
Private Sector Development
Food and Nutrition Security
6,220,600 (71%)
Implementation and
Disaster Management and CC
Coordination: The institutions
Mitigation
supporting the implementation of
Policy and Institutional
agricultural and rural development
Reforms and Support
will involve all players including
public, private sectors, non-state
actors and main player being farmers. In this regard, there is need to have high-level strategic guidance and
coordination to direct multi-sectoral involvement in implementation of the Plan, with particular emphasis on
creating conditions conducive to the participation of the private sector and non-state actors.
Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the ASDP/AFSP being financed through TAFSIP will strengthen
existing systems used to monitor and evaluate sector performance. The results framework details the activities and
outcomes that are expected under each of the 7 Strategic Objectives and milestone indicators that can be used to
monitor progress towards each of the objectives. The scope of the ASDP/ASP M&E frameworks will also be
expanded to accommodate other stakeholders to become a sector-wide M&E system which tracks performance
of all TAFSIP-funded sector activities. At regional level, the capacity of officers responsible for agricultural
sector issues will be strengthened to facilitate M&E and smooth flow of information. The Sector Programmes,
projects and initiatives will be monitored quarterly while a joint Agricultural Sector Review involving all players
in all synergies will be done annually. The end year Monitoring reports (Fourth Quarterly report) will provide input
to the Annual Sector Coordinating Meeting. Information generated from the M&E of ASDP/ASP will be used to
consolidate and guide ASDP/ASP interventions.
The successful implementation of TAFSIP depends on many diverse stakeholders and all participating
organisations being committed and mutually accountable for achieving results. An overarching framework for
boosting mutual accountability in the implementation CAADP agenda has been developed by NEPAD/NPCA
focusing on the following principles:
- improvement of the Government – Donor commitment with mutually agreed criteria/indicators to generate
objective performance information
- establishing genuine dialogue and debate platforms and processes, based on mutual consent, common values
and trust to review performance and develop joint strategies for improvement
- M&E systems of tracking indicators to generate performance and impact information
In order for Tanzania to achieve its development aspirations there is need to have a substantial upswing in the rate
of investments in agriculture and food security, commitment of all players and strong coordination on monitoring
and accountability. TAFSIP meets each of these requirements and builds on existing structure providing a strong
platform for agricultural growth and development.