Potential of Climate Smart Agriculture in TZ Piloting Farming Systems Approach to Investment Planning for Climate-Smart Smallholder Agriculture in Africa (Tanzania) Sept 16 th – 17 th 2015 Nashera Hotel Morogoro MAFC; Tanzania Ministry of Agriculture Food security and Cooperative : Tanzania Theresia Massoy Amon

OUTLINE 1.Challenges 2.CC as threat to Agriculture in TZ 3.What are the sector wise responses? 4.Priority Resilience Actions 5.Why Climate Smart Agr practices 6.MAFC Actions on CSA 7.Conclusion MAFC; Tanzania

CC as threat to Agriculture in TZ CC poses greatest threat to many people including farming communities.  Agriculture is a climate sensitive sector (rain fed)  Communities depending on the sector are more vulnerable to the impacts of CC (drought, flood)  There is declining agricultural production as a result of severe, recurrent and prolonged droughts and flooding. MAFC; Tanzania

Background……… TZ is signatory to the UNFCCC since 1992 Affirmed to international commitment in combating climate change through:-  Development of policies, strategies and plans for addressing CC.  National CCS has been developed and has identified sector wise areas of responses  Currently finalizing NAPs and NAMAs MAFC; Tanzania

Agriculture sector responses  Mainstream CC within agriculture policies, strategies, initiatives and plans. (TAFSIP, ASDPII, NAP(2013)  Building resilience to current crop productivity and future investment.(Promote and invest in irrigation and SAGCOT- commercial farming)  MAFC Came up with Climate Resilient Plan with 4 priority actions  Came up with CSA programme with 6 Programmatic result areas  Improved Productivity and Incomes  Building resilience and associated mitigation co-benefits  Value Chain Integration  Research for Development and Innovations  CSA Knowledge, Extension and Agro-weather Services  Improved Institutional Coordination  Came up with CSA guidelines-Process on going MAFC; Tanzania

Action 2 Accelerate uptake of climate smart agriculture Action 3 Reduce impacts of climate- related shocks through improved risk management Action 1 Improve agricultural land and water management Action 4 Strengthen knowledge and systems to target climate action Priority resilience actions for the ACRP 9/29/20166 To ensure productivity and food security

Action 2 Increase yields through Climate Smart Agriculture Priority investments include:-  Building an evidence base for Climate Smart Agricultural practices  Incentives to offset the cost of adoption,  Promoting practices at the District level,  Generating awareness and capacity for such practices MAFC; Tanzania

Why Climate Smart Agr practices ? Smallholder farmers are among the most vulnerable to climate change:- – Better farming practices can increase yields – Safeguard natural resources, – Build resilience against climate variability. Climate Smart Agriculture is part of the solution! MAFC; Tanzania

MAFC Actions on CSA Survey Conducted Eastern and Southern Coastal Regions: Morogoro, Pwani, Dar es Salaam, Mtwara and Lindi North, North-Eastern and Central Regions: Tanga, Kilimanjaro, Arusha, Manyara and Dodoma Western and Lake Victoria Regions: Tabora, Kigoma, Mwanza Southern Highland Regions: Iringa, Mbeya, Ruvuma and Rukwa 9/29/2016

Results 7 Agro-Climatic (NAPA-2007,NCCS 2012) 64 Agro-Eco; Basis soil characteristics and climate(Mlingano RC by Mbogoni) CSA &AEZ.doc 9/29/2016

Results 1.Livelihood enterprises were mapped out  LE: in the Eastern and Southern Coastal Regions (Morogoro, Pwani, Dar es Salaam, Mtwara and Lindi)  Maize, cassava, paddy, pineapple, cashew nut, coconut and fishing enterprises  Vegetable, paddy, cassava, maize, pineapple and poultry enterprises  Paddy, maize, sunflower and livestock enterprises  Cassava, sesame, sorghum, maize and coastal fishing enterprises  Cashew nut, cassava, sunflower, sorghum, pigeon pea and sesame enterprises 9/29/2016

 LE: in the North/North-Eastern and Central Regions: Cashew, coconut, maize, cassava sesame, livestock and coastal fishing enterprises Maize, paddy, cassava, vegetable, livestock and poultry enterprises Maize, Coffee, Plantains, and livestock enterprises Maize, Cassava, Beans, Vegetable and Livestock Maize, Sunflower, Pigeon pea and livestock enterprises Sorghum, Sunflower, Groundnut, Bulrush Millet, Maize, Sesame and Livestock enterprises Results… 9/29/2016

Results… LE: in the Western and Lake Victoria Regions (Tabora, Kigoma, Mwanza )  Tobacco, cotton, maize, rice, cassava, and sorghum and livestock  Palm oil, maize, cassava, fishing, tobacco, banana, tea, cotton, beans, sweet potatoes and fishing  Cotton, paddy, cattle and maize, fishing and livestock enterprises 9/29/2016

Results… LE : in the Southern Highland Regions (Iringa, Mbeya, Ruvuma and Rukwa) Maize, Sorghum, Tobacco, Rice and Vegetables Enterprises Maize, Beans, Wheat, Sunflower, Enterprises. Maize, Cassava, Yam, Tobacco, Paddy and Tobacco Enterprises Maize, Beans, Rice, Cocoa, Banana, Coffee and Sunflower Enterprises MAFC; Tanzania

conclusion Different Farming technologies and practices were identified in different livelihood enterprises Among them CSA technologies and practices were mapped Eg; – Improved seeds – Conservation agriculture-mulching, Agroforestry, zero tillage, etc Guideline preparation is on the final stage and will be widely disseminated MAFC; Tanzania

Thank you MAFC; Tanzania