NAFAKA Project NAFAKA – Expansion to The Southern Highland Regions ( Iringa & Mbeya) 8 th July, 2015

Key Activities: The main activities are aligned to Feed the Future development aspects; i) Address poverty reduction and food security ii) Promote increased income for address and reduced hunger and nutrition Engagement of private sectors and facilitate improved domestic and regional trade; iii) Support inclusion of the women and youth engagement in the value chain in the rice and maize sub-sector iv) Support rural household (vulnerable communities) engagement in the value chains to enhance nutrition and improved consumption of a quality diet.

Productivity Component : Key activities; The key activities under NAFAKA Component 1 and and centered on intermediate results(IR1) are; 1.GAP demonstration plots establishment & management 2.TOT training for Village based Extension Agents: VBAAs, Agro- dealers, Lead Farmers 3.Strengthening the commercial capacity of hub- Agro-dealers to manage network of VBAAs, associations as sales agents 4.Supporting Quality declared Seeds production in collaboration with TOSCI and District Councils

Main Activities…. Agro dealer, VBAAs association building Water management and irrigation technologies improvement Trade and Marketing Component Activities Formation of Associations Training of Associations Improving Association Services Lobbying for Associations

The Approach of Markets and Trade The approach is responds to the key activities implemented; 1. Improved Market Efficiency; Engagement of all key players in the value chain including the private sector key players; i.Farmer associations/ cooperatives, irrigators associations ii.Buyers/traders, iii.Processors, millers iv.Services; banks, MFIs, transporters and business devp services providers. Facilitate maize sales to NFRA in collaboration with WFP/P4P

Rural Finance, BDS Affordable Finance 2. Improved Access to Business Development and Affordable Financial and Risk Mgt. Economies of scale access to inputs (small holder farmers loans) e.g. OTL tight contracts among input suppliers/producers agribusiness enterprises (SMEs) business plans and guarantee funds – PASS/CRDB engagement Facilitate cereal banking (Association and SACCOs) Iringa University will promote SACCOs and AMCOs

New Target Areas and Reason Ite m Target/AreaReason for Section 1.Private Enterprice Mabalali Practices post-harvest storage and commodity trading 2SACCOs in MbalaliPractices crop banking for farmers and PHHS 3Inter- Trade (Millers) Iringa(R) and Kilolo Promote collective storage/markets for individual farmer/farmer org. (AMCOs) 4Pawaga AMCOs/SACCOs Collective marketing, Access to Credit Utilize MIVARF, other partners’ efforts 5Private Enterp(Miller) Makambako - Njombe Has 4 warehouses which can be used in PHH training 6TANCONPromote Maize and Rice Exports; Kenya, Zanzibar, Congo)

NAFAKA Operations in Iringa & Mbeya No. Location Grant Purchase 1. University of Iringa Iringa  Enhance access to credit by 770 small holder  Strengthening 3 SACCOs  20AMCOs 2. Khebhandza Marketing Co. Ltd. Mbeya  Enhance market access for 1,000 small holders in Mbozi and Mbeya 3. Kilawa Enterprises Mbeya  Facilitate the supply of farm inputs to 1,440 maize farmers in Mbeya, Mbozi and Rungwe 4. Mtenda Kyela Rice Supply Co. Ltd Mbeya  Facilitate the supply of farm inputs to 1,290 farmers in Mbozi and Mbarali District 5. Raphael Group Ltd. Mbeya  Enhance rice productivity and market  access for 1,025 farmers in Mbozi and

Current Work through Iringa University The Grant of 324,000,000 TZS ($177,000) granted by NAFAKA (USAID FtF) This grant will fund 3 new SACCOS Work on 20 new AMCOS To increase outreach from 3000 to 3770 SACCOs members Capacity building of 23 SACCOs and 20 AMCOS Other Issues to integrate will be; Increase productivity and trade Increase quality of maize and rice for nutrition Integrate gender (women and youth) in the value chain

Iringa - Agricultural Households (NBS 2008) NAFAKA targets the potentials for maize and rice; The Rice production areas; Iringa Rural – Pawaga and Idodi (near RUAHA National Parks)  Potential maize areas; Mufindi district Kilolo district Neighbor region (Njombe) NB: The map before split of Iringa into two regions : Iringa and Njombe

Potential Areas in Iringa Region for Paddy The focus will be; Work with Millers/traders of maize and rice The recent scoping surveys identified Millers /Traders working in Iringa Rural & Kilolo 1)KK Super Sembe - Maize 2)DC Inter-Trade - Maize 3)FK Super Sembe - Maize 4)Itunundu AMCOS – Pawaga Rice area. NB: The green area in Iringa Rural is Paddy Farming Area.

Mbeya Potential Areas

Focus of Activities During 2015 To scale up trade and market efficiency; Support Private sectors actors to link with producers Mbeya rice and maize producers; 3 processors in Southern Highlands will engage with 3,315 ( ) small holders producers of maize and rice One input supplier enterprise in Mbeya will link with 1240 for extension and proving access to inputs Coop organizations AMCOs/SACCOs capacity enhancements to provide PHHS/Milling and credit

Scale-up GAP training & Input supply Interventions Through IFDC, promote input supply for investment of key technologies and inputs for 200 demonstration plots in Iringa and Mbeya. Adoption of GAP; IFDC will identify key agro-dealers to strengthen their linkages to farmer groups/AMCOS associations, Irrigators Ass. IFDC structures and provide trainings, support to build the distribution channel partners for inputs. VBAA-Agro-dealers Associations Training – will target Mbeya rural, Mbozi, Mbarali and rungwe districts

IDENTIFIED HUB AGRO-DEALERS IN MBEYA REGION

IDENTIFIED HUB AGRO-DEALERS IN IRINGA REGION

Local Agro-dealer’s Networks of Hub- Agro-dealers

Wholesaler Sales Agent Grants Facilitating a Inputs Linkage process SEED COMPANIES Small Holder farmers Local agro-dealers HUB AGRODEALERS VBAAS Associations Farmer groups FERTILIZER COMPANIES AGRO CHEMICALS CO SUPPLY CP AR - NAFAKA IFDC NAFAKA – MVIWATA, CRS, RUDI AR-NAFAKA - FIPS Youth Service Provide

Technology dissemination Approach Village 1 Village 4 Village 2 Village 3 Mother Demos Present a range of varieties/ treatments in prominent places within village Baby Demos/ Farmer Learning Plots Allow each farmer to test technology on own land Avoid exclusive nature of group/ lead farmer approaches Include the poorest, women &marginalised Mother Demos Agro-dealers VBAAs Associations AMCOS SACCOS Baby Demos (small packs) Individual farmers (100 g Packs)

Crop systems in the expansion area RegionDistrictCropping Systems MbeyaMboziMaize, Bean, G/nuts, Soybean monocrops Maize – Beans intercrop Soy- Bean Mono Rice Mbeya ruralMaize, Bean, G/nuts, Soybean monocrops Soy- Bean Mono MbaraliMaize, Beans monocrops Maize – Beans intercrop Rice

Crop systems in the expansion area RegionDistrictCropping Systems IringaKiloloMaize, Bean, Soybean monocrops Maize – Beans intercrop Soy- Bean Mono Iringa ruralMaize monocropRice

Action Plan for start up activities Hold inception Meeting on 6 th May 2015 Set up plan for 3 months(May – July 2015) Implementing Partners(RUDI, MVIWATA, FIPS, IFDC) to participate in drafting action plan Hold inception meetings with S/holders in Mbeya and Iringa Familiarization Meeting with all partners Share Action Plan(ref.MoU)

Challenges Operational Issues Limited NAFAKA field staff Limited scope of activities in Mbeya and Iringa Farmers/ field Challenges Water control and management Soil salinity in lowland irrigated rice areas Degrading soils Harvesting & Post harvest handling Association development Unorganized and fragmented markets

Presence of Other partners Universities/Research institutes; MUST,ARI-UYOLE NGOs: Iringa University HOPE Iringa, connects 40 SACCOs, facilitated registration of 23 SACCOs and 22 AMCOs, Bill Clinton foundation Women groups in Chimala e.g. UKIWAUMBA Youth programs/groups: Engagement in Extension in Pawaga – includes vegetable gardens. Enterprises; Input dealers and processors, Private sector – YARA presence in the South; Ilowo. District Councils: Mbozi, Mbarali rural, Mbeya, Kilolo, Iringa rural

Way forward Engagement of IFDC: hub- Agro-dealers to facilitate GAP training, input access and produce marketing Engagement of private buyers /millers will increase access to markets and trade, facilitate GAP training Engagement with MUST for PHH technologies Engagement with CRS and ARI –Uyole for SILC groups scaling vegetable component Engagement of MVIWATA for association development, GAP training facilitation

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