FAO in Tanzania

News

21 January 2022
FAO's experience in strengthening safety nets and community resilience to food insecurity contributes to mitigating the harmful impact of COVID-19. COVID-19 has profoundly affected everyone's lives. Lifestyles and livelihoods have been disrupted and threatened by the pandemic. The African continent is not immune to the spread of the virus and countries...
29 January 2021
On Tuesday, January 19, the United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Natio­ns (FAO) handed-over weather monitoring tools to the Tanzania Meteorological Authority (TMA). Supplies include pH meters, standard...
16 December 2020
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is set to train members of smallholder tree-grower associations in southern Tanzania on tree measurements and data collection. Trainees will be able to inventory their own land, improve their livelihoods, and boost the sustainability of the sector. Tanzania’s smallholder tree growers...
15 December 2020
Over 10,000 rice smallholder farmers in Iringa region including women and youth, are set to benefit from a modern warehouse and harvesting equipment funded by the European Union and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to the tune of 274,832 Euro (over 774,856,428 Tanzanian Shillings). Both the...
04 December 2020
A preliminary session for the assessment of Agriculture Statistics Strategic Plan 2014/15 - 2018/19 (ASSP I) has been held in Morogoro to inform processes ahead of formulation of the new strategy, ASSP II - for the accurate and reliable agriculture statistics in Tanzania. Consultations into the ongoing assessment has involved key...