PROJECT FOCUS AREAS
1. Accelerating Dairy Enterprises
Currently, Tanzania’s dairy processing facilities are only operating at an average capacity of approximately 25 percent. TI3P is supporting investments that will help modernize facilities to boost these numbers.
2. Increasing Smallholder Farmers’ Production
TI3P is developing extension services and supporting farmers to increase household milk production and productivity by at least 25 percent. It is also increasing milk safety and quality through improved feeds and related nutrients, veterinary services and inputs, breeds and breeding services, etc.
3. Boosting Income for Farmers
TI3P is stimulating demand by investing in interventions that will “pull through” increased supply (generated from upstream investments in smallholder farmers), including improved distribution mechanisms that create new sales channels and go-to-market opportunities for processors, models that create new demand sinks, and high-impact nutrition/behavior change campaigns. This will ultimately boost income for smallholders.
COUNTRY CONTEXT
Tanzania
Agriculture is critical to Tanzania’s economy: In 2017, the agricultural sector contributed to approximately 29 percent of the country’s GDP and provided close to 75 percent of all employment, while fulfilling most domestic food needs. Tanzania’s livestock sector is no exception. However, approximately 80 percent of livestock production comes from small-scale producers, who often do not have access to modern technologies and inputs. Tanzania’s government believes that there is significant untapped potential in the livestock sector, which could simultaneously lead to more production and a more climate-resilient industry.