| dc.identifier.citation | Mwasage, B.G., (2018): The Contribution of MIVARF in the Promotion of Agricultural Value Chain in Tanzania, in Kinyashi, G.F., Mwang’onda, E., Mdendemi, T.R.K., Mandara, C.G., and Hauli, E., (eds.), Conference Proceedings for an International Conference on Planning and Development under the theme Towards Industrialisation in the Global South: Making Rural Regions Inclusive, held at the Institute of Rural Development Planning-Dodoma June 28-30, 2018. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The promotion of agricultural value chains in Tanzania has attracted the attention of the
Government and other key local and international stakeholders in the agriculture sector. The
Programme on Market Infrastructure, Value Addition and Rural Finance (MIVARF) was initiated
with the main goal of contributing to the development of viable value chains that involve the
economically active rural poor in Tanzania. This paper is an extract from the on-going research
and it seeks among other things, to examine whether the underlying government mechanisms and
structures can address the financial problems of agricultural and rural development in the selected
districts in Tanzania. Desk-based literature review on quantitative data has been carried out from
Programme’s financial and physical progress reports with regards to various projects under the
participating districts. Based on the available reports, MIVARF has supported the development of
23 value chains involving different staple and cash crops, as well as fish and livestock. Paddy is by
far the lead value chain with 25 Districts (34%), followed by sunflower and maize (7 districts
each), bananas (6 districts), cassava and fish (4 districts each), sesame (3 districts), cashew nuts
and fruits & vegetables (2 districts each), various horticulture crops (garlic, onions, citrus, apples,
avocadoes, grapes, yams, each in 1 district) and dairy and meat products (1 district each). It is
recommended that, in all value-chain projects and programmes, priorities that are defined and
specified regarding the intended objectives and target groups to be reached, and the promotion
profile must be laid down clearly. For the persistently poor, who remain outside the reach of valuechain promotion, corresponding support activities are unavoidable. Additionally, appropriate riskminimising strategies should be defined for risk-averse smallholders including saving and other
forms of asset accumulation, insurance schemes, sales guarantees, and different forms of contract
farming as well as carrying out corresponding promotion activities. | en_US |
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