1

Strengthening of MSMEs capacity to improve competitiveness in Domestic Regional and International Markets for Selected Value Chains.

Transform horticulture in Bunda and Busega districts of Mara and Simiyu regions by empowering farmers especially youth and women to enhance their income and nutrition security

Ministry of Investments, Industry and Trade (MIIT)

Mara and Simiyu

March, 2022

March, 2024

2

Quality Standards for Enhanced Market Access for Small holder farmers in Tanzania (SEMA)

• Improved Quality Assurance and Social Accountability capacities of TAHA
• Improved Quality Assurance Capacity of Members.
• Enhancing and securing smallholder farmers contractual capacities and social responsibility & Increasing awareness of the project.

Finnish Agri -Agency for Food and Forest Development (FFD)

Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar and Njombe

January, 2021

December, 2024

3

Make it Grow

To contribute to more employment & increased incomes for small-holder horticulture (HC) farmers & other value chain (VC) actors, particularly women & youth, and improved food security amongst the population of Zanzibar.

EU, TRIAS and AHA

Zanzibar

March, 2020

December, 2024

4

Value for Water (VfW) TAN8265

Aims at promoting access to water for horticultural farmers through a business concept, to reduce risks related to investments in irrigation.

FFD – Food and Forest Development Finland

Kilimanjaro (Uchira)

January, 2019

December, 2024

5

Realizing Gender Equality through Empowering Women and Adolescent Girls

To enhance social and economic status of women and adolescent girls.

UN WOMEN

Singida and Shinyanga

October, 2020

June, 2023

6

Commercial Horticulture for Transformed Economy (CHOTE)

To contribute to stimulate horticultural inclusive growth through the development of targeted commercialized and sustainable targeted horticultural value chains and thereby increase competitiveness of the production and marketing systems, and thereby incomes, food security and nutrition

USAID

Arusha, Morogoro, Njombe and Dar es Salaam.

March, 2020

February, 2023

7

Skills for Employment Tanzania (SET) Project

To empower youth and young mothers by equipping them with value-added processing skills that enhance their employability, promote self-reliance, and improve their economic well-being.

Swiss contact

Morogoro

January, 2022

December, 2022

8

Strengthening Chillies Value Chain.

To enhance market access and productivity of chillies through value addition, information dissemination, and entrepreneurship development, while promoting economic empowerment of women and youth through improved access to finance.

UNDP & ILO

Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Mara & Simiyu.

January, 2022

December, 2022

9

Enhancing Capacities of Youth in Horticultural Business

Empowering youth through horticultural farming business.

TANZANIA EDUCATION AUTHORITY

Arusha

June, 2021

June, 2022

10

Enhancing Market Access for Horticultural Products (EMAHP)

Increased market opportunities for Tanzania Horticultural products

TMEA

Tanzania mainland

December, 2019

December, 2022

11

Horticulture Transformation for Inclusive Growth (HOTIGRO)

To “unlock” the potential of the industry by supporting sustainable and transformative activities which will subsequently lead to a sustainable growth of the horticulture industry

UNDP

Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Morogoro, Pwani and Tanga.

April, 2019

July, 2022

12

SolarSAVER

Reduce horticultural post-harvest loss

UK Innovative

Kilimanjaro

January, 2019

December, 2021

13

SolarCOOL

Reduce horticultural post-harvest loss

UK Innovative

Arusha

January, 2019

December, 2021

14

DECIDE

To catalyse increased productivity, job creation and economic growth in the Tanzanian horticulture sector through SME development

Farm Africa

Arusha, Tanga, Dodoma, Mbeya and Songwe

January, 2019

December, 2021

15

VECO and TAHA Project

Establish structured trading systems which are inclusive (Marketing, Business, Investment models) and support TAHA to pilot models for safe food distribution and retailing in Arusha, with focus on youth.

RIKOLTO

Arusha & Kilimanjaro

September, 2017

August, 2021

16

STRONG- Sustainable Transformation Opportunity for Networking and Growth

Marketing systems, and thereby incomes, food security and nutrition.

TRIAS (Belgium)/AHA

Arusha

May, 2017

September, 2021

17

Support to TAHA Strategy (STS)

To support TAHA to implement its Strategic Objectives set out in the 5-Year Strategic Plan (2017 – 2021).

Swedish Embassy

Manyara, Mwanza, Dodoma & Tanga

January 2017

December, 2021

18

Working future Project (WFP)

To empower youth, especially young women, to save and borrow through informal saving group practices, equips them with necessary skills and knowledge and links youth to private sector economic opportunities

Plan International.

Mwanza

October, 2019

October, 2020

19

Women and Youth Economic Empowerment through integrated Horticulture Value chain hubs.

• Market access for the horticultural products accessed.
• Productivity and Technology drive enhanced.
• Horticultural business environment enhanced

UNDP

Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Mara and Simiyu

May 2019

April 2020

20

Mboga na Matunda

Acquire technical services to increase the competitiveness and inclusiveness of the horticulture subsector, while improving the nutritional status of Tanzanians

Fintrack

Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar

August, 2017

November, 2020

21

ZAHLIP-Zanzibar Horticultural Linkage Project – Boosting livelihood of farmers (TAN8064)

Improving the livelihood and food security situation of African rural producers through the strengthening of farmers’ organizations.

FFD – Food and Forest Development Finland

Zanzibar

January, 2017

December, 2020

22

Horticulture Sector Transformation Initiative (HOSTI)

• Increased productivity by horticultural farmers through adoption of GAPs- Improved business enabling environment for increased investment and trade
• Farmers accessing profitable and reliable markets- Institutional capacity building efforts of TAHA, Gender, Youth and Nutrition

USAID

Morogoro, Njombe, Kilimanjaro, Arusha and Zanzibar

June, 2016

July, 2019

23

Amsterdam Initiative Against Malnutrition (AIM) – Vegetables for all Project

Increasing dietary diversity and micronutrient intake through increased consumption of fresh and dried vegetables through strengthening sustainable vegetable value chains and increasing the production, availability, affordability and consumption of selected vegetable commodities.

Dutch Government

Arusha, Manyara, Kilimanjaro and Tanga

January, 2016

December, 2019

24

Calories and Household Incomes from Potatoes Sub-sector (CHIPS)

To enhance incomes and accelerate wealth creation for Smallholder Farmers (SHFs) and Small Retailers and Vendors (SRVs) of round potato in Tanzania.

Comic Relief via Kilimo Trust

Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Manyara and Njombe

January, 2016

December, 2019

25

Enhancing horticultural subsector in Lake Zone DADPs

Increased DADPs funding allocation for horticultural interventions that boost production and overall farmers welfare

Best – Dialogue

Mwanza, Kagera and Mara

September, 2016  

February, 2017

26

Regional East African Community Trade in Staples (REACTS)

To support IFAD and other agricultural development projects in the EAC region in building skills, fostering partnerships, and enhancing private sector linkages to enable smallholder food producers to effectively access and compete in regional cross-border markets through knowledge-driven targeting and improved market integration

IFAD via Kilimo Trust

Tanzania Mainland

January, 2015

July, 2017

27

Horticulture Value Chain Development Programme

– To increase productivity and diversity of horticultural production by female and male smallholders.- To strengthen smallholder farmers’ linkages to inputs, support services and markets.

The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF)

Lindi and Mtwara

May, 2014

May, 2017

28

Improving Horticulture standard system

To review horticulture standards systems, functions, activities, and responsibilities of all regulatory agencies in the industry and recommend the adoption of standards that meet international food safety standards.

Best – Dialogue

Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Morogoro, Njombe, Tanga and Mbeya.

November, 2015

 June, 2016

29

Institutional Strengthening and Support to Horticulture Sector Program (ISSHSP)

– Improved Agriculture Productivity- Expanding market and Trade- Improved Enabling Policy Environment for both agriculture and Nutrition

USAID

Arusha, Manyara, Kilimanjaro, Tanga, Pwani, Dar es Salaam, Morogoro, Dodoma, Iringa, Njombe, Mbeya, Unguja and Pemba

December, 2012

June, 2016

30

To create a sustainable, commercially viable airfreight solution to horticulture export requirements

To create a sustainable, commercially viable airfreight solution to horticulture export requirements

USAID via Fintrack

Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar

October, 2007

September, 2009