WFP launches plan to empower 250,000 smallholder farmers in Tanzania

Source: Xinhua| 2017-07-25 22:22:37|Editor: Xiang Bo
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DAR ES SALAAM, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday launched a four-year plan aimed at empowering over 200,000 smallholder farmers in Tanzania.

The plan was aligned with the UN 2030 agenda for sustainable development that aims at ending poverty, reducing inequality, tackling climate change and ensuring sustainable agriculture and food security, said the WFP in a statement.

The statement said the plan will involve improving market access for 250,000 smallholder farmers while overseeing a multi-sector nutrition program for 185,000 pregnant and nursing women and children under two, and providing food assistance to over 300,000 refugees.

Mbaazi Msuya, the Director of Disaster Management in the Prime Minister's Office, said the WFP's new plan provides the government with the opportunity to identify priority areas aimed at reducing the impact of shocks to vulnerable populations to enable them become more resilient and more food secure.

"The plan lays the foundation for WFP's work in Tanzania while ensuring maximum value as we work with the government to attain the SDGs and reach middle income status by 2025," said Michael Dunford, WFP Tanzania Country Representative.

Emergencies and food assistance remain a core focus of WFP's work in Tanzania with more than 85 percent of its four-year 455.7 million U.S. dollars budget allocated to support some 310,000 refugees and their host communities in north-western Tanzania, said the statement.

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