Agriculture, Fisheries, and Livestock

To meet rapidly growing domestic demand and establish regional food security, JICA will strive to advance the development of agricultural value chains (VCs) and promote exports as well as commercialization and industrialization, thus improving farmers' incomes and agricultural exports.

Specifically, JICA aims to promote market-oriented agriculture nationwide, support medium- and long-term asset financing through Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank and commercial banks, and contribute to strengthening the entire value chains of agriculture by furthering agricultural mechanization, including the introduction of Japan's advanced technologies.

It will also work to increase the production of commercial crops as well as marine and livestock products and improve the quality of such products and their VCs. To achieve the Agricultural Sector Development Programme Phase II (ASDPII) and the Agricultural MP, JICA will provide effective sector development support while utilizing its experience and expertise and making the most of its past assets.

This is consistent with the JICA Global Agenda (JGA) “Agricultural and rural development” and the Cluster Strategy "Smallholder Horticulture Empowerment & Promotion (SHEP).”

JICA aims to build climate-resilient rice production systems, achieve goals of the Coalition for African Rice Development (CARD) and the National Rice Development Strategy (NRDS), and strengthen regional food baskets.

In addition, in line with ASDPII and the Agricultural MP, JICA will promote the improvement of cultivation techniques, mechanization, and dissemination of quality seeds to increase productivity and contribute to strengthening irrigation development and management. JICA will utilize partnerships with other donors (including JICA's first Results Based Loan) to disseminate the results of its cooperation.

Furthermore, through the implementation of the EAC Rice Development Strategy (ERDS), JICA will address challenges of production, distribution, and marketing and contribute to achieving rice self-sufficiency in the EAC region.

This is in line with the JGA "Agricultural and rural development" and the Cluster Strategy "Coalition for African Rice Development (CARD)."