Food Reserves in Tanzania Ensure Food Security at all times

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Food Reserves in Tanzania Ensure Food Security
at all times

• National Food Reserve Agency
• (NFRA)

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The National Food Reserve Agency in Tanzania

• Public Institution under the Ministry of
  Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives
• Mission Guarantee the National Food Security at
  all times
• Establishment 1st July 2008

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The National Food Reserve Agency in Tanzania

• What we do
• Procurement and storage (Maize, sorghum)
• Marketing (non-profit organization)
• Modernization of operating systems
• Utilization of modern management tools

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Partnership with WFP

• Support the National Capacity Building
• Implement safety net programmes
• Reinforce Emergency response
• Enhance access to markets for small holders
• Implement WFP strategy in using food assistance
  to underpin sustainable hunger solutions

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Partnership with WFP

• Implement the ASDP and KILIMO KWANZA Strategy to
  promote best practices
• Food procurement from small holders
• Agricultural market development
• To benefit low-income farmers
• Combine WFP NFRA s purchasing capacities to
  support sustainable development in food security
  and nutrition

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What worked well !

• The Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding
  (MOU) formalizing the cooperation between WFP and
  NFRA
• Purchases from small holder farmers through the
  logistics framework of the NFRA
• 80,608 mt maize purchased by WFP
• (33,000 mt in 2011 and 47,608 mt in 2012)
• Rotation of NFRA stocks

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What worked well !

• Quality Commodity Trainings operated by the WFP
  P4P Food Technologist
• Technical assistance for NFRA to enhance its role
  as the National Food Reserve Agency (400,000 MT)
• Strengthen Emergency preparedness and response
  capacity through enhanced storage capacity

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The Challenges !

• Put in place a new procurement strategy (purchase
  from Farmers Groups)
• Secure stocks at all times
• Compete with Private Sector
• Respond to WFP regional food requirements
• Modernise the operating systems
• Increase the storage capacities

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Beyond WFP P4P !

• Mapping the Farmers Groups
• Establish efficient ME systems
• Direct purchases from smallholder farmers
• Promote Food Security Food Safety
• Increase the operational capacities to ensure
  efficient food reserves
• Promote the integration of the NFRA in the
  Agriculture Development Strategy

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Thank You

• Asanteni Sana