TANZANIA - Participatory District Agriculture Development Plan for Sustainable Development UNEP Initiative on Capacity Building for Integrated Assessment and Planning for Sustainable Development Mid-Term Review Meeting Geneva, February 16-17, 2005

Project overview: objective to “ensure higher and sustainable income growth of the rural population”

Project overview: Expected Outcomes enhanced understanding of interrelationship: agriculture - poverty alleviation - environmental management - sustainable trade promotion enhanced national, institutional and human capacities for undertaking strategic integrated assessment and planning for sustainable development enhanced national coordination between ministries and districts involved in the project enhanced capabilities of policy-makers to design and implement comprehensive policies and measures for sustainable management of the environment.

Project overview: Institutions involved Government institutions –Leading: President’s Office – Planning and Privatization, Regional Administration and Local Government; Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security –Others: Ministry of Finance National facilitating institution –Economic Research Bureau of University of DSM

Project Process: Management (1) Official start in December 2004 (Hai District participatory process earlier) Organizational –The National Project Steering Committee –The Project Coordinator –Secretariat

Project Process: Management (2) The National Project Steering Committee –Permanent Secretaries of leading ministries and Ministry of Finance –UNDP Resident Representative –Director of Growth Strategy (President’s Office – Planning and Privatization) Secretariat –Facilitating Institution (Project coordinator + 3 members of staff) –1 member from Growth Strategy Directorate

National Steering Committee Meeting January 2005 with agenda issues: -Integrated Assessment and Planning for Sustainable Development in Tanzania: Key Issues -UNEP – IAP Project – Profile Reviewing current Tanzania Planning Process Preparation of the Launching Workshop to be held after the Geneva Meeting Project Process: Activities undertaken

Key Stakeholders Government officials (all levels) Farmers/Live stock keepers Women, Youth, Elderly, Disabled people NGOs, religious leaders, Business community (large and small), Academia, Common citizens

Stakeholder Consultations/Involvement Main emphasis on participatory efforts Methods –Focus group discussions, group discussions, brainstorming, energizers, codes –SWOT analysis –Development of plans (defining objectives, opportunities, obstacles, indicators) –Use of Kiswahili language and trained facilitators

Rationale of Participatory Planning Uncovering of local problems and local solutions Ownership of plans and objectives Stakeholder participation in implementation of the plans Awareness creation on integration of environment and trade for sustainable development

Participatory District Agricultural Planning Process Mbeya Rural, Tanzania Dist. Dev. Plan Dist. Agric. Dev. Plan Ward Plans Village Plans Appraisal Consolidated Integrated  Submitted to PO-RALG Implementation by the Community Approved by Ward Dev. Committee Approved by Village Assembly

Main Gaps and Weaknesses Substance of the Planning Process (Anticipated) –Provision of shopping list (affect human and financial resources) –Potential contradiction between national, district, sectoral and ward level plans, (articulation) Process Undertaken in the Preparation of Planning (Anticipated) -Systemic imbalance in the voices (heavy voices which favour man) -Capacity to undertake the process at lower levels

Tools and Methods to Overcome Weaknesses Awareness Creation -Training -Village level consultation -Chain level screening Sub-villages - villages - wards - districts

Main Advantages Ownership of plans Involvement of stakeholders Transparency Accountability Feed-back possible

Economic, Social and Environmental Issues Key issues selected to be addressed (Proposed to be discussed during the launching workshop)  Poverty  Trade  Environment

Links Between the Selected Issues Economic Growth TradeReduced Poverty Sustainable Increased Sustainable Environmental Management

Preliminary Results Substantive –improved planning through training Process (improving communication, transparency, public and private links--)

Major Challenges and Next Steps Major challenges - Capacity building at lower levels - Flow of information Next Steps - To be determined during the launching workshop.