1. UPDATES OF NRDS IMPLEMENTATION - TANZANIA
Report presented to Third CARD General Meeting Ngurdoto Arusha Tanzania
18th May, 2010
BEATUS A. MALEMA
Ministry of Agriculture Food Security and Cooperatives
P. O. Box 9192 Dar-Es-Salaam Tanzania

2. LAUNCHING OF NRDS NRDS was launched on 22 March, 2010
The workshop was attended by Development partners (DPs), representatives from Agricultural Sector Lead Ministries, Regions and Districts potential in rice production. Others were Ministry of Agriculture Training Institutions (MATIs). Rice farmers, processors and traders representatives also attended
Comments were incorporated in the NRDS

3. OPERATION ARRANGEMENTS OF NRDS M&E
NRDS Task force: Beatus A. Malema (Crop Depart); James Ngwira (Policy and Planning Depart.) Eva Kanyeka – Crop Research Dept.
Africa Rice (WARDA) - M. S. M. Nyanda and B. Kalekezi (Policy and Planning Depart) and Elisha Makandya (Crop Research – ARI Ilonga)
Ministries of Agric. Food Security and Coop.; Water and Irrigation, Livestock and Fisheries; Industry Trade and Marketing
JICA, USAID, IRRI
Oxfam, Technoserve
Miller, Traders, Retailers and Importers
NRDS TF
ACR
ASM
MCB
MSM
Stats Dep.
HL indicators
ASM
MSM
Government
Project updates
ASM
MSM
Donors
Project updates
ASM
MSM
NGOs
ASM
MSM
Farmers
Project updates
ASM
MSM
Commercial
Sector
ASM
MSM

4. CONSTRAINTS TO IMPLEMENTATION OF NRDS
Technical:- Low yielding varieties, dependence on rainfall, Inadequate infrastructure (irrigation, storage, electricity, transport and processing) and low productivity
Management and coordination:- budget shortage, limited human resource, inefficient inter-sectoral coordination, limited number of DPs supporting for CARD/NRDS, etc.

5. CURRENT SITUATION ON RICE -RELATED INTERVENTION
TZ1.Technical Cooperation for Kilimanjaro Agricultural Engineer Training Center Project II
TZ2. Agricultural Sector Development Program (ASDP) Common Basket
TZ3. ASDP Irrigated rice & productivity improvement
TZ4.Technical Cooperation for Formulation and Training of the DADP Guidelines on Irrigation Scheme Development
TZ5. JICA Technical Cooperation for Supporting Service Delivery Systems of Irrigated Agriculture

6. CURRENT SITUATION ON RICE -RELATED INTERVENTION…
TZ6. Improving Rice Varieties through Mutation Breeding and Biotechnology Zanzibar
FAO TZ7. Rehabilitation of Irrigation Infrastructure in Zanzibar KOICA
TZ8. Genetic enhancement to increase productivity in rice through breeding for resistance to RYMV disease in Tanzania Rockeffeller

7. CURRENT SITUATION ON RICE -RELATED INTERVENTION…
ASDP: Eastern Africa Agricultural Productivity Project- Rice Regional Centre of Excellence (RRCOE) Regional Integration
Government input support for food crop production including rice
NERICA rice research at KATRIN (National centre of rice breeding) NERICA rice released varieties:- 2, 4, 7 and SWAB 450 in Other varieties are TXD 88, 85 and 306.
Kilimo Kwanza resolve with ten pillars outlines on how private sector and other stakeholders should collaborate on agriculture

8. TANZANIA RICE MAP Production Potential untapped Consumption Research
Project sites
Seed distribution
facilities
Priority areas

9. SUB-SECTOR PRIORITY
Rice- second food crop after maize also get input support SHORT TERM
introduce small-scale saving technologies to improve efficiency of farm operations;
Strengthen research and extension services;
Strengthen collaboration and linkages between national, regional and international institutions
SHORT/MEDIUM TERM
Strengthen seed systems and its accessibility,
GAP and labour saving technologies on production and processing;
Develop and rehabilitate irrigation schemes;
LONG TERM
Develop infrastructure in rice production and value addition

10. NRDS LINKAGE WITH OTHER STRATEGIES
NRDS fits and links well with:-
Agricultural Sector Development Strategy&ASDP
National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (Kiswahili acronym MKUKUTA)
Kilimo Kwanza resolve (Agriculture First)
National Agriculture Policy 2010 (Draft)
Tanzania Development Vision 2025
Strategic Tanzania Ruling Party election Manifesto of 2005 and October 2010 election

11. NRDS FUNDING FRAMEWORK
Apart from support by DPs on rice sub-sector, currently NRDS has been mainstreamed for implementation through government budget system. Activities are done through ASDP and implemented at district level via DADPs
The DADPs grants devolved to local level to implement D by D policy
However, more funding will be required to implement medium and long term strategies of NRDS

12. NRDS FUTURE STEPS Improving quality of implementation
Stakeholders along the chain will be involved in planning and
implementation of the strategy
(ii) Key intervention sub-sectors
Infrastructure development (irrigation, market, storage and
transportation network) through ASDP & Kilimo Kwanza resolve
Regional integration through Trade and technology transfer
(iii) Steps taken to improve conformity of NRDS with development framework and investment
NRDS to continue implemented through ASDP. However, more funding will be required through pooled, non-pooled and General Budget Support

13. THANK YOU
ASANTE SANA
KARIBUNI TANZANIA