Food security in Tanzania

[3] Another report by the World Food Programme found that 7 out of 20 monitored Tanzanian markets reached crisis level in Q4-2019 according to ALPS (Alert for Price Spikes) calculation.

A lack of financial and operational means – limited access to capital, underdeveloped business skills, low levels of capacity – coupled with a weak infrastructure lead to an absence of incentives when it comes to further developing their agriculture sector.

As recently as February 2020, locusts are devastating Tanzanian and other East-African crops, threatening the region's ability to maintain agricultural production levels and consequently, food security .

[6] Out of the four scenarios outlined in the study (wet, dry, cool, and hot) three of them affected food security unfavorably, pointing to the likelihood of climate change's negative impact.

[6] The risks of drought and the unpredictable nature of climate change and its affects on the weather/environment threaten the future growth of Tanzania and its large base of subsistence farmers.

[1] Another collaborative campaign for food security Tanzania is participating in is the four-year Enabling Growth through Investment and Enterprise Program (ENGINE).

Implemented by the International Executive Service Corps (IESC), the program helps expedite the assessment and subsequent improvement of regulatory, informational, and financial channels that assist business growth and investment of some of Tanzania's agricultural regions (Mbeya, Morogoro, and Iringa, and Zanzibar).

According to an Acta Tropica journal study, both rural and urban Tanzanians heavily rely on carbohydrates – maize, rice, cassava, ugali – as their main source of food.