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Tanzania to participate in the UN Food Systems Summit

Farmers Review Africa by Farmers Review Africa
August 5, 2021
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Tanzania is set to participate in the forthcoming United Nations Food Systems Summit. Director of the National Food Security Unit, Dr Honest Kessy confirmed that the country’s readiness and preparations to participate are in full gear.

About 11 broad-based and inclusive food systems dialogues have been convened to rally stakeholders to develop a comprehensive summary of recommendations and commitments for Tanzania that will be presented at the UN 2021 Food System Summit.

“Tanzania must be on the front seat in the food systems transformation, which requires public and private sector coordination, participation and investments. We want to ensure safe, nourishing, sustainable, equitable and resilient food systems to drive the growth of the local and export market,” said Dr Honest Kessy.

UN summit

The UN summit seeks innovative solutions to transform food systems and drive the progression towards the attainment of UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), implemented in Tanzania through national medium-term plans.

Also read: Africa set to double agricultural productivity as US$17B is pledged to increase food security

The second-largest economy in East Africa serves as the regions grains breadbasket but exports most of its grains and other agro produce unprocessed. However, the country is implementing a flagship project to drive agro industrialization and turn the situation around. At a national dialogue on food systems in Dar es Salaam recently, there was a consensus that improved food systems are a must.

It emerged that the country needs heavy investments to improve food systems to cement its place as the region’s agriculture powerhouse, building on its strong point in the grains market while addressing its weak issues. The national dialogue in Dar es Salaam followed ten other conferences in the regions in Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar. The food systems dialogues involved public, private, and civil society sectors examining emerging issues to collate information to create a common position for the country to be presented at United Nations Food Systems Summit in September.

AGRA

Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) in Tanzania is a keen supporter of the food systems dialogues, and it has provided some financial support for some dialogues. AGRA Tanzania County Manager Mr Vianey Rweyendela noted that Tanzania’s agriculture sector was at a turning point.

“With food self-sufficiency having been surpassed for several years, it is time to direct the excess production into agro-industrialisation and commerce in general in ways that benefit the smallholder farmer in Tanzania,” he noted.

Mr Rweyendela noted the dialogues would help synthesize consolidated country position paper identifying opportunities that include practices, policies, actions, partnerships, and commitments for presentation to the UN 2021 Food System Summit.

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