MAIZE

PRODUCTION
IN TANZANIA

NAME: MAKARANGA
MICHAEL CHARLES

COUNTRY:
TANZANIA

OCCUPATION:
UNDERGRADUATE
STUDENT
 PRESENTATI
ON OUTLINE
 INTRODUCTION
 POLICIES AND STRATEGIC
PROGRAMS
 MAIZE PRODUCTION STAGES
 MAIZE VALUE CHAIN IN TANZANIA
 MAIZE CONSUMPTION IN TANZANIA
 CHALLENGES
 CONCLUSION
 REFERENCES.
 INTRODUCTION

Agriculture is the most important

economic activity for the majority
Maize is the main staple crop in
of Tanzanians. Currently, the
Tanzania. The average annual
agricultural sector contributes
national maize consumption is
about 29.1% of the GDP, 65.5%
estimated at over 3m metric tons
of employment, 65% of raw
(MT) by 2022
materials to the industrial sector
and 30% of export earnings
 overview

White maize is the most

Tanzania has about 40,071 Km2
important cereal in Tanzania,
(4,007,100 ha) of arable land, of
Per capita consumption is
which about 27% is currently
estimated at between 80 –
under cultivation. More than half
135 kg/person/year. Average
of the cultivated land is
annual production is typically a
allocated to cereal crops
little over 5,000,000 MT.
 MAP
SHOWING
TANZANIA
LOCATION
IN AFRICA
 POLICIES AND STRATEGIC
PROGRAMS

KILIMO KWANZA BUILDING BETTER TOMORROW PROGRAM

(Agriculture First) is a national resolve to accelerate this program was launched in 2022 which is a multi-pronged
agricultural transformation. It comprises a holistic set of policy approach to tackle youth unemployment and revitalize
instruments and strategic interventions towards addressing the agriculture. It focuses on training, equipping more than 200,000
various sectoral challenges and taking advantage of the youth with modern agricultural skills and knowledge, including
numerous opportunities to modernize and commercialize climate-smart practices and agribusiness management.
agriculture in Tanzania. which leads to achieving food security
and poverty reduction, contributing to realization of
Tanzania development vision 2015(TDV), which was envisaged
to raise the general standard of living of Tanzania to level of
medium-income developing country by 2015.
 MAIZE CULTIVATION SEASONS
SEASONAL CALENDAR FOR TANZANIA WHICH SHOWS
TIMING FOR THE DIFFERENT CROPPING ACTIVITIES IN
THE UNIMODAL AND BIMODAL RAINFALL REGIONS OF
TANZANIA.

Source: FEWS NET

MAIZE GROWTH STAGES
MAIZE PRODUCTION PROCESS
 SPREADING MANURE
BEFORE PLANTING MAIZE
PLATING
SEEDS
MAIZE
WEEDING
 MAIZE
HARVESTING
POST-HARVEST
HANDLING
MAIZE SHELLING
MAIZE VALUE CHAIN IN
TANZANIA

Source: FEWS NET (2018).

 MAIZE
CONSUMPTION
Maize is consumed in a variety of forms
including ugali(Corn Paste/Posho), green boiled
or roasted maize, uji(porridge) or as a popcorn
snack.

Roasted maize Porridge Corn Meal

BRAINSTO
RMING
By mere looking at the
picture, what are the
challenges facing these
farmers?
 CHALLENGES
Limited access to financing; this is a significant challenge in
Tanzania Agricultural sector due to various factors; limited
financial institutions especially in rural areas, high interest
rates, complex bank procedures, lack of financial literacy and
risk perception.
Domestically, maize marketing is unstable and
unpredictable. Poor infrastructure and poor and insufficient
storage facilities, low prices and undeveloped market
channels contribute to the poor marketing environment. For
instance, during the 2013/14 crop season, farmers enjoyed a
bumper harvest with total production of about 6m MT, but
the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) could only
afford to buy 5% of the total output.

Change in climatic conditions, pests , and diseases pose

significant challenges to Tanzania agriculture.
Loss caused by Fall Army Worm
(FAW)
 CONCLUSION
Despite the challenges facing maize production in Tanzania , there are
lucrative opportunities for investment due to the country’s vast arable
land , growing demand of maize both locally and internationally, and
supportive government policies aimed at promoting agricultural
development.

Generally, investing in modern farming techniques, value addition and

infrastructure can contribute to food security and economic prosperity
in Tanzania.
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