NBS NEWSLETTER

ISSUE NO: 57 DATE: FEBRUARY, 2020 s

NBS: “A ONE-STOP CENTRE FOR OFFICIAL STATISTICS IN TANZANIA.”

Issue NO: 57 Date: February, 2020 Editorial Board

Dr. Albina Chuwa Statistician General

Members

Deogratias Simba Said Ameir

Emmanuel Ghula Andrew Punjila

Hadija I. Abdul

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Tanzania Leads Africa in Releasing

National E-Waste Statistics Report

E-waste such as above has become global environmental as well as health issue.

Tanzania Mainland has become Before its release, most of the Measuring SDG Indicator the first country in Africa to prior studies on e-waste 17.14.1 and Development of produce and release of its conducted were limited in Environmental Satellite National E-Waste Statistics scope of Electrical and Accounts, Statistician General Report (NEWSR, 2019). Electronic Equipment (EEE) Dr. Albina Chuwa said the primarily covered or focused release of the 2019 E-waste The 2019 Report, which is on addressing gaps in report is a milestone for available online in the National environmental legislations to Tanzania towards production Statistics Office website give more impetus to e-waste of official statistics. www.nbs.go.tz, is the first issues. comprehensive analytical report “Tanzania is the first country Speaking during national on e-waste statistics on Tanzania in Africa to produce national workshop for Pilot Testing the Mainland. E-Waste Statistics Report Draft Methodology for-- which demonstrates yet--

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another step in the Tanzania Revenue Authority for e-waste management, production of official (TRA); data on mobile phone especially the National statistics in the country,” subscriptions from Tanzania Environmental Policy Dr. Chuwa said. Communications Regulatory (NEP), which is being Authority (TCRA) and the reviewed to incorporate The Sustainable Cycles selected stock data of EEE the emerging Programme (SCYCLE) from Household Budget environmental challenges

team from Sibuya City Surveys (HBS) conducted by such as climate change based United Nations the National Bureau of and e-waste. University (UNU) provided Statistics (NBS). technical assistance in “Tanzania is the first compilation of e-waste The NEWSR 2019 has country in Africa to statistics and tools for data helped shed light on the produce national E- analysis. problem of e-waste in Waste Statistics Report

Tanzania, which had which demonstrates yet

The report comprises of an remained largely unknown. another step in the analysis of data on production of official importation of EEE in The report will be useful in statistics in the country,” Tanzania Mainland from-- various national programmes Dr. Chuwa said.

Having E- Waste statistics is very crucial in identifying best practices and encourage safe disposal of hazardous waste to save the environment.

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Preparations for the 2018-19 NSCA are in Top Gear

Teresia Sagamilwa (standing) Coordinator of the 2018-19 NSCA makes a presentation on the prepartions of the census before the Steering Committe meeting held at TAKWIMU House, Dodoma.

The month of February has of 1,500 large scale farms “We are almost there! All seen preparations for the and 2,820 Enumeration instruments are ready 2018-2019 National Sample Areas (EAs) in which, 2,670 including the three Census of Agriculture EAs are in Mainland questionnaires, while all (NSCA) gaining momentum Tanzania and 150 in the logistics is in place,” whereby most of the Zanzibar. Ms. Sagamilwa told our preparatory committees and According to census’ staff writer. sub-committees met to fine coordinator Teresia tune the preparations. Sagamilwa, preparations The Census’ Steering Committee which is The 2018-19 NSCA is were in high gear and they were now only making some comprised of Permanent supposed to start early mid secretaries of sector’s lead- April, 2020 involving a total- fine-tuning.

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ministries met at TAKWIMU House in Dodoma to review the preparations and provide the way forward.

“All technical people have been here (NBS offices) for a couple of weeks finalizing all technical aspects of the exercise and I’m happy that we are almost done,” She noted.

Indeed, a team of communication officers from the ministries joined with representative from office of government Members of the Steering Committee of the 2018-19 NSCA in a spokesperson also met at meeting held at TAKWIMU House, Dodoma. From left is Deputy Permanent Secretary Ministry of Agriculture, Prof. Siza Tumbo, TAKWIMU House to Deputy Principal Secretary Ministrry of Agriculture Zanzibar Dr. finalize census’ Omar Ali Amir, Statistician General Dr. Albina Chuwa and Chief communication and Government Statistician Zanzibar, Ms Mayasa Mahfoudh Mwinyi. advocacy strategy. was conducted in 2007/08. Development Goals -2030

The two-month census will particularly goal number 2. During the 1993/94 data on collect information on crop household characteristics and production, marketing and Likewise, the indicators will livestock count were also be used to guide policy crop storage; livestock collected and data on crop production and marketing; development and programme area and production were planning aimed at improving fish farming and poverty collected in 1994/95. indicators. production and productivity This year’s 2018/19 NSCA in agricultural sector which is The 2018-19 NSCA is the will provide agricultural crucial in poverty reduction. fifth Agricultural Census to indicators which will be used be carried out in Tanzania. in monitoring implementation “All technical people have The first one was conducted of various development been here (NBS offices) for in 1971/72, the second programs including Five a couple of weeks finalizing in1971/72, the second in Year’s Development all technical aspects of the 1993/94 and 1994/95 the Programme (FYDP-II exercise and I’m happy that third was conducted 2016/17 – 2020/21) and we are almost done,” Sagamilwa noted. in2002/03 and the fourth-- Global Sustainable--

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Tanzania’s Gender Equality and Women Empowerment Priority Indicators, Gender Module on track to completion

Tanzania is in advanced stage She explained that the main Ms. Kitembe, who is also to produce Gender Equality objective of integrating gender the coordinator of a UN- and Women Empowerment (T- issues in the TSMP II is to Women supported GEWE) indicators that will strengthen production of programme of Making provide a framework for the gender statistics, accessibility Every Woman and Girl production of indicators for and use “to inform policy Count (MEWGC), said monitoring the Sustainable formulation and decision gender statistics are vital for Development Goals (SDGs) making for delivering gender Tanzania to achieve gender and the Second Five-Year equality and women’s equality and Women Development Plan (FYDP II) empowerment”. Empowerment initiatives. gender-related indicators and Ms. Kitembe further disclosed “We will neither attain Gender Module. that the T-GEWE priority national, regional nor global

indicators covers statistical gender equality and women Once completed, the Gender data and indicators that reflect empowerment targets Module would be integrated in the living conditions and without quality gender the Tanzania Statistical Master situation of women and girls in statistics to inform Plan II (TSMP II) to address the country. evidence-based policy challenges facing production, formulation and decision- use and dissemination of “T-GEWE will focus on making,” Ms. Kitembe quality gender statistics in the indicators related to economic, emphasised. National Statistics System health, education, human (NSS). rights, political participation, She elaborated that gender

good governance and statistics have to reflect The Gender Statistics leadership and Information, concerns related to all coordinator at NBS, who is Communication Technology aspects of lives of both also a senior statistician, Ms. (ICT),” she said. women and men lives Mariam Kitembe, told our which include their specific reporter that the document is in She noted that focusing on needs, opportunities, or advanced stage as it has those areas, T-GEWE will also contributions to society. already been reviewed by the assist government to monitor Gender Statistics Technical and track, among other things, Working Group and now it will progress of attainment of be submitted to the NBS gender-related SDGs, FYDP- management for further action. II, and Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA) indicators.

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No Change in Price Speed of Food on February 2020

The price change for commodities in February, 2020 stagnated at 3.7 percent as it was recorded in January, 2020.

This was due to the maintenance of the same speed of price change for commodities in February, 2020 as it was in a month before.

Addressing reporters in Dar es Salaam, the Ag. Director of Population Census and Social Acting Director of Population Census and Social statistics, Ms. Ruth Minja, statistics, Ms. Ruth Minja addressing the media said the movement of prices during the release of February, 2020 in February recorded the same Consummer Price Index (CPI) in Dar es Salaam. rate as January, 2020 though the overall index has On the other hand, Ms. Minja increased by 1.32 from 117.60 The acting director told said non-food items that in January to 118.92 in reporters that the inflation contributed to such increase February, 2020. rate for food consumed at included gas, which increased home and away from home by 3.2 percent, Kerosene by 3.2 She said the increase of the in February, 2020 also percent, charcoal by 4.3 overall index was attributed to increased by 0.2 from 6.4 in percent, diesel by 2.8 percent the price increase for both January to 6.6 percent. and petrol by 1.0 percent. food and non-food items. She

enlisted food items which Ms. Minja, however, noted She added that the inflation rate contributed to such increase as that the 12-month index for food and non-alcoholic fish which increased by 2.9 change for non-food beverages for February, 2020 percent, fruits by 1.4 percent, products in February, 2020 has increased to 5.9 percent vegetables by 4.5 percent, stagnated at 2.4 percent as it from 5.7 percent recorded in beans by 1.2 percent and was recorded in January, January, 2020. round potatoes by 4.5 percent. 2020.

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The 2019/2020 Feed the Future Endline Survey on Right Track: Coordinator The ongoing 2019-2020 Feed rendering roads impassable. which started in October 2019 is the Future Endline Survey is on expected to interview selected track as by end of February, “Morogoro team covered 37 households from 173 EAs by end 2020 data collection had EAs, Zanzibar covered 28 EAs, of March, 2020. reached more than 40 percent. Dodoma/Manyara covered 38 EAs and Iringa/Mbeya covered The Tanzania Feed the Future This is according to survey’s 37 EAs,” Ms. Mtove explained. Endline Survey 2019/20 appraises field coordinator Hellen Mtove, the implementation of Feed the who said that a total of 140 She added that in February, the Future Programme in the regions Enumeration Areas (EAs) out Mbeya team failed to reach one of Dodoma, Manyara, Mbeya, of 343 had already been EA because of a downpour Morogoro and Iringa as well as all covered by the end of Feb. which destroyed a road regions in Unguja and Pemba. network. She explained that all survey During the survey, enumerators Speaking to NBS Newsletter, teams were undertaking their collect information on availability Ms. Mtove, a statistician with tasks as per plans despite facing of food in the household, women’s the National Statistics Office, few challenges particularly ability to make decisions in the said the twelve-month survey,-- those related to heavy rains-- household, women’s dietary diversity, how different members of the household spend their time and other different information.

The Survey is tracking and re- interviewing household samples which were interviewed during the 2016 Feed the Future (FtF) Interim Supplemental Survey (FtF-ISS) and also interviews households from additional enumeration areas.

Tanzania Feed the Future is an initiative of the US government in Tanzania focusing on reduction of poverty and hunger through “With over 40 percent households already investments made in collaboration covered, the survey is certainly on track” says with various public and private partners. Ms. Hellen Mtove, Coordinator of the 2019-20 Feed the Future Endline Survey.

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NBS PICTORIAL NEWS

Ms. Getrude Rwehumbiza, Enumerator of the 2019- 20 Feed the Future Endline Survey interviewing one of the households at Bacho A hamlet, Dareda Ward, in Babati district, Manyara region.

Part of members of sub- committee of the Steering Committee of the 2018-2019 National Sample Census of Agriculture (NSCA) in one of the preparatory meetings held in Morogoro

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NBS PICTORIAL NEWS

Fine tuning the Gender Module! A joint team from NBS and other MDAs updating Gender Module document ready to sumbitted to the management. Upon completion, the module will be

integrated into the Tanzania Statistical Master Plan II (TSMP II) to enhence production of gender statistics in the country.

Members of the press follow release of Consumer Price Index

(CPI) for the month of February, 2020 presented by Acting

Director of Population Census and Social statistics, Ms. Ruth

Minja at NBS offices along Kivukoni Front, Dar es Salaam.

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