FEED THE FUTURE TANZANIA MBOGA NA MATUNDA Quarterly Report # 7 October 1 - December 31, 2018 Feed the Future Tanzania Mboga na Matunda | Quarterly Report #7 Fintrac Inc. www.fintrac.com [email protected] US Virgin Islands 3077 Kronprindsens Gade 72 St. Thomas, USVI 00802 Tel: (340) 776-7600 Fax: (340) 776-7601 Washington, DC 1400 16th Street NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 USA Tel: (202) 462-8475 Fax: (202) 462-8478 Feed the Future Mboga na Matunda (FTFT-MnM) P.O Box 13121, Plot No. 37 Mlandege Street | Mikocheni B Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Cover photo: FTFT-MnM agronomist training farmers and extension agents on maintenance of filters for drip irrigation systems at a farmers field day in Morogoro. All photos by Fintrac Inc. Prepared by Fintrac Inc. Feed the Future Tanzania Horticulture Mboga na Matunda | Quarterly Report #7 CONTENTS ACRONYMS........................................................................................................................ i 1. ACTIVITY OVERVIEW/SUMMARY ........................................................................... 1 1.1 Executive Summary ....................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Summary of Results for this Quarter ........................................................................... 2 Table 1: Results to Date by Indicator*................................................................................................................................... 5 1.3 Evaluation/Assessment Status and/or Plans .............................................................. 10 2. ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS ....................................................... 10 2.1 Progress Narrative ....................................................................................................... 10 2.2 Implementation Status and Planned Activities ......................................................... 12 2.2.1 Sub-Purpose 1: Scaling nutrition-sensitive improvements in smallholder productivity ............................ 13 2.2.2 Sub-Purpose 2: Increasing the profitability of horticulture market systems and trade .......................... 19 2.2.3 Sub-Purpose 3: Strengthening the capacity of local systems linked to horticulture ................................ 24 3. INTEGRATION OF CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES .................................................... 32 3.1 Gender & Youth Integration ....................................................................................... 32 3.2 Integration & Collaboration ........................................................................................ 32 3.3 Policy & Industry Analysis ............................................................................................ 33 3.4 Sustainability ................................................................................................................. 35 3.5 Environmental Compliance ......................................................................................... 37 4. MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES ..................................................... 37 5. MONITORING, EVALUATION, & LEARNING ...................................................... 38 6. COMMUNICATIONS ................................................................................................. 39 7. SPECIAL EVENTS FOR NEXT QUARTER ............................................................. 40 8. ADDRESSING A/COR COMMENTS FROM LAST QUARTERLY REPORT ....... 41 ANNEX I: SMALLHOLDER FARMER RESULTS AT DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY LEVELS ............................................................................................................................. 42 ANNEX II: MONTHLY UPDATES ............................................................................... 45 ANNEX III: SUCCESS STORIES ................................................................................... 51 ANNEX IV: PERFORMANCE INDICATOR SUMMARY TABLE .............................. 55 Prepared by Fintrac Inc. Feed the Future Tanzania Mboga na Matunda | Quarterly Report #7 ACRONYMS ASF Agrónomos Sin Fronteras ATCL Air Tanzania Company Limited CBO Community Based Organization CHV Community Health Volunteers CIRIS Client Impact & Results Information System CoE Center of Excellence COR Contracting Officer’s Representative C&F Credit and Finance DO Development Objective DQA Data Quality Assessment EAS East Africa Seeds ECLOF Ecumenical Church Loan Fund Ltd EMMP Environmental Mitigation & Monitoring Plan ENGINE Enabling Growth through Investment and Enterprise EOI Expression of Interest FI Financial institution FTF Feed the Future FTFT Feed the Future Tanzania FTFT-MnM Feed the Future Tanzania Mboga na Matunda FY Fiscal Year GAP Good Agricultural Practice GoT Government of Tanzania GMP Good Manufacturing Practices GUC Grants Under Contract ICL Israel Chemicals Limited IP Implementing Partner IR Intermediate Result IRDO Integrated Rural Development Organization JUWASOMWA Jumuiya Ya Wafanyabiashara Soko la Mwanakwerekwe JUWA Jumuiya Ya Wokozi Wa Wakulima LGA Local Government Authority LK Lima Kwanza LOP Life of Project MANRLF Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources, Livestock and Fisheries MDD Minimum Diet Diversity M&E Monitoring & Evaluation MEL Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning MFI Microfinance Institution MSME Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises NEI Natural Extracts Industry Prepared by Fintrac Inc. i Feed the Future Tanzania Mboga na Matunda | Quarterly Report #7 NGO Nongovernmental organization PERSUAP Pesticide Evaluation Report-Safe Use Action Plan RSTGA Rungwe Small Holder Tea Grower Association SACCOS RZ Rijk Zwaan SACCO Savings and Credit Cooperative SAGCOT Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania SAIEL Sai Energy Limited SATEC Suba Agro Trading and Engineering Company SHF Smallholder Farmers SIDO Small Industry Development Organization SUGECO Sokoine University Graduate Entrepreneurship Cooperative TA Technical Assistance TAHA Tanzania Horticulture Association TAHEA Tanzania Home Economics Association TGT Tanzania Growth Trust TIS TAHA Information System TOSCI Tanzania Official Seed Certification Institute ToT Training of Trainers TPRI Tropical Pesticides Research Institute TRA Tanzania Revenue Authority USAID United States Agency for International Development USG United States Government UWAMWIMA Umoja Wa Wakulima Matunda na Mbogamboga Wilaya ya Magharibi UWZ Umoja Wa Walemavu Zanzibar VBA Village Based Agro-dealer VICOBA Village Community Bank VSO Volunteer Services Overseas WVC The World Vegetable Center ZEEF Zanzibar Economic Empowerment Fund ZOI Zone of Influence ZTBI Zanzibar Technology and Business Incubator Prepared by Fintrac Inc. ii Feed the Future Tanzania Horticulture Mboga na Matunda | Quarterly Report #7 1. ACTIVITY OVERVIEW/SUMMARY Activity Name: Feed the Future Tanzania Mboga na Matunda Activity Start Date: January 19, 2017 Activity End Date: January 18, 2021 Name of Prime Fintrac Inc. Implementing Partner: Contract Number: AID-621-C-17-00001 The Tanzania Horticultural Association (TAHA) Zanzibar Economic Empowerment Fund (ZEEF) Tanzania Growth Trust (TGT) Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL) Balton Tanzania Ltd. Sai Energy Ltd. Natural Extracts Industries Ltd. Syngenta Tanzania Lima Kwanza Ltd. (LK) Regina Seeds Ltd. Rijk Zwaan Name of Subcontractors/ Agronomos Sin Fronteras (ASF) Sub awardees: East Africa Seeds (EAS) Integrated Rural Development Organization (IRDO) Tanzania Home Economics Association (TAHEA) The World Vegetable Center (WVC) Tanzanice Agrofoods Company Suba Agro Trading and Engineering Company (SATEC) Ecumenical Church Loan Fund Ltd. (ECLOF) Iringa Hope Joint Enterprise SACCOS Ltd. (Iringa HOPE) Mafinga SACCOS MUCOBA Bank PLC (MUCOBA) Rungwe Small Holder Tea Growers Association SACCOS (RSTGA) Other Major Counterpart Local governments from Zanzibar and Morogoro, Iringa, Mbeya and Organizations Songwe Regions Morogoro (Morogoro Rural, Kilosa, Mvomero, Morogoro Urban), Iringa (Mufindi, Kilolo, Iringa Urban, Iringa Rural), Songwe (Mbozi, Geographic Coverage Ileje, Momba), and Mbeya (Rungwe, Busokelo, Mbarali, Mbeya Rural, (Districts, Regions and or Mbeya City) Regions (Part of the Southern Agricultural Growth Zanzibar) Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT); and Zanzibar islands of Unguja (Kazkazini A, Kazkazini B, Kati, Kusini, Magharibi, Mjini) and Pemba (Wete, Micheweni, Chakechake, Mkoani). Reporting Period: October 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018 1.1 Executive Summary The Feed the Future Tanzania Mboga na Matunda Activity (FTFT-MnM) is a four-year initiative (January 2017-January 2021) funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The purpose of FTFT-MnM is to increase the productivity and profitability of horticulture value chains while integrating large numbers of women and youth and improving the nutritional status of Tanzanians. The activity achieves this by: Prepared by Fintrac Inc. 1 Feed the Future Tanzania Mboga na Matunda | Quarterly Report #7 Scaling nutrition-sensitive improved technologies and practices that lead to increased productivity of women, men, and youth. Scaling market system models that serve as platforms for technology scaling, while enabling women, men, and youth to access resources needed to improve productivity and profitability. Strengthening the overall capacity of the horticulture subsector through investments all along the value chain. The geographic scope of FTFT-MnM encompasses 16 districts in the mainland within the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania