Tanzania Agriculture Overview
Climate-Smart Wheat Investment
Why Wheat?
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Unavailability of high-quality seeds.
Inadequate storage facilities for year-round production of
processing facilities.
Inadequate processing facilities for value addition and
increased income.
Wheat production can contribute to rural development by
creating employment opportunities for local communities.
Investment Pillars
·
Investment
(USD)
NPV
(USD)
IRR (%)
Seed multiplication
3,776,666.65
269,964.81
9.75%
Storage facilities
1,555,230.80
125,785.23
10.11%
Processing facilities
10,271,743.61
863,386.46
10.20%
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Value Chain Support
precision agriculture practices.
Government of URT
Access to agricultural inputs and
technologies: Quality seeds, fertilizer and
Access to agricultural implements:
Portable agricultural machinery for
planting and fertilizer application and
harvesting
Government of URT
TOTAL REQUIRED INVESTMENT: USD $15.60m
Impact
Increase per capita income
for 3,455 rural households
to 359 USD from 260 USD.
Increase number of Wheat
processing and storage
facilities.
• Increase income by
•
converting wheat into higher
value-added wheat
products.
Ensured food and nutrition
security.
Climate-Smart production
and processing widely
used (including renewable
energy).
FIAT
PANIS
Food and Agriculture
Organization of the
United Nations
Hand-in-Hand
Initiative
Market
Domestic Market
Increased availability and
affordability of Wheat as a
source of food in rural
areas.
Increase availability and
affordability of high-quality
wheat seed for local
producers.
International Market
Expert export of wheat
produced to regional and
neighbouring countries.
Risk and mitigation
Risk: Weather and climate
change challenges.
Mitigation: Adoption of
precision agricultural
technologies and irrigation.
Risk: Higher production
cost associated to land
renting and agricultural
input.
Mitigation: Practicing
contract farming.
Risk: Market price
fluctuation and volatility.
Mitigation: Minimizing
production cost through
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