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In Numbers
US$ 14.6 million six-month net funding requirement (November 2024 – April 2025) representing 29 percent of total requirements
133,636 mt of food commodities procured since the beginning of 2024
304,446 Tanzanians and refugees benefited from WFP’s development and humanitarian interventions
Operational Updates
Refugee Operation: WFP continues to distribute food rations at 82 percent of the minimum required kilocalories. Voluntary returns to Burundi dropped to below 1,000 per month in September and October at the start of the planting season. As a result, the frequency of convoys has been reduced to one per week. Comparatively, voluntary repatriations exceeded 2,000 from June to August due to seasonal factors like school closures and the post-harvest period.
Clean Cooking Energy: The Kigoma-based Clean Cooking Project, implemented in refugee-hosting communities, has been registered for carbon credits under the Gold Standard. The project plans to reinvest any revenue generated into its management and expansion. Five thousand households in 13 villages are being registered. Energy-efficient "Jiko Rafiki" cookstoves are being procured and will be distributed to beneficiaries in January and February 2025.
School-Based Programmes: WFP supported the Ministry of Education,
Science, and Technology in hosting a National School Feeding Technical Working Group workshop (NSFTWG) which brought together school feeding stakeholders, including government, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector.
An action plan was developed to implement the commitments made to the national school meals coalition, and to address actions from the Regional Home-Grown School Feeding workshop held in July 2024.
Establishing the NSFTWG within the Ministry is part of the country’s commitment to adopting the Southern African Development Community school feeding guidelines.
Anticipatory Action: In October, WFP facilitated an Anticipatory Action workshop in Dodoma with participants from five of its 10 target districts - Kondoa, Handeni, Same, Mkalama, and Meatu. The workshop focused on identifying and prioritizing anticipatory actions to address drought impacts, clarifying roles for implementation, and advancing WFP’s ongoing support to local government across these districts.
Nutrition and HIV: WFP provided capacity-building training in Social Behavior Change (SBC) to Government and non-government partners, emphasizing planning, implementation, and monitoring of SBC interventions. The training, conducted in collaboration with the Regional Bureau, aimed to strengthen partners' ability to design and execute SBC programs at national and sub-national levels.
WFP, in collaboration with the Prime Minister’s Office and the Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre, finalized data analysis for the Cost of Hunger in Africa Study. This study, which assesses the economic and social impacts of malnutrition on education, health, and productivity, uses data from Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar. Supported by WFP’s Africa Union Global Office, the findings will serve as an advocacy tool to encourage increased investment in nutrition across key sectors.
Smallholder Farmers: The Kilimo Tija Kigoma project hosted a Business-toBusiness Forum in Kigoma, bringing together smallholder farmers, processors, traders, financial service providers, and policymakers to enhance value chains for maize, beans, and sunflower. Discussions focused on improving access to inputs, exploring contract farming, expanding financial services, and securing fair market connections. The forum fostered partnerships to strengthen the agri-business ecosystem and promote sustainable agricultural growth in the Kigoma region.
Under the Vijana Kilimo Biashara project, WFP and its partners trained over 5,300 farmers in Simiyu, Shinyanga, and Tabora in good agricultural practices (GAP) as the sorghum and sunflower farming season begins.
Farmers were connected with input suppliers and agro-dealers to enable them to access seeds and equipment. In Arusha and Manyara, WFP trained 137 farmers in post-harvest handling and storage for garlic at two demonstration plots and equipped 285 farmers with GAP skills for cultivating tomatoes, onions, and carrots.
Climate Resilience: Asset creation activities for 2024 have been completed including charco dam construction, gully rehabilitation, soil and water conservation, and mangrove restoration in Kigoma, Dodoma, Manyara, and North Pemba regions. WFP also disbursed cash payments to 3,708 households in Chamwino, Simanjiro, Kibondo, and Kasulu districts for last month’s asset creation activities.
As part of the Agro-Ecological Restoration Project, 6,000 farmers across Dodoma, Manyara, and North Pemba benefited from regenerative agriculture training. In addition, a regenerative design training of trainers was conducted in Kibondo, blending theory and practical fieldwork. This training engaged 53 participants, including 20 community members, 15 NGO staff, 10 agricultural technicians, and 8 WFP staff.
Innovation: Following the pilot testing, WFP Innovation Unit has installed an improved version of oil distribution tool, Every Drop Counts (EDC), in Nduta and Nyaragusu refugee camp. This tool is designed to increase efficiency by minimizing oil spillage, enhancing hygiene, and streamlining the distribution process for beneficiaries.
WFP supported the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) to launch the National Innovation Framework in Dar es Salaam.
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology, Professor Carolyne Nombo was the guest of honor. The event was attended by innovation stakeholders, including members of academia, government officials, and development partners.
Msimu Rainy Season Outlook: The Tanzania Meteorological Agency forecasts the Msimu rainy season to span November 2024 to April 2025 in unimodal regions. Rainfall is expected to be normal to below normal in areas like Kigoma, Dodoma, and Singida, while regions such as Njombe, Ruvuma, and Mtwara may receive normal to above-normal rainfall. The season started in Kigoma by October, progressing to other areas in November and reaching Ruvuma by December. Heavier rains are predicted from February to April 2025, with weak La Niña conditions potentially influencing rainfall distribution.