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In Numbers
US$ 17.7 million six-month (October 2024 – March 2025) net funding requirement
109,368 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
Assessment on the Impact of El Niño: A joint assessment by the Government of Tanzania, FAO and WFP examining the Impact of El Niño on Agricultural Production and Livelihoods in the United Republic of Tanzania in the 2023-2024 Season (May 2024) shows that Tanzania experienced severe and widespread flooding caused by the El Niño phenomenon. This affected more than 51,000 households and displaced over 200,000 people. The floods caused extensive loss and damage to crops at a total of 240,709 metric tons valued at US$ 69 million and to the livestock sector amounting to a loss of 90,000 livestock equating to US$ 62 million across 14 affected districts. As the crop sector accounts for approximately 25 percent of Tanzania’s total gross domestic product, while the livestock sector contributes around 7 percent, the damage and loss caused by El Niño represent a significant setback to Tanzania’s agricultural sector and overall economy.
Anticipatory Action: WFP organized a workshop in Dodoma with government stakeholders to pave the way forward for anticipatory action planning in 10 pilot districts. Outcomes included recommendations integrating roles and responsibilities for anticipatory action into national disaster risk management structures and the development of district action plans linked to pre-defined thresholds and triggers.
WFP together with the Government of Tanzania participated in the Southern Africa El Niño Anticipation After Action Review (ENAAAR) held in Johannesburg, South Africa. This regional review focused on evaluating anticipatory action activations for drought across six SADC member states in relation to the 2023-24 El Niño. The event brought together the southern Africa anticipatory action community to reflect on performance, share lessons, and create a joint vision for scaling up anticipatory action across the region
Climate Resilience: Under the Agro-Ecological Restoration Project, cooperating partners WeWorld and Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania finalized action plans for implementing activities in Chamwino, Simanjiro, and Micheweni districts in Dodoma, Manyara and Pemba North regions respectively. Some 3,000 participants were selected and registered to engage in asset creation activities such as the construction of charco dams, gully rehabilitation, tree planting and composting.
Under the Kigoma Resilience Project, WFP conducted a monitoring mission to 13 villages. To date, 43,000 meters of fanya juu/fanya chini (terracing) have been completed. Two charco dams are currently under excavation while two previously completed dams are undergoing maintenance. Some 300 composting pits have been completed and new sites for gully treatment have been identified. Preparations are underway for agroforestry nurseries with a target of planting 80,000 fruit trees and 50,000 Gliricidia trees this year in the Kasulu and Kibondo districts.