WORLD
FOOD
PROGRAMME
FOOD AND
AGRICULTURE
ORGANIZATION
A Joint FAO/WFP Report on the Crop and Food Situation in the Country for the
Development Partners Group (DPG) Meeting of July 2006.
Highlights
1. FAO supplied 30 MT of emergency beans seeds in June to help farmers hit by
floods in Moshi Rural and Hai Districts in Kilimanjaro region in May this year.
2. Twenty two (22) units of vaccines have been procured and nearly 100,000 units
more will be procured soon to vaccinate female calves against East Cost Fever in
the regions. Vaccination will help herd rebuilding after the animals suffered shock
caused by the 2005/2006 long dry spell.
3. Processes are ongoing to procure seed for distribution in the unimodal rainfall
areas hit by prolonged dry spell in the last production season.
4. The Ministry of Agriculture Food and Cooperatives is finalizing a report on the
preliminary food crop production forecast for the 2005/06 season. The initial
indication is that food crop production alone in 2005/06 will supply nearly 110
percent of national food requirements in the 2006/07 consumption year.
5. The UN World Food Programme Emergency Operation (EMOP) is going on in the
targeted food deficit regions of northern, central and western Tanzania.
6. The Food Security Information Team (FSIT) will carryout rapid vulnerability
assessment (RVA) in end of July 2006, in about 46 districts considered by the
Ministry of agriculture, Food Security andCooperatives to be food insecure during
2006/07 market year.
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UN/FAO
1.
Kilimanjaro region was hit by floods in May this, particularly the districts of Moshi Rural
and Hai. The floods caused loss of property and destroyed crops in fields. Government,
using its own sources and donations from development partners, provide victims with
emergency supplies. FAO contributed 30 MT of emergency beans seeds, distributed to
farmers in last month. Farmers in Moshi Rural District got 20 MT while those in Hai
District got 10 MT. The seeds are of short cycle varieties are expected to utilize mainly
residual moisture and receeding flood water because the rainy season is over.
2.
A long dry spell experienced during the 2005/2006
shortages of pasture and water for livestock causing
animal deaths, loss of productivity and serious
emaciations. Recovery takes time normally and
stock rebuilding can take time as animals remain
weak and highly susceptible to opportunistic
diseases. To avert against these conditions and
speed up regaining condition, government appealed
through for donor contribution to vaccinating nearly
120,000 female calves against East Cost Fever
(ECF), one of the major diseases that cause
immense calves deaths. Donor response was very
positive and with their contributions supplies
sufficient to vaccinate 27,500 calves will be
delivered early June in 20 districts (colored green in
Figure 1) whereas procurement of additional nearly
100,000 units of vaccines for other affected
locations is in progress.
production year caused serious
Figure 1: Districts under phase 1 of
calves vaccination against ECF
Source: FAO Representation, DSM
3.
Processes are ongoing to procure seed for distribution in the unimodal rainfall areas hit
by prolonged dry spell in the last production season.
4.
The March-May 2006 rains were generally good in most parts of the country but
below average in parts of the central regions and the south west. These rains
resulted in satisfactory overall national crop production, which the Ministry of
Agriculture Food and Cooperatives (MAFC) estimated through its recent preliminary
food crop production forecast as potentially able to supply nearly 110 percent of
national food requirements in the 2006/07 consumption year. This estimate, however, is
before considering other factor such as: (i) rebuilding stocks that dwindled with
widespread food shortages in the 2005/06 consumption year, (ii) domestic and
cross border trade, (iii) as well as non food uses.
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Although overall national food crop production is generally good, MAFC has
predicted that in the 2006/07 consumption year potential food shortages are likely
to prevail in some locations found in nearly 46 districts (colored yellow in Figure
2). The shortages are attributed mainly to rainfall anomalies like late onset, poor
temporal distribution, low intensities and early cessation. Other reasons include
floods, pests, vermins and farmers’ persistence to grow maize even in areas with
unfavorable conditions.
Satellite imagery shows that the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
is above average in the western and southern parts of the country but below
average in the northern highlands and the central regions (Figure 3). This
situation is raising concern because vegetation conditions are poor in the
predominantly pastoral and agro-pastoral livelihoods, where the livestock have
not recovered fully from the 2005/06 insufficiency pasture and water shortages,
which left many cattle dead and emaciated. Government and development
partners should follow-up the situation very closely and intervene urgently in the
even of further deterioration.
Figure 2: Districts predicted to
have food shortages in 2006/07
Figure 3: NDVI anomaly for June
dekad 2; current vs long term average
Source: USGS
Source: MAFC
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UN World Food Programme
5. UN WFP Emergency Operation (EMOP)
The UN World Food Programme (UNWFP) Emergency Operation (EMOP) 10519 is going on in the
targeted food deficit regions of northern, central and western Tanzania. As of 1 July 2006 UNWFP
has provided a 2.5 month ration ending 31 July to 167,745 beneficiaries in 4 regions of Dodoma,
Arusha, Kilimanjaro and Shinyanga. A total of 3677.40 MT of maize have been distributed,
accounting to approximately 93% of the needs met for Phase One.
The second phase of the EMOP started on third July 2006, covering the regions of Tabora, Singida,
Mwanza and Shinyanga, in the unimodal rainfall areas. Some total of 8,317 MT of food are targeted
for distribution to 198,038 beneficiaries. This will cover a period of July to the end of September
2006, with a provision of a 3.5 month ration to the most food insecure and destitute households.
The EMOP 10519 will cost US$16,611,448 and as of 3rd July 2006, the UNWFP had received
confirmed contributions totaling US$8,635,653 as shown on Table1. With EMOP contributions to
date, 19,913 MT maize have been resourced.
UN WFP: Confirmed Donor Contributions for EMOP
Map 1: Targeted Regions for EMOP
Phase One: May – July 2006
Phase Two: July – September 2006
Table 1: WFP: Confirmed Donor Contributions for EMOP Drought
Response as of 3rd July 2006
Mara
Donor
Recd US$
Saudi Arabia
2,000,000
Canada
Turkey
Czech Republic
Australia
Netherlands
1,929,824
200,000
128,821
1,094,890
Sweden
Private
TOTAL
Total Appeal
Funding Gap
Pledged
US$
Kagera
Shortfall
US$
Mwanza
Arusha
Shinyanga
Kilimanjaro
Kigoma
Tanga
Tabora
Singida
Dodoma
Dar-Es-Salaam
3,200,000
Rukwa
Morogoro
82,118
8,635,653
Mbeya
Iringa
16,611,448
7,975,795
Lindi
Ruvuma
Legend
Phase I distribution
Phase II distribution
Phase I & II distribution
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Mtwara
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FOOD SECURITY ASSESSMENT
The Food Security Information Teams (FSIT) is finalizing plans to carryout a rapid vulnerability
assessment (RVA) in about 46 districts, which, according to the Preliminary Crop Production
Forecast (PCPF) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives (MAFSC) are likely
to be food insecure during the 2006/07 market year. The RVA is slated to take place during the last
week of July and early August 2006, and will provide an input towards re-programming of the
ongoing EMOP. During the assessment, the FSIT is intending to incorporate, in the food security
assessment tools, the nutritional indicators particularly in areas, which have been repeatedly facing
acute food shortages.
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