Tanzania

Main sectors: Agriculture, forestry, farmer‑led research

Target groups: Approximately 8,000 farmers (avocado and macadamia) in two regions of Tanzania. One third of the farmers are women.

Project partners:

Tanzania Tree Growers’ Association Union (TTGAU):
A member‑based organisation founded in 2017 to promote the interests of tree‑growing associations. It comprises 136 associations with a total of over 9,000 members, one third of whom are women.

Njombe Agricultural Development Organization (NADO):
A member‑based organisation registered in 2008, consisting of 60 communities with more than 16,000 members. Of these, 7,300 members (one quarter of them women) cultivate various types of trees as their crops.

Other partners:

Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA):
A university in Morogoro and Tanzania’s leading research centre for forestry and agriculture. The university conducts numerous research projects related to agroforestry and the management of tree plantations.

Donors:
The AgriCord network implements the project with funding from the European Commission (EC) and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS).

Budget: 400,520 euros

Duration: 2022–2025

Project activities and desired results:
The project applies at least six agroecological principles and aims to strengthen farmers’ climate resilience through knowledge sharing (Building Resilience tool I), improved efficiency (development of governance systems and planting material), enhanced governance within farmer organisations (Building Resilience tool II), synergies (new combinations of trees and crops, soil health, emission reductions), and economic diversification (multi‑crop systems).

Farmers have established six trial sites where the use of biochar, crop rotation, agroforestry and beekeeping methods is being tested. The farmer organisations are expected to improve access to services related to the management of tree plantations and key tree species, and to ensure the climate resilience of these services.