Sustainable Agriculture Kigoma Regional Project SAKiRP

Local economic development and wellbeing of smallholders is improved in Kigoma Region through sustainable agriculture development. This project aims to support agricultural development in Kigoma through a pro-poor value chain approach. The project will facilitate value chain development through organizing and empowering smallholders and linking them with traders, facilitating value chain financing, strengthening value chain service provision, market intelligence and multi stakeholder processes. Gender equity in the development of value chains will be of great importance. The value chains of cassava and beans show the highest potential for pro-poor value chain development if one looks at the market potential, the potential for the promotion of gender equity and women empowerment, the contribution to household food security, the income potential and the overall outreach of the chain in Kigoma. Therefore these two value chains are selected as priority chains for the start of the project. Indirectly other value chains will also benefit from the project.

Smallholders' income is increased and diversified in Kigoma Region, especially for women, through pro-poor chains development.