Thousands face Starvation in Tanzania.food aid to be sent

[Nairoberry]

Mussa Juma, The Citizen
Correspondent
Arusha. About half a million people
in Arusha Region face an acute food
shortage because of poor harvests
at the end of the current farming
season, it was announced here at
the weekend.
At least 24,280 tonnes of food will
be needed to feed families
contending with shortage of food
between now and July this year, the
regional consultative committee
(RCC) meeting here was told.
A report on the food situation in
the region indicates that 508,831
people will face a food crisis and
that all the districts, including the
Arusha municipality, would not be
spared.
In Arusha, 23,779 people will be
affected and would need at least
1,141 tonnes of food until August,
while 3,712 tonnes would be
needed for 77,343 people in
Ngorongoro District.
Food crisis will also hit Karatu and
Monduli districts where 162,954
and 60,000 residents respectively
will need assistance. However, the
report could not indicate how many
tonnes have to be sent there for
those without food in the two
districts.
Meru, Arusha and Longido districts
would need 3,000; 2,000 and 3,744
tonnes of food respectively, the
report says, adding that the
government has already distributed
18,733 tonnes of maize and
disbursed some Sh595 million to
cover the distribution cost.
Speaking at the meeting, the
regional commissioner, Mr Magesa
Mulongo, called on the district
commissioners to monitor the food
situation closely so that the
government can act immediately
on the crisis.
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[Nairoberry]

thecitizen.co.tz/business/13-local-business/22504-thousands-face-acute-food-shortage.html
so shocking i thot tz is a breadbasket very bad pangs of hunger

 

[mtotowamjini]

dont you have kenyan forums you could go to and leave us alone...if tz is that bad why dont u go back to your own daamnn country...am sure life is better over there.... this forum is for tanzanians...we are poor and we are so many things so what..just leave us alone...mind ur own fukin business u moron!!

 

[FJM]

dont you have kenyan forums you could go to and leave us alone...if tz is that bad why dont u go back to your own daamnn country...am sure life is better over there.... this forum is for tanzanians...we are poor and we are so many things so what..just leave us alone...mind ur own fukin business u moron!!

Nairoberry ni mbongo pure. Na kuna kipindi anajisahau.

 

[bona]

dont you have kenyan forums you could go to and leave us alone...if tz is that bad why dont u go back to your own daamnn country...am sure life is better over there.... this forum is for tanzanians...we are poor and we are so many things so what..just leave us alone...mind ur own fukin business u moron!!

look man, i am a tanzanian but i think the guy ur accusing is less moron than u, this forum is open for everybody regardless of their national identity, if there is hunger somewhere in tanzania there is hunger u cant change that besides why such attittude to your fellow member, if you got something else different then share the info so that we can prove once and for all he is lying or not, he is very gentleman because he gave hisw source, can you dispute that?

 

[FJM]

Mbeya wakulima wanalia, vyakula vinaozea ndani hawana pa kuuzia! Kinachohitajika ni kusafirisha kwenda kwenye mikoa yenye upungufu.

 

[eliakeem]

Mbeya wakulima wanalia, vyakula vinaozea ndani hawana pa kuuzia! Kinachohitajika ni kusafirisha kwenda kwenye mikoa yenye upungufu.

Mkulu you are very...... Sisi hatuna shida ya chakula..... sisi tuna shida ya ugawaji/usambazi wa chakula...

 

[sanjo]

dont you have kenyan forums you could go to and leave us alone...if tz is that bad why dont u go back to your own daamnn country...am sure life is better over there.... this forum is for tanzanians...we are poor and we are so many things so what..just leave us alone...mind ur own fukin business u moron!!

Why abusive language to your fellow JF member? After all, Tanzania is a sub saharan country where hunger, poor governance and poverty in the midst of wealth are very common. On the other hand, Nairoberry has to note that Tanzania is a huge country with a lot of potential.

Has he been to Morogoro, Ruvuma, Mbeya, Sumbawanga, Iringa etc? These are truly breadbasket areas. Food shortage in Arusha region shall be addressed by the surplus harvest from these areas. This idea is basically refered in economics the theory of comperative advantage, that is the ability of a person or a country to produce a particular good or service at a lower marginal and opportunity cost over another. Nairoberry, this is a trading opportunity for you. To be successful in this line of business you need a working capital, appropriate networks and supporting infrastructure such as reliable transportation system.

 

[Ndahani]

Kweli asiyejua maana hawezi kuambiwa maana. Hizi siasa za maji taka...kati ya Kenya na Tanzania, wapi watu wanakufa njaa?

 

[Kabaridi]

Mkulu you are very...... Sisi hatuna shida ya chakula..... sisi tuna shida ya ugawaji/usambazi wa chakula...

he.he.he.. Them CCM diehards...may you allow me to say that your denial is in view of the hunger being man-made as opposed to being a natural occurence. Mwasambaza chakula when you need to, yet the articles says the area affected is in "dire" need

 

[Kabaridi]

Kweli asiyejua maana hawezi kuambiwa maana. Hizi siasa za maji taka...kati ya Kenya na Tanzania, wapi watu wanakufa njaa?

Hehehe.........Eh......:crazy: Yours is a ham-fisted zeal to block your nationalism from from falling into disrepute. Unataka kujustify na kufunika uvundo wenu kwa kuchochea kufunua uvundo kwa jirani?

 

[BUBE]

Hapa hakuna cha siasa za majitaka.Kimsingi tunapaswa kujiuliza uhalisia wa hii habari ya Citizen, tujiridhishe kabla ya kumshambulia mleta uzi, tukizingatia kuwa ametupa na source ya uzi wake, sasa kwa nini tumshambulie yeye? Nijuavyo mimi (hata baadhi wamechangia tayari) Tanzania huwa haikumbwi na balaa la njaa isipokuwa ugawaji na usambazaji. Tuseme ukweli, tunapoongelea usalama wa chakula si kuwepo maghalani tu, bali ni pamoja na ufikiwaji na upatikanaji (accessibility and availability). Endapo hali ya kipato ni duni, hata kama nchi imezalisha chakula cha kutosha, kuna uwezekano mkubwa baadhi ya maeneo kukumbwa na njaa kwa kuwa hakipo -accessible & therefore not available. Kwa kuwa ni ukweli kuwa baadhi ya maeneo ya nchi yetu yalikumbwa na ukame mwaka huu, uwezekano wa mkoatajwa kuhitaji chakula unaweza kuwa mkubwa, na hii inahitaji kuagiza chakula(sio kutoka nje) kilichoko Rukwa, SOngea na Mbeya kuletwa Arusha. Wiki hii nipo Iringa, lakini naona magari ya jeshi yakihamisha nadhani chakula kuleta Dar. Kwa hiyo msaada wa chakula inaweza isiwe kutoka nje but from within, na kutoa/kuuza kwa bei ya ruzuku

Kweli asiyejua maana hawezi kuambiwa maana. Hizi siasa za maji taka...kati ya Kenya na Tanzania, wapi watu wanakufa njaa?

 

[Geza Ulole]

thecitizen.co.tz/business/13-local-business/22504-thousands-face-acute-food-shortage.html
so shocking i thot tz is a breadbasket very bad pangs of hunger

the good thing is the rescue will come from our food reserves unlike in kenya where 13 mio people r currently facing hunger n there is no food to give them from ur pathetic government coffers! You will look on us to supply u food! go to hell fool!

 

[Pharaoh]

Citizen au Mwananchi na magazeti ya Kenya sio ajabu wakaandika uongo

 

[eliakeem]

he.he.he.. Them CCM diehards...may you allow me to say that your denial is in view of the hunger being man-made as opposed to being a natural occurrence. Mwasambaza chakula when you need to, yet the articles says the area affected is in "dire" need

Kabaridi Hueleweki .......
lakini kwa kifupi.... sisi tunapambana na zoezi la usambazaji...... na si la uzalishaji mahindi na nafaka nyingine ni nyingi sana..... na ndiyo maana tuna miradi mingi sana ya barabara....

by the way poleni na mabomu ya jana....

 

[livefire]

the good thing is the rescue will come from our food reserves unlike in kenya where 13 mio people r currently facing hunger n there is no food to give them from ur pathetic government coffers! You will look on us to supply u food! go to hell fool!

listen to what you speak and come loud again. Celebrating human suffering manifests in many forms, no nation is perfect and i hope Tanzania never gets a calamity, only then will you realise that the govts in Africa are reactive rather than proactive.

 

[MAMMAMIA]

Kweli asiyejua maana hawezi kuambiwa maana. Hizi siasa za maji taka...kati ya Kenya na Tanzania, wapi watu wanakufa njaa?

Zilezile siasa za kulinganisha ubora na mapungufu baina ya KE na TZ. Haijalishi nchi gani wanakufa wengi kwa njaa, cha muhimu ni kuwa WATU wanakabiliwa na tatizo la chakula, iwe KE, TZ au popote duniani, hasa Africa. Wananchi wa Afrika hawastahiki kufa kwa njaa.

Mkulu you are very...... Sisi hatuna shida ya chakula..... sisi tuna shida ya ugawaji/usambazi wa chakula...

Again, SISI, NYINYI, WAO - Aghrrrrrrrr! Chakula hata kiwepo duka la jirani, kama huna uwezo wa kununua, utakuwa na shida ya chakula, sembuse kuwa kiko mikoa mengine. Isionekane ugawaji/usambazaji wa chakula ni shida ndogo, ukizingatia ulegelege wa viongozi wetu, uongozi mbaya na rushwa, mambo yanayotokea kila mara inapotakikana huduma hii.

Hapa hakuna cha siasa za majitaka.Kimsingi tunapaswa kujiuliza uhalisia wa hii habari ya Citizen, tujiridhishe kabla ya kumshambulia mleta uzi, tukizingatia kuwa ametupa na source ya uzi wake, sasa kwa nini tumshambulie yeye? Nijuavyo mimi (hata baadhi wamechangia tayari) Tanzania huwa haikumbwi na balaa la njaa isipokuwa ugawaji na usambazaji. Tuseme ukweli, tunapoongelea usalama wa chakula si kuwepo maghalani tu, bali ni pamoja na ufikiwaji na upatikanaji (accessibility and availability). Endapo hali ya kipato ni duni, hata kama nchi imezalisha chakula cha kutosha, kuna uwezekano mkubwa baadhi ya maeneo kukumbwa na njaa kwa kuwa hakipo -accessible & therefore not available. Kwa kuwa ni ukweli kuwa baadhi ya maeneo ya nchi yetu yalikumbwa na ukame mwaka huu, uwezekano wa mkoa tajwa kuhitaji chakula unaweza kuwa mkubwa, na hii inahitaji kuagiza chakula(sio kutoka nje) kilichoko Rukwa, SOngea na Mbeya kuletwa Arusha. Wiki hii nipo Iringa, lakini naona magari ya jeshi yakihamisha nadhani chakula kuleta Dar. Kwa hiyo msaada wa chakula inaweza isiwe kutoka nje but from within, na kutoa/kuuza kwa bei ya ruzuku

Upo sahihi Mkuu kuhusu upungufu/ukosefu wa chakula kwa maeneo nchini. Kitu kinachonisikitishwa, ni kuwa kama mwezi mmoja uliopita, Tanzania iliuza mahindi nje ili kupambana na njaa ulimwenguni.[Source:Tanzania Daily News/sabahionline.com]. Serikali ingweza kutumia pesa ilizouzia chakula nje kwa kusambaza chakula kwa maeneo yenye shida.

Bado nahisi ni aibu, iwe kwa TZ au KE, kuwa kuna sehemu "wanakula na kumwaga" wakati wengine "literally" wanakufa kwa njaa. Narudiaa, wananchi wetu hawastahiki hilo.

 

[BUBE]

Mkuu MAMMAMIA, ukweli ni kwamba chakula kipo kingi hapa Tz. Kama nilivyowahi kusema, magari ya mageshi yetu yanasafirisha chakula kutoka mikoani (hasa Iringa) huku nilipo na wanaleta Dar. Ukikutana nayo waweza kudhania ni misafara ya vita, but to be sincere wanasafirisha chakula (I am told) na very recently kampuni ya SIMON GROUP (YES SIMON GROUPS) imepata mkataba wa kusafirisha/kuleta chakula kutoka kwenye maghala yanayomilikiwa na NFRA (National Food Reserve Agency) kuleta Dar. Hii ina maana food shortage might not necessarily mean absence of food in the country but something else. Kwa mtindo huu kama unavyosema ni aibu kusikia njaa -tukianzia na Tanzania kwa kuwa resources zipo nyingi!

Bado nahisi ni aibu, iwe kwa TZ au KE, kuwa kuna sehemu "wanakula na kumwaga" wakati wengine "literally" wanakufa kwa njaa. Narudiaa, wananchi wetu hawastahiki hilo.

 

[Kabaridi]

Mkuu MAMMAMIA, ukweli ni kwamba chakula kipo kingi hapa Tz. Kama nilivyowahi kusema, magari ya mageshi yetu yanasafirisha chakula kutoka mikoani (hasa Iringa) huku nilipo na wanaleta Dar. Ukikutana nayo waweza kudhania ni misafara ya vita, but to be sincere wanasafirisha chakula (I am told) na very recently kampuni ya SIMON GROUP (YES SIMON GROUPS) imepata mkataba wa kusafirisha/kuleta chakula kutoka kwenye maghala yanayomilikiwa na NFRA (National Food Reserve Agency) kuleta Dar. Hii ina maana food shortage might not necessarily mean absence of food in the country but something else. Kwa mtindo huu kama unavyosema ni aibu kusikia njaa -tukianzia na Tanzania kwa kuwa resources zipo nyingi!

Kuna disconect ikija kati ya Serikali ya Tanzania na watu waliomo sehemu za kule Mikoani. Malori ya kijeshi huenda yanatumika kusafirishia watu binafsi mali yao kuuza sokoni badala yafanye kazi yanayopaswa kufanya. Ripoti kama hii si ya kwanza kuhusu Hunger that is man made huko rural tanzania. Usishangae kuwa chakula kwenya maghala, yanauzwa sokoni na mafisadi, huku wenye njaa wakiathiriwa. Uzuri ni kwamba kuna baadhi yenu munakubali kuna hali ya ubadhirifu inayofanywa na serikali ikija kwa kugawa nafaka sehemu ambazo zinahitajika sana.

 

[Bukyanagandi]

Mbeya wakulima wanalia, vyakula vinaozea ndani hawana pa kuuzia! Kinachohitajika ni kusafirisha kwenda kwenye mikoa yenye upungufu.

Siyo Mbeya tu mbona Rukwa mahindi yamejazana kibao, kinacho hitajika ni kusafirisha kutoka mikoa ya kusini na kwenda mikoa ya kasikazini; kama waliweza kusafirisha mahindi haya kwenda Kenya wakati wa baa la njaa huko watashindwaje kuyasafirisha mpaka Mkoa wa Arusha?

Tanzania kama nchi atuna tatizo la chakula, tatizo ni miundo mbuni na viongozi husika kutotaka kuwajibika ipasavyo basi. Mtoa post hii nimeona ametoa comment as if TANZANIA she's in a dire straits kuhusu CHAKULA - na hii anaifanya kimaksudi tu sijuhi tatizo lake ni nini? Vitu vya kawaida tu vinavyo husu Tanzania yeye huwa na kawaida ya kuongeza HEAD and a TAIL - we angalia remarks zake baada ya kupost huzi huu, mtu wa ajabu SANA!

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