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ASDP2:Was the programme which launched by the government in 2015with the aim of implementing of the programme which takes off in the context of Climate change.And it looks as the operationalization in the context of Climate change and the strategic position of smallholder Farmers.In expense of the agricultural sector development programme phase 1(ASDP1), which launched in 2006 with the aim to lead the transformation of Agriculture in Tanzania.The overall goal was to reduce poverty and enhance economic development for the vast majority of Tanzanians who depend on Agriculture for their livelihood.
✓contextualizing climate change;
In recent years, there has emerged more institutional coordination and development partners support on the area of Climate change (NCCS, 2012). Under the auspice of the vice president office as well as the ministry of Agriculture,food security and cooperative,The national climate change resilience plan was launched in 2014.The coordinated effort enabled stakeholders to contribute to the ASDP2 draft documents.The draft document outlined an investment plan in seven selected thematic areas as a means towards achieving it's own strategic objectives.The main investment areas are;
✓Irrigation development, sustainable water resources and land use management.
✓production and rural commercialization.
✓rural infrastructure, market access and trade.
✓private sector development.
✓food and nutrition security.
✓disaster management, climate change adaptation and mitigation;and
✓policy reform and institutional support.
ASDP2 is the utmost source of mandate to"mobilize private sector investment and partnership by catalysing large volume of responsible private investment targeted at rapid and sustainable agricultural growth, with major benefits for food security, poverty reduction and reduced vulnerability to climate change.(ASDP phase 2 working draft,.MAFC 2015). Climate change has featured prominently in ASDP2 and has been identified as one of the major issues that affect food security in the country.
+++++Possible potential positive outcomes of ASDP2 are as follows;
✓Adaptation.
✓Resillience.
✓Nutrition.
✓Research& irrigation development.
+++++Possible negative outcomes of ASDP2 are as follows;
✓Greater threat of smallholder farmers being replaced by large scale farming entreprises.
✓Despite the government commitment to maintain smallholder farmers as the pillars of Tanzanian Agriculture, initiative such as BRN(big results now)&SAGCOT(southern agricultural growth corridor of Tanzania) have clearly targeted large scale agro--entreprises as a driver of agricultural sector transformation.
----------The ASDP2'Promise;
The programme document a set of specific activities on commodity value chain development.If fully implemented, small holder farmers will be able to mitigate and adapt to climate change.These activities are;
✓Establish district commodity value chain platforms (DCP) which could be useful for dissemination of various climate change related information.
✓Farmers empowerment and organizational strengthening.
✓Encouraging dialogue between stakeholders at local levels(farmers and local authorities).
✓Linking farmers with agribusiness to access input for sustainable productivity growth (which could include drought resistant OPV seeds).
✓Supporting value chain stakeholders through agricultural and business advisory service (ABAS) providers and access an agribusiness investment matching grant(AIMG).
✓Encouraging delivery and adoption of demand-driven technologies.The project farmers have the potential to demand for proven for technologies and method which could include oxenisation, access to finance and/or OPV seeds.
✓contextualizing climate change;
In recent years, there has emerged more institutional coordination and development partners support on the area of Climate change (NCCS, 2012). Under the auspice of the vice president office as well as the ministry of Agriculture,food security and cooperative,The national climate change resilience plan was launched in 2014.The coordinated effort enabled stakeholders to contribute to the ASDP2 draft documents.The draft document outlined an investment plan in seven selected thematic areas as a means towards achieving it's own strategic objectives.The main investment areas are;
✓Irrigation development, sustainable water resources and land use management.
✓production and rural commercialization.
✓rural infrastructure, market access and trade.
✓private sector development.
✓food and nutrition security.
✓disaster management, climate change adaptation and mitigation;and
✓policy reform and institutional support.
ASDP2 is the utmost source of mandate to"mobilize private sector investment and partnership by catalysing large volume of responsible private investment targeted at rapid and sustainable agricultural growth, with major benefits for food security, poverty reduction and reduced vulnerability to climate change.(ASDP phase 2 working draft,.MAFC 2015). Climate change has featured prominently in ASDP2 and has been identified as one of the major issues that affect food security in the country.
+++++Possible potential positive outcomes of ASDP2 are as follows;
✓Adaptation.
✓Resillience.
✓Nutrition.
✓Research& irrigation development.
+++++Possible negative outcomes of ASDP2 are as follows;
✓Greater threat of smallholder farmers being replaced by large scale farming entreprises.
✓Despite the government commitment to maintain smallholder farmers as the pillars of Tanzanian Agriculture, initiative such as BRN(big results now)&SAGCOT(southern agricultural growth corridor of Tanzania) have clearly targeted large scale agro--entreprises as a driver of agricultural sector transformation.
----------The ASDP2'Promise;
The programme document a set of specific activities on commodity value chain development.If fully implemented, small holder farmers will be able to mitigate and adapt to climate change.These activities are;
✓Establish district commodity value chain platforms (DCP) which could be useful for dissemination of various climate change related information.
✓Farmers empowerment and organizational strengthening.
✓Encouraging dialogue between stakeholders at local levels(farmers and local authorities).
✓Linking farmers with agribusiness to access input for sustainable productivity growth (which could include drought resistant OPV seeds).
✓Supporting value chain stakeholders through agricultural and business advisory service (ABAS) providers and access an agribusiness investment matching grant(AIMG).
✓Encouraging delivery and adoption of demand-driven technologies.The project farmers have the potential to demand for proven for technologies and method which could include oxenisation, access to finance and/or OPV seeds.
