Improving Productivity and Structured Markets along the entire rice value chain In Momba Districts, Tanzania

Majinjah Logistic Company in their rice business and ADP-Mbozi in the facilitating the social-economic empowerment especially to the smallholder farmers the need of proposing the project named Productivity and Structured Market along the entire rice value chain in Momba District (PSM-Momba Consortium) is developed. This project is proposed to be implemented in six wards of Momba district council in Songwe region in the southern highland zone of Tanzania. These wards include Chitete, Chilulumo, Mkulwe, Kamsamba, Ivuna, and Msangano. The partners are motivated to undertake the interventions in the areas to respond on the alarm of poor rice farming practices that contribute significantly to inadequate supply of raw material for our milling machines (paddy) and directly endanger income and food security of the smallholder farmers in Momba district. The proposed project was implemented by the consortium which will involve about four partners namely the paddy offtaker Majinjah Logistics Limited, extension service provider ADP-Mbozi, Agricultural input supplier Obo Investment Company Limited and Farmers FBOs in which 53 FBOs are already identified and others was formulated during the project implementation period to meet the number of targeted farmers. Moreover, the project seeks to intervene in the area and contribute to increased yields and business relations among value chain actors along the rice value chain in Momba district. The project will collaborate with local government authorities and other stakeholders such as financial institutions and others who are crucial for success of the project

Goal and Objectives

The goal of the proposed project is to increase the competitiveness of the Momba rice through enhancement of productivity and quality rice produced by more than 5,000 rice farmers to enhance sustainable incomes and food security though adoption of environment friendly production practices by rice farming households.

Objective1: Increased paddy productivity of 5000 SHFs from 2 MT/ha to 4MT/ha through adoption of improved practices by March 2021.

Objective 2: Improved structured market linkages between the rice value chain actors and strengthen the regional market by March 2021.

Objective 3: Increased access to finance for SHFs and Pre-financed inputs for 1,500 SHFs by March 2021.

To attain these objectives, the project will address identified constraints by developing strong interventions that will increase competitiveness of rice as shown in the table.