International Community Partners with Government of Tanzania to Leverage Private Sector Agricultural Growth

On Thursday and Friday, September 6th and 7th, a two day strategy session to accelerate agricultural transformation in Tanzania is being held at the Bank of Tanzania. Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda, U.S. Ambassador Alfonso E. Lenhardt, Permanent Secretary to the Prime Minister’s Office Peniel Lyimo, Honorable Minister of Agriculture, Food Security, and Cooperatives Christopher Chiza, among others launched the workshop on coordinating the partnership between Tanzania, international donors, and the private sector to create sustained economic growth in Tanzania. The workshop comes as part of Tanzania’s preparation for work with the G8, before the United Nations General Assembly later in September.

The G8’s New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition is a commitment by G8 nations, the African Union, private sector partners, and three initial African countries, including Tanzania, to lift 50 million people out of poverty over the next 10 years through inclusive and sustained agricultural growth. There are substantial opportunities for Tanzania resulting from the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition and the Government of Tanzania’s commitment to facilitate private sector investment. 

Specifically, the workshop agenda will focus on three main themes; increasing stability and transparency in policy reforms regarding land, seeds, taxes and trade; improving the private sector investment climate for long term economic growth; and developing domestic and regional input policies that encourage greater private sector participation in the production, marketing, and trade in seeds and other inputs.