Expanding Rice Production Project (ERPP)

To increase the productivity and production of rice among smallholders in targeted areas of Morogoro and Zanzibar

COUNTRY/REC Tanzania

PROJECT COVERAGE Single-country

PROJECT PERIOD November 2014 - January 2021

PROJECT SITE Morogoro, Micheweni, Wete, Kaskazini A, Kaskazini B

Implementing agencies, partners, and budget (USD)

# Agency / Partner Budget
1 Ministry of Agriculture
2 Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources - Zanzibar
3 GAFSP 22,900,000.00
4 Beneficiaries 4,440,000.00

Project scheme and budget (USD)

Project budget (USD) Rice component share (%) Rice component budget (USD)
Technical Assistance 0 0 0
Grant 27,340,000.00 100 27,340,000.00
Loan 0 0 0
Governmental 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0
Total 27,340,000.00 - 27,340,000.00
Project Goal

To increase the productivity and production of rice among smallholders in targeted areas of Morogoro and Zanzibar

Project Objectives

To enhance the adoption and sustained use of improved rice varieties that have been released by the research system

To improve smallholder rice production and productivity through improved crop and water management.

To increase the quantity of rice marketed by strengthening access to markets and improving price incentives at the farm-gate

To facilitate efficient implementation of project activities and tracking of results

Project activities

Sustainable seed systems

Improving crop productivity through better irrigation and crop management

Innovative marketing strategies

Project management and coordination.

Beneficiaries

Direct Beneficiaries
# Beneficiary Number
1 Smallholder farm households 33069
Indirect Beneficiaries
# Beneficiary Number

RICE Approach: Areas of contribution by the project

Resilience Industrialization Competitiveness Empowerment
R1: Area under irrigation
I1: Capacity of industrial mills
C1: Share of local rice
E1: Access to financial services
R2: Quantity of resilient seeds
I2: Mechanization ratio
C2: Quantity of high-yielding seeds
E2: Access to technical services

SIEM

Policy / Institutional Infrastructure Human Resource Capacity Provision of Equipments or services Knowledge / Research
Seed
Fertilizer
Irrigation / water management
On-farm technology transfer
Mechanization
Quality Improvement
Access to market
Access to credit
Overall policy tools

Crosscutting

Women

Youth

Nutrition

Climate Change

Food system

Contact (implementing partner)

CARD
Emma Isinika Modamba