Resource Reliance - Tanzania Flashcards
How many people got jobs due to the Canada Wheat Project?
400
How much money was invested into the CWP (Canada Wheat Project)?
$95 million
Where in Tanzania, when and how much did CWP target?
It covered the Hanang Province in Northern Tanzania from 1968 - 1993 and it covered 26 400 hectares
Name 4 Positives of the CWP?
-60% of Tanzanians were provided wheat
-121 Tanzanians received training in wheat production
-1500 mechanics gained skills
-400 people worked on the farms
-Road rail and electricity connections were improved
-1992 drought only African country to not require aid
Name 5 negatives of the CWP
-The yield wasn’t consistent and predominantly low as 1973-1975 the yield was approx. 0.01 tonnes per hectare.
-It became cheaper to import wheat rather than grow it and the price of bread from wheat was too expensive better to just eat maize
-Only a few jobs were created
-Replacement equipment was way too expensive had to use old rusted parts.
-Unsustainable and ineffective better choices=
Barabaigs:
-Used land to graze their animals on the Hanang Plains so their villages were burnt down they were raped; beaten; fined; imprisoned 40,000 lives were threatened. Reduced their food security
Where, when and what was goat aid?
Goat aid is a bottom up aid project from 1999-2006. It was in Northern Tanzania - the Babati district.
Where, when and what was goat aid?
Goat aid is a bottom up aid project from 1999-2006. It was in Northern Tanzania - the Babati district.
How much investment in Goat Aid?
£200 000 was invested
Give 3 Characteristics of goats from Goat Aid scheme?
-Toggenburg Breed
-3L of milk a day
-£400 each
5 Positives of the Goat Aid scheme
Nutritious and versatile milk produced
Manure for farming Extra money from selling spar milk butter and cheese = increased money for education, housing, business etc
Long term and short term
170% increase in profits
Taught how to treat simple diseases and care for them - sustainable
What, When and Where about SAGCOT?
The Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania started in 2010 estimated to finish 2030.
Wants to connect Dar es Salaam to bordering countries (Zambia Malawi) with main road and TAZARA railway
A Corridor of fertile land and wants to improve infrastructure; modern agricultural economy with better connections to national and world markets - better trade = better accessibility and more money = food secure
Wants to bring people out of poverty
Who is investing in SAGCOT and how much?
EU China and USA are funding as well as Tanzanian + Foreign Government, aid agencies and TNCs.
Total investment of $2.1 billion.
5 Positives of SAGCOT
75,000 small farms linked to markets
2 million people out of poverty
188 commercial farms in six cluster areas
450,000 jobs created
Regional food Security is secured (not national) :(
3 Stats with money of SAGCOT
$1140 million invested in roads rail electricity and water infrastructure
$39 million invested for improving railway
EU $4.7 million on hydro electricity
Tanzania Port Authority invested $18 million in port storage and handling equipment
$1.2 billion annual farming revenue
$26 million from EU and $15 million for agricultural improvement
3 Negatives of SAGCOT
Most money invested benefits TNCs and commercial farms
A lot of promised investments never came - not as successful as it could be?
Small landowners lost land without being compensated or told - outrage?
Nomadic tribes have lost land and access to water for their animals
