Sowing Success: The Journey of High Iron Beans in Tanzania

In Tanzania, 85- 90% of the land is cultivated by smallholder farmers majority of whom face challenges in getting access to quality seeds and assured markets for their produce, thus limiting their capabilities to produce quality produce and generate steady income. Currently, 57% of pregnant women in Tanzania are anemic. Additionally, according to the Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey 2015 (TDHS), 58% of children under the age of 5 years in the country were anemic.

Tanzania Fact Sheet-WHA Global Nutrition Target

- 16/05/2025

WHA Global Nutrition Stunting Target 2012-2025 Achieve a 40% reduction in the number of children under-5 who are stunted WHA Global Nutrition Overweight Target 2012-2025 Ensure that there is no increase in childhood overweight

Buruguni Market Impact Story

This video showcases GAIN’s collaboration with Buguruni Market (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania). It illustrates the early testing of the Food Systems Governance model; highlighting the importance of i) knowing the local food system, ii) One Nutrition (nutrition, food hygiene and safety, reduced food waste), and iii) engaging multiple stakeholders to co-design and support infrastructure investments that enhance vendor livelihoods, as well as improve the quality, safety, and value of food stored, upcycled, and sold to consumers.

Infrastructure for Food Safety Improvement in Local Markets

- 23/05/2024

Buguruni market is a traditional food market in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania with about 2,630 vendors selling their produce to about 70,000 consumers daily. In a rapid assessment conducted in 2020, almost a third of consumers reported concerns related to food safety when shopping in the market.

Paving the way to improved nutrition with fortified school meals for students in Tanzania

Around 130’000 school children in Tanzania are benefiting from eating fortified nutrient-dense meals through an initiative led by the Global Alliance of Improved Nutrition (GAIN) to help address the prevalence of chronic malnutrition in the countryWith a population of 64 million, Tanzania suffers from high rates of micronutrient deficiencies with one-third of children deficient in iron and vitamin A. Lack in such micronutrients for teenagers and young adults could impair their growth, learning capacity and development, and put them at risk of non-communicable diseases with consequential impact in later life.

Africa Can Feed the World

Delegates numbering more than 5,000 and representing over 90 countries converged to explore strategies to harness Africa's vast potential in expediting the development of regional, national and sub national food systems that would not only benefit the continent but also the entire world.

Supporting African Governments to Advance Food Systems Transformation

04 September 2023Dar es Salaam, Global

Explore Africa's progress in food systems transformation as experts discuss policy integration, action prioritisation, and inclusive engagement. Discover how women, youth, and the private sector contribute to decision-making and investment across Africa. Development partners' insights will also spotlight ways to enhance collective actions for a robust food systems agenda in the continent.

Africa Food Systems Forum (AGRF)

05 September 2023- 08 September 2023Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

The Africa Food Systems Forum (AGRF) will host its 13th annual summit in a hybrid event from  Sep 5th -8th 2023 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Hosted under the leadership of H.E Samia Suluhu Hassan, the president of the United Republic of Tanzania; this year’s summit is anchored around building Africa’s Food Systems and Food Sovereignty with the youth and women at the center.