Highlights
Plans are underway for training 50,000 farmers on post-harvest loss handling under WFP’s Farm to Market Alliance initiative. This follows training provided to farmers in February on Good Agronomic Practices
WFP currently supports more than 300,000 refugees.
Operational Updates
Market Access: Following training on Good Agronomic Practices in February, WFP’s Farm to Market Alliance initiative is currently planning a training on postharvest handling (PHH) for 50,000 farmers.
Refugee Operation: Tanzania is currently hosting 305,442 refugees. In February, 14,000 new refugees arrived into Tanzania compared to 18,000 in January 2017. The population at Nduta Refugee Camp is 121,000 and Mtendeli Refugee Camp, with 51,000 refugees has reached capacity. (12 March, http://data.unhcr.org/burundi).
WFP Tanzania’s three month Cash Based Transfer (CBT) pilot at Nyarugusu Refugee Camp has been completed. WFP continues to provide food assistance through CBT to the 10,000 refugees registered during the pilot programme and plans a progressive scale-up of CBTs in 2017.
An Op-Ed on the CBT by Michael Dunford, WFP Tanzania Country Representative can be found on the following link.
WFP’s Innovation Accelerator in Munich Germany and WFP Tanzania’s Country Office are supporting microirrigation and other agricultural practices for refugees and host community around Nyarugusu Refugee Camp, Kigoma region via the social enterprise Farm from a Box (FFAB). Through FFAB pilot project in Tanzania, WFP hopes to bring dependable, local food production for the host community and refugees living in and around the camp.