Drought hit Tanzanian farmers

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Poor performance of rains during the current agricultural season has affected the livelihood of farmers and pastoralists.The Famine Early Warning System now reports that many parts of the country have experienced food shortages associated with a depletion of maize stocks which is the major stable for many Tanzania.Maize prices have increased across all markets with Dar es Salaam having seen an increase of over 40 percent compared to the same period last year. In January, the Government conducted an assessment on food and nutrition security in the country.

The assessment recommended enhancing access to food through food subsidies, provision of early maturing varieties and sensitization of communities to use available food sparingly.
However, reports by the government have said that Tanzania is food self-sufficient at the national level. However, localized food deficits occur at regional, district and household levels mainly due to dependence on rain-fed agriculture and limited use of modern farming techniques.
80 percent of the population relies on subsistence farming and 28 percent of the population lives below the poverty line. Tanzania is classified as a Least Developed Country, ranking among the lowest on the Human Development Index.
According to the National Nutrition Survey (2015), 35 percent of children under the age of five are stunted in Tanzania. 

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