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1.3 The consultancy assignment<br />

1.3.1 Terms of Reference (TOR) <strong>and</strong> objective <strong>and</strong> scope of the study assignment<br />

1.3.1.1 Overall Objective of the Review<br />

The overall objective of the 2009/10 ASR <strong>and</strong> PER (as <strong>per</strong> TOR) is to assess the <strong>per</strong>formance of<br />

the agricultural sector on poverty reduction (as <strong>per</strong> MKUKUTA targets); <strong>and</strong> also to assess the<br />

level of public budget <strong>and</strong> expenditures in the sector in relation to sector <strong>per</strong>formance; in the<br />

context of CAADP.<br />

1.3.1.2 Objective of the study Assignment<br />

The objective of the study assignment is essentially to carry out <strong>per</strong>formance review of the<br />

Agricultural Sector <strong>and</strong> PER for year 2009/2010 <strong>and</strong> make recommendations for way-forward<br />

for the sector.<br />

1.3.1.3 Geographical <strong>and</strong> Institutional Coverage<br />

Apart from Dar es Salaam, field work was carried out in eight other regions, namely; Tanga,<br />

Kilimajaro, Arusha, Mwanza , Mara, Morogoro, Iringa <strong>and</strong> Mbeya.<br />

In Dar es Salaam, the study covered all the sectoral Ministries (namely, <strong>Ministry</strong> of <strong>Agriculture</strong> <strong>Food</strong><br />

Security <strong>and</strong> Coo<strong>per</strong>atives (MAFC), <strong>Ministry</strong> of Livestock Development <strong>and</strong> Fisheries (MLDF) but<br />

excluding Fisheries Sector, <strong>Ministry</strong> of Water <strong>and</strong> Irrigation, <strong>and</strong> PMO - Regional Administration <strong>and</strong><br />

Local Government; also other relevant government Ministries (including <strong>Ministry</strong> of Finance &<br />

Economy) agencies (including Bank of Tanzania, National Bureau of Statistics, <strong>and</strong> so on), as well as<br />

some private sector entities.<br />

In the regions the study covered the RAS offices, DED offices, the farming community, traders <strong>and</strong> NGO/<br />

CBOs.<br />

1.4. Scope of work for the consultancy assignment. This was as follows:<br />

i) As <strong>per</strong> the TOR, the activities to be undertaken for the <strong>Agriculture</strong> Sector Review are<br />

presented here ( in slight change in order). These are to:<br />

<br />

Assess sectoral (policy <strong>and</strong> regulatory framework) <strong>and</strong> sub-sectoral (irrigation,<br />

crop, livestock, <strong>and</strong> marketing) <strong>per</strong>formance since 2006 with particular emphasis on<br />

attainment of MKUKUTA targets.<br />

<br />

Assess the <strong>per</strong>formance of the sector in ensuring national food security.<br />

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