Feed the Future FY 2010 Implementation Plan, Tanzania

alike that USAID comparative advantage is tohelp develop a thriving, private sector-ledagricultural transformation.7.3. MULTILATERAL ANDBILATERAL DONORCONSULTATION ANDCOORDINATIONKey donors on food security in Tanzania arethe World Bank, IFAD, AfDB, FAO, Japan,Ireland, and the EU, all of whom have beenconsulted in the development of this initiative.Tanzania has a well-established coordinationmechanism among development partnersthrough the 2006 Joint Assistance Strategy forTanzania (JAST). USG is represented by theUSAID EG Office on four Donor PartnerGroups(DPGs): Agriculture, Private Sector andTrade, Water, and Environment/NaturalResources. USAID plays a key role in many ofthese groups as thematic lead. With increasedagricultural funding, USG through USAID,would be ready to take an overall ‘lead’ role forone or more of these DPGs. Raising the level ofUSG participation in DPGs would be in linewith the GHFSI objective of having USG assumeleadership on global food security issues.In addition to overall coordination under ASDP,bilateral negotiations are underway andbeginning to yield results in enhancingpartnership and synergy. For instance, theGovernment of Japan, through JICA, has showninterest in collaborating with USG to supportthe rice sub-sector.7.4. CIVIL SOCIETY AND PRIVATESECTOR CONSULTATIONAND COORDINATIONThe Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF)is the apex organization for all businessassociations in Tanzania and is the leadproponent of the Kilimo Kwanza (AgricultureFirst) Initiative, which is advocating for a majorGOT program to push agriculture to the top ofthe country’s development agenda. TPSF is animportant partner for USAID in developing andmonitoring the implementation of GHFSI.Other private sector organizations are theGrain Council, Tanzania HorticulturalAssociation, Tanzania Agricultural Council andTanzania Seed Association. Many civil societyorganizations have taken lead roles insupporting Kilimo Kwanza and USAID willcollaborate with the Foundation for CivilSociety to identify food security champions intarget areas, particularly as part of our capacityand training needs assessment in FY 2010.7.5. DIPLOMATIC STRATEGYOur diplomatic approach in Tanzania willadvance the following three keyGHFSI objectives: (1) increase sustainablemarket-led growth across the entire foodproduction and market value chains; (2) preventand treat undernutrition; and (3) increase theimpact of humanitarian food assistance andsocial safety nets.To increase agricultural productivity, we willadvocate with GOT to make transparentagriculture policy decisions that encourageproduction and will expose key stakeholdersand the general public to the benefits ofbiotechnology.Natural resources and climate change will beaddressed through engagement with the GOTon development of the expanded NationalAdaptation Plan of Action (NAPA), to tacklechallenging questions such as decision-supportscience and research for the agriculture andwater management sectors.To stimulate private sector activity inagriculture, we will continue work to promote aconducive enabling environment foragribusiness and improved access to creditincluding secured finance reform, which has thepotential to significantly increase access tocredit, particularly for women.Diplomacy for trade promotion will targetpolicies inhibiting trade such as the use ofintermittent export bans and very high advaloremtariffs and non-tariff barriers on staplesimports. The AgCLIR and MicroCLIRassessments will detail additionalrecommendations for specific actions in areas25