tazania Flashcards

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how is tanzania’s food security?

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-ranked 98th out of 109 countries in global food security index
-undernourishment is at 33% from 24% in 1991

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what is a method of achieving food security at a local scale

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-goat aid
-bottom up strategy
-provided 20,000 worth of toggenburg goats
-villagers had to pay for the goats and were taught how to care for them

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what are some advantages of goat aid

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-produce 3 litres of milk a day
-manure can help crops grow and help the infertile soil
-average income of goat aid farmers was 2.2m whereas those not in the scheme earned 760k

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what are some disadvantages of goat aid

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-too small scale - doesn’t impact nationally
-goats need a lot of water
-poverty has kept increasing all over africa

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what is a past method of providing national food security in tanzania

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-canadian wheat program
-canada provided $95 million of aid along with seeds and machinery

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how come the canadian wheat program was only partially successful

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-provided 60% of tanzania wheat
-employed around 700 people
-tanzania didn’t rely on food aid during the 1992 drought

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what were the disadvantages with the canadian wheat program

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40,000 barabaigs were effected,people say they were beaten,raped and killed if they oppressed
-would have been cheaper to import wheat
-only a few jobs were created

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what is a present attempt towards food security in tanzania

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southern agricultural corridor of tanzania
(SAGCOT)

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what is SAGCOT and what are the aims

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-Growth corridor that is very fertile and connect to a port and the tazara railway
-it is hoped by 2030 millions will be lifted out of poverty and local transport networks will be developed creating a modern economy around crops and animal farming

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What is the hub model in sagcot

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creates big farms with warehouses that will help local farmers improve the quality of seed and food production

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how has the hub model in SAGCOT been successful

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-kilombero plantation doubling the amount of rice made in the area and benefiting 7300 local rice growers
-farmers on the scheme make 3x the amount as farmers not on it

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