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TANZANIA - Participatory District Agriculture Development Plan for Sustainable Development

TANZANIA - Participatory District Agriculture Development Plan for Sustainable Development . UNEP Initiative on Capacity Building for Integrated Assessment and Planning for Sustainable Development Mid-Term Review Meeting Geneva, February 16-17, 2005. Project overview: objective.

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TANZANIA - Participatory District Agriculture Development Plan for Sustainable Development

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  1. TANZANIA - Participatory District Agriculture Development Plan for Sustainable Development UNEP Initiative on Capacity Building for Integrated Assessment and Planning for Sustainable Development Mid-Term Review Meeting Geneva, February 16-17, 2005

  2. Project overview: objective • to “ensure higher and sustainable income growth of the rural population”

  3. Project overview: Expected Outcomes • enhanced understanding of interrelationship: agriculture - poverty alleviation - environmental management - sustainable trade promotion • enhanced national, institutional and human capacities for undertaking strategic integrated assessment and planning for sustainable development • enhanced national coordination between ministries and districts involved in the project • enhanced capabilities of policy-makers to design and implement comprehensive policies and measures for sustainable management of the environment.

  4. Project overview: Institutions involved • Government institutions • Leading: President’s Office – Planning and Privatization, Regional Administration and Local Government; Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security • Others: Ministry of Finance • National facilitating institution • Economic Research Bureau of University of DSM

  5. Project Process: Management (1) • Official start in December 2004 (Hai District participatory process earlier) • Organizational • The National Project Steering Committee • The Project Coordinator • Secretariat

  6. Project Process: Management (2) • The National Project Steering Committee • Permanent Secretaries of leading ministries and Ministry of Finance • UNDP Resident Representative • Director of Growth Strategy (President’s Office – Planning and Privatization) • Secretariat • Facilitating Institution (Project coordinator + 3 members of staff) • 1 member from Growth Strategy Directorate

  7. Project Process: Activities undertaken • National Steering Committee Meeting January 2005 with agenda issues: • Integrated Assessment and Planning for Sustainable Development in Tanzania: Key Issues • UNEP – IAP Project – Profile • Reviewing current Tanzania Planning Process • Preparation of the Launching Workshop to be held after the Geneva Meeting

  8. Key Stakeholders • Government officials (all levels) • Farmers/Live stock keepers • Women, Youth, Elderly, Disabled people • NGOs, religious leaders, Business community (large and small), Academia, Common citizens

  9. Stakeholder Consultations/Involvement • Main emphasis on participatory efforts • Methods • Focus group discussions, group discussions, brainstorming, energizers, codes • SWOT analysis • Development of plans (defining objectives, opportunities, obstacles, indicators) • Use of Kiswahili language and trained facilitators

  10. Rationale of Participatory Planning • Uncovering of local problems and local solutions • Ownership of plans and objectives • Stakeholder participation in implementation of the plans • Awareness creation on integration of environment and trade for sustainable development

  11. Participatory District Agricultural Planning ProcessMbeya Rural, Tanzania Dist. Dev. Plan Integrated • Submitted to PO-RALG • Implementation by the • Community Dist. Agric. Dev. Plan Consolidated Approved by Ward Dev. Committee Ward Plans Appraisal Consolidated Approved by Village Assembly Village Plans

  12. Main Gaps and Weaknesses • Substance of the Planning Process (Anticipated) • Provision of shopping list (affect human and financial resources) • Potential contradiction between national, district, sectoral and ward level plans, (articulation) • Process Undertaken in the Preparation of Planning (Anticipated) - Systemic imbalance in the voices (heavy voices which favour man) - Capacity to undertake the process at lower levels

  13. Tools and Methods to Overcome Weaknesses • Awareness Creation • Training • Village level consultation • Chain level screening Sub-villages - villages - wards - districts

  14. Main Advantages • Ownership of plans • Involvement of stakeholders • Transparency • Accountability • Feed-back possible

  15. Economic, Social and Environmental Issues • Key issues selected to be addressed (Proposed to be discussed during the launching workshop)  Poverty  Trade  Environment

  16. Links Between the Selected Issues Economic Growth Trade Reduced Poverty Sustainable Increased Sustainable Environmental Management

  17. Preliminary Results • Substantive • improved planning through training • Process (improving communication, transparency, public and private links--)

  18. Major Challenges and Next Steps • Major challenges - Capacity building at lower levels - Flow of information • Next Steps - To be determined during the launching workshop.

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