AKDN’s successful rice farming programme in Madagascar has been adapted to support rice farmers in Southern Ta...

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Rice farmers in Lindi, Tanzania.

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The Coastal Rural Support Programme in Tanzania, or CRSP(T), is a multi-input area development programme of th...

AKDN / Lucas Cuervo Moura

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Tanzania | Agriculture and Food Security

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150,000

AKF has reached over 150,000 beneficiaries in Mtwara and Lindi provinces

The Coastal Rural Support Programme in Tanzania, or CRSP(T), is a multi-input area development programme of the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF).

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Post-harvest management

In Tanzania small farmers produce approximately 1.5 tonnes of rice per hectare, a tonne less than the average in the rest of Africa. They may lose half of their crop between harvest and sale or consumption. AKF is training farmers in post-harvest management, for example, how to dry, thresh, bag and store their rice to reduce loss and enable better quality.


We also work with millers, warehouse managers, harvesting and threshing contractors, and local governments, helping to increase access to markets and raise prices for farmers’ produce. Read about AKF’s work in Morogoro


Improving production


AKF is improving production and consumption of healthy sunflower oil by working with smallholder farmers and engaging the private sector in the value chain. This leads to better access to inputs and increases prices for products.