Project One: INCLUSIVE SEED DELIVERY BUSINESS MODEL (ISDBM)

INCLUSIVE SEED DELIVERY BUSINESS MODEL (ISDBM) is a flagship initiative aimed at increasing smallholder farmers' access to quality seed and associated services through an inclusive, demand-driven approach. The model blends social support with sustainable business practices to ensure that even the most vulnerable farmers can obtain seed and technical advice timely.

Key components include the physical distribution of quality seed at discounted rates, provision of free extension services to support proper agronomic practices, a seed-loan mechanism branded "KOPA MBEGU, LIPA NAFAKA" that allows farmers to access seed on credit, and collective marketing channels for surplus produce. The approach also promotes partnerships with private-sector input suppliers to secure supply chains and improve seed variety availability.

Expected outcomes:

• Increased timely access to quality seed for smallholder farmers
• Improved crop yields and household food security
• Enhanced farmer organization and access to markets
• Additional income streams for BUFADESO through collective marketing

Project Two: ASILI-B Programme

Programme Name: Agroforestry for Sustainable Livelihood and Biodiversity (ASILI-B)

Duration: 5 years (2023 - 2027)

Funding Support: SIDA (through Forum CIV) and Vi Agroforestry

Countries: Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania

Overall Objective: To improve smallholder farmer family’s food and nutrition security through the promotion of agroforestry practices that support sustainable livelihoods, gender equality, resilience to shocks, biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation.

ASILI-B combines training, on-farm demonstrations, value chain support and community-based biodiversity actions to ensure sustainable impacts on household nutrition and livelihoods.

Project Three: ASILIB-CC (Agroforestry for Sustainable Livelihoods, Biodiversity & Climate Change)

Duration: 2026 - 2028

Donor: Vi Agroforestry

ASILIB-CC aims to upscale agroforestry approaches that enhance household food and nutrition security, promote sustainable livelihoods, conserve biodiversity and strengthen community resilience to climate change. The programme emphasizes gender equity, local capacity building and nature-based climate mitigation and adaptation measures.

Planned activities include farmer training, nursery establishment, agroforestry plot rehabilitation, promotion of climate-smart agricultural practices, and community biodiversity conservation initiatives.

Project One:

Empower Vulnerable Small-scale Farmers to Access the right to food security through Agroforestry Practices and biodiversity in Tarime and Serengeti Districts.

About the project

BUFADESO in partnership with Vi Agroforestry, Government and other implementing the project namely ''Empower Vulnerable Small-scale Farmers to Access the right to food security through Agroforestry Practices and biodiversity in Tarime and Serengeti Districts''. This project is a three years project that benefit women, youth, men and children with the overall objective of contributing towards the development of sustainable and productive farming through empowering local communities to adopt food security and sustainable livelihood.

The immediate objectives are:

• To strengthened capacity of organisations members to improve access, quality and equitable services deliver to their members and wider community, increased participation of women, youth and other underrepresented groups in leadership and management of functional democratic farmer organisations
• To enhanced capacity of farmers and community to address attitudes, norms and practices that advance gender equality and women’s empowerment, improved incomes, food security and diversified livelihoods of smallholder farmer families through agroforestry and sustainable agriculture technologies and advocate for citizens collectively engaging to hold the states accountable.

Funder: Agroforestry
Scope: Tarime and Serengeti Districts.

Project Two:

USAID Boresha Afya Comprehensive report

Background

USAID Boresha Afya Lake and Western Zone is a five-year Project implemented in seven regions of Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar. The goal of the Project is to improve the health status of all Tanzanians - with a focus on women, youth and children - by improving the availability of, and access to, quality, respectful and integrated health services. A consortium of three partners, led by Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, with partners Engender Health and PATH, implements the Project. *** End Patch