FOOD Agriculture
and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) has been hailed by its
great initiatives in harmonising food security, private sector participatory in
the agricultural development strategies which will foster social and economic
development in the region. It has been established.
Speaking to
invited dignitaries during the official opening of Annual FANRPAN High Level
Regional Food Security Policy Dialogue Programme overview on Monday in Dar es
Salaam, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and
Cooperatives Mohammed Muya has congratures the international non govermental
organization for its efforts in promoting effective food, agriculture and
natural resources policies.
He said that the
regional non govermental organization will build capacity to African farmers to
enable them to cope with the changing enviroment such as the climate change
that heat various super power around the globe.
“its vital for
the goverment to invite non state actors in the agricultural development
strategies because iis an umbrella for African farmers to came closer
Muya said that
the goverment of Tanzania will continue to collaborate with the all stakeholders
in the agriculture sector in Africa as the best way to achieve the fight
against hunger, food security and the distortion of natural resources through
climate change.
He further noted
that the workshop overview will enables participants to review the food system,
availability of food and agricultural producivity in African continent.
Muya aded that
the non state actors should have a role to play to ensure that African farmers
are getting access of market to their crops to speed up their growth in the global
and regional market.
On her part
Magreth Ndaba focal person of Comprehensive African Agriculture Development
Program (CAADP) said that Tanzania has achieve its ultimate goal in engaging
private sector in the agricultural development strategies across the country.
She explained
further that the goverment of Tanzania has started to adapt the CAADP
strategies since the Maputo convention and the goverment has address
effectively the pros and cons of the agricultural development plans
countrywide.
Ndaba noted that
the goverment is continue to invest in agriculture sector and in the process
the country’s have invited all the stakeholders including the development
partners.
Ends.
By Damas
Makangale
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