Between October 2022 and February 2023, 1.1 million people are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) in 28 analysed district councils of Tanzania Mainland and the five regions of Zanzibar. Between March and May 2023, this number is expected to reduce slightly to around 990,000 people. Key drivers of the situation are price shocks, dry spells and pests & diseases.
To address Tanzania’s food insecurity in the 28 district councils analysed, the following are recommended interventions for the most vulnerable areas:
- Consider releasing some of the strategic reserves in the markets at subsidized prices in order to allow access to households with low purchasing power and provision of food aid during the period of January to March 2023.
- Engage humanitarian and development partners to provide food relief and livelihood support to the most vulnerable households.
- Promote implementation of Climate Smart Agriculture practices in crops and livestock production.
- Provide farm inputs (pesticides, fertilizers, early maturity seeds, drought-tolerant seed varieties) to the most vulnerable households for the Masika and Msimu season.
To address Zanzibar’s food insecurity in the five regions analysed, the following interventions are recommended for the most vulnerable areas.
- Reduce food consumption gaps by improving access to food through appropriate modalities for households in deficit areas.
- Stabilise prices of foods through government intervention in order to allow access to households with low purchasing power during the period of January to April 2023.
- Promote the implementation of Climate Smart Agriculture practices in crop and livestock production.
- Promote the use of and provide farm inputs (pesticides, fertilizers, early maturity seeds, drought-tolerant seed varieties) to the most vulnerable households.