DAR ES SALAAM: THE government has lauded the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) for cooperation with Tanzania in implementing various projects in agriculture and fishery.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Dr Natu El-Maamry Mwamba made the remarks in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday shortly after meeting with IFAD Associate Vice-President, Programme Management Department Donal Brown on the sidelines of the 59th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the 50th Meeting of the Board of Governors of the African Development Fund.
Dr Mwamba said the fund has been continuing to support various agricultural and fishing projects in both sides of the union.
“We thank you for continuing to fund projects that have helped to achieve the goals set by the government through the Five-Year National Development Plan, the Agriculture Sector Development Programme and the Building Better Tomorrow Programme,” she said.
Dr Mwamba added that the government is preparing to submit projects through the new programme of the fund, which is expected to start in January next year, and asked the relevant sectors to classify various projects in agriculture and fishing so that they can enter the new IFAD programme.
She said that due to the financial challenges facing small-scale farmers in the country, the government and IFAD have agreed to come up with a new programme to address those challenges.Dr Mwamba also stated that to strengthen the fishing industry in the country, the issue of environmental conservation has been emphasised to protect fish breeding sites that may be destroyed during the implementation of the projects.
She noted the IFAD programme involves the presence of large fishing vessels and a feasibility study being carried out to protect the environment of the fish breeding grounds so that during the implementation of the projects, it does not affect the fishing industry in the country.
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