Projects

Agroforestry for Livelihood Empowerment (ALIVE)-Policy engagement component

With support from VI Agroforestry through ALIVE programme, ANSAF has been leading advocacy and supporting capacity building of the project core partners in formation and managing advocacy networks, use of evidence-based advocacy when engaging with policy and decision makers and how to use media for advocacy, learning and information sharing and Facilitating advocacy forums at national level. ANSAF interventions has achieved to engage duty bearers on various levels to influence long-term structural changes in society with regards to sustainable agriculture, agroforestry, climate change and equal rights for women and men on rights to land and other productive resources.

Smallholder Coffee Development Project in Tanzania's Southern Highlands – CODE-P

With support from European Union Commission, the project is implemented in collaboration with Vi Agroforestry, BRAC Maendeleo, Café Africa and Tanzania Coffee Research Institute (TaCRI). The project aims at contributing to an inclusive and sustainable development of the coffee value chain for better incomes and improved nutrition of 24,000 smallholder farmers in Southern Tanzania. ANSAF is leading implementation of outcome dubbed “Enhanced competitiveness of the coffee value chain with supportive policy and regulatory framework (through Coffee smallholder farmers Development Programme (CODE-P)”. Under this outcome ANSAF is strengthening platforms for dialogue among coffee value chain actors at local, zonal and national level and; leading evidence-based advocacy for improved business in coffee value chain. In addition to these ANSAF is also organizing radio campaigns to enhance nutrition sensitive agriculture in the project areas.

Strengthening Management and Governance of the Women, Youths and People with Disabilities Empowerment Fund in Tanzania Project

A two-year project with financial support from the Finnish Embassy to address challenges related to management and governance revealed from its study conducted in 2019 which focused to assess the capacity of the Local government Authorities in allocating and disbursing 10% of its own source of revenue to WYPWD. As part of the implementation, ANSAF conducted zonal multi- stakeholders’
workshop that aimed to strengthen the linkages between beneficiaries of women, youth, and  people with disability with public and non-public sectors.

Enhancing Agroecology Friendly Policies and Practice Project

A project funded by the McKnight Foundation through Collaborative Crop Research Programme (CCRP). Under this project, ANSAF has been advocating for inclusive and friendly agroecology policies and practices that empowers smallholder farmers to practice market-led and sustainable agriculture. It aimed at enhancing agroecology transformation for sustainable use of natural resources and smallholder producers’ resilience for sustainable food systems, industrializationprocess and economic growth in Tanzania. The project facilitated evidence generation through policy and budget analysis to influence informed decision making; Facilitated media campaign and; Strengthened national and zonal level agroecology multi-stakeholders’ platforms in Southern highlands, Lake zone and Central zone for dialogues, coordination, advocacy, and learning. coffee value chain with supportive policy and regulatory framework (through Coffee smallholder farmers Development Programme (CODE-P)”. Under this outcome ANSAF is strengthening platforms for dialogue among coffee value chain actors at local, zonal and national level and; leading evidence-based advocacy for improved business in coffee value chain. In addition to these ANSAF is also organizing radio campaigns to enhance nutrition sensitive agriculture in the project areas.

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