The Agribusiness Market Ecosystem Alliance (AMEA) is a global network dedicated to accelerating the professionalization of farmer organizations. ANSAF in collaboration with partners, stakeholders and Business Development Services (BDS) providers in the agriculture sector, is facilitating implementation of the AMEA local network in the country which was endorsed in April 2024. AMEA’s integrates advocacy, evidence-based learning, and collaborations, positioning it as a catalyst for resilience and sustainability in the agri-SME landscape in the country.

The establishment of the AMEA Tanzania Network stems from a series of consultative meetings with stakeholders from local and international NGOs and Business Development Services Providers (BDSPs) who expressed a strong need for its establishment to accelerate the transformation of the agriculture sector and drive sustainable economic growth in Tanzania. The initiative aims to enhance the capabilities of smallholder farmers and Agri-SMEs through improved Business Development Services (BDS), aligning with Agenda 10/30. It provides a significant platform for collaboration and further efforts to enhance the professionalization of farmer organizations in Tanzania.

Loosely translated as a Forum for Small-scale Rural Producers in Tanzania, JUWAVITA is an independent, loose coalition of crop growers, livestock keepers, beekeepers, pastoralists, hunters and gatherers as well as fishing communities who are actively represented by dedicated CSOs. The purpose of JUWAVITA is to provide a platform that allow rural producers to engage in knowledge sharing and dialogue with policy makers, civil society and  scientists in order to develop enabling policies that better account for the realities of marginalized rural producers living in poverty and to help bridge the gap between policy formulation and implementation at all levels.

JUWAVITA was established as an outcome of long-term discussion on the need to strengthen engagement of SHPs and have a stronger voice on policy dialogue and decision-making platforms. The formulation of the forum started with a meeting of Civil Society Organization’s (CSOs) in April 2017 with support from IFAD and InterAction. JUWAVITA platform has a total number of 34 member organizations that are representatives of pastoralist, hunters and gatherers, beekeepers, crop growers, livestock keepers, natural resource users and fisher folk’s communities.

This is a registered forum where different actors in Tanzania involved in post-harvest issues meet to share lessons and experiences as well as work together in areas such as research and advocacy. It consists of various actors along the post-harvest management continuum. TPMP envisions an inclusive society that is healthier, food- and nutrition-secure and effectively contributes to the country’s economic growth.

The Platform emanated from stakeholders as a move against the high level of post-harvest losses in the country. The TPMP, which was launched in 2014, therefore aimed at putting together efforts from different stakeholders dealing with issues on PHM, particularly policy framework. The platform consists of diverse actors along the PHM continuum.