Marketing Infrastructure, Value Addition and Rural Finance Programme (MIVARF)
The Government of Tanzania (GoT) has proposed the construction of feeder roads, market
centers and storage facilities to improve farmers’ access to markets and increase share of value added of
small- and medium-scale producers which will ultimately enhance food security and improve the socio-
economic welfare of the farmers and small- and medium- scale producers through increase in household
income. This will in turn contribute to the Government’s efforts in reducing poverty and in accelerating
economic growth on a sustainable basis in Tanzania. The Programme – Marketing Infrastructure, Value
Addition and Rural Finance Programme (MIVARF) is a follow-up to the Bank and IFAD financed
Agricultural Marketing Systems Development Programme (AMSDP) which successfully achieved its
development objectives in increasing the percentage of all-year passable rural roads and decrease in the
number of households located more than 10kms from passable roads; increased volume of goods moved
within and out of the focal areas and access of farmers’ produce to markets; and increased price of
farmers produce and districts’ revenue collection.
PIDERS Assignment
To strengthen 30 – 40 producer groups, processors and marketing associations of 1,200 – 1,400 members into viable groups with skills and technologies required for inputs and outputs markets access.
The specific objectives
- To strengthen the organizational and technical
capacities of existing/newly established producer groups, processors and marketing associations. - To equip the producer/processor groups and marketing associations with necessary post-harvest
management technologies and skills for undertaking value addition initiatives. - To improve producer groups, processors and marketing associations access to market information. To facilitate forward and backward market linkages.
- To promote the participation of producer groups and marketing associations in Warehouse Receipt System (WRS), To enhance access of producer groups, processors and marketing associations to financial services.
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