Tanzania - District Agricultural Sector Investment Project - Dasip

The District Agriculture Sector Investment Project falls under the Agriculture Sector Development Programme (ASDP), which is the agreed framework for donor interventions to the agriculture sector. The project will lay the foundation for the preparation and implementation of more effective Village Agriculture Development Plans (VADPs) by (i) creating and strengthening the capacity of large numbers of participatory farmer groups and networks, using the Farmer Field School and Participatory Farmer Group intervention model which is already widely used in many donor-funded projects in Tanzania so as to increase production, productivity and profitability, and (ii) strengthening the capacity of local government authorities (LGAs) concerned with the facilitation, preparation and execution of VADPs and DADPs. The project will be implemented over a six-year period and will provide support to communities to purchase agricultural equipment and technology, establish agriculture related micro projects and infrastructures at the village level or establish medium-sized inter-village infrastructures that will open up areas that are remote or poorly accessible.