Tanzania - Tanzania initiative for preventing aflatoxin contamination (TANIPAC)

The Tanzania Initiative for Preventing Aflatoxin Contamination (TANIPAC) project is being designed within the context of Tanzania Development Vision 2025 (TDV 2025), which places a high priority on the agriculture sector. The TDV 2025 identifies the following three priority goals: (i) ensuring basic food security; (ii) improving income levels; and (ii) increasing export earnings. The project is expected to minimize aflatoxin occurrence in the food system attained through an integrated approach in maize and groundnuts food chains with the overall impact of improving food safety, food and nutrition security, hence improving the health of our communities, as well as agricultural productivity and trade. The project has three components as follows: i) Infrastructure Development for Prevention of pre and post-harvest contamination; ii) Awareness Creation and Institutional Strengthening iii) Project Coordination and Management. Total programme costs to be incurred during the five-year implementation period, including price and physical contingencies, but excluding duties and taxes, are estimated at US$ 33 million.