The goal of the project to improve people’s livelihood in village with the purpose to increase paddy production and productivity. Encourage modern farming technology, promote small farmers society, improve rice marketing and to sensitize community on having warehouse storage facility are the specific objective of the project. This sample proposal has many activities to meet its goal and objectives. The project activities are to provide education on modern farming technology, purchase power tillers to farmer’s society, provide agricultural implements to farmers conduct seminars with farmers to enhance formulation of formal small farmers society, conduct stakeholders meeting on price setting, establish centers for selling rice and Conduct sensitization meeting with farmers on using warehouse storage facility. The project facilitator will work with the village leader to select the 100 active farmers who will be responsible for the project implementation. There will be a mutual agreement signed between farmers and the project facilitators in collaboration with the village leaders. The district treasurer will prepare all payment regarding the project activities and make disbursement. The village leaders will be responsible for to mobilize all the local resources available with the resulted output Modern farming technology enhanced, Small farmers society promoted, Improved rice market, Sensitized community on having warehouse storage facility.
Background Information
Wami-Dakawa is one of the villages in Mvomero district, having about 30,000 hectors upland and lowland. Economically is heavily dependent on rice. As the gap between the productivity and the demand for rice widens, rice-growing represents one of the biggest challenges for Wami-Dakawa village.
The total area which is suitable for agriculture currently is 24,000 hectares. However, the currently total area used is 15,000 hectares. Nevertheless, the government has granted a large proportional of land to few people, while the majorities have small or no land for agriculture. The village has a total number of 2,427 households with a population of 8,327 people. The number of households with land for cultivation is 2,222 and about 205 households have no land for cultivation. Households with access to land for cultivation grow paddy, maize, sunflowers and vegetables for subsistence economy. The agricultural activities conducted comprise both irrigation which cover the total area of 7700 hectares whereby the area which is currently utilized is 5300 hectares.
Two types of rice-growing systems exist: upland rice (rain fed farming), which represents 80% of the total area under rice, and 20% of the remaining land is lowland rice (irrigation farming). Improved varieties of rice have been developed by CHORIMA agricultural research center, but information about these varieties is not available to farmers having low income. Farmers may also prefer to plant their traditional varieties but no one has talked to farmers directly about their experiences. The project is expected to benefit 100farmers from Wami-Dakawa village who will be involved in this project.
The project will be under participatory; the administrators will involve both Community leaders and farmers representatives.
Problem Statement
The Vision 2025 and The National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty in Tanzania aim at achieving a high-quality livelihood for its people and to attain good governance through the rule of law and develop strong and competitive economy. About 80% of Tanzania economy depends on agriculture. Most of people in rural areas engage in agriculture activities are facing many problems in fighting against poverty to achieve quality livelihood. Thus, they live below the poverty line.
Wami-Dakawa village economically is heavily depending on rice production. The gap between the productivity and the demand for rice has widened. The rice-growing is the biggest challenges for village in rising household income. There two types of rice-growing systems exist in Wami-Dakawa upland rice (rain fed farming) which represents 80% of the total area under rice, and 20% remaining is lowland rice (irrigation farming). Poor varieties of rice seeds, poor system and low knowledge on modern way of cultivation, has led to poor quality of rice produce.
Therefore, this project is of great value to intervene the problem of low rice production in increasing rice production and productivity of rice and hence improve livelihood of the people in Wami-Dakawa Village.
Sustainability
The project is expected to be sustainable; since all the stakeholders will be involved in every stage of the project. So, the community will be able to manage the project even after the project phases out period.
Participation Mechanism
In order to sustain the project; the involvement of the farmers will be of the great value in every stage; this will enable farmers to own the project and be more active in the all process. Village staffs and agricultural experts will act as facilitators of the project.
Beneficiaries
This project aims to support 100 active farmers selected from eleven sub-villages of Wami-Dakawa Village; where in turn the total of 8327 people in the village will benefit.
Administrative
The project Implementation will be managed by District council as an overall overseer of the project and the Project facilitator in collaboration with the respective farmers in the village will be the goal owner of the project activities. The district treasurer will be responsible for disbursement of the fund for project implementation.
Project Design
Overall goal
To improve people’s livelihood in Wami-Dakawa village.
Purpose
To increase paddy production and productivity.
Specific objectives
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- To encourage modern farming technology
- To promote small farmers society
- To improve rice marketing.
- To sensitize community on having warehouse storage facility
Output
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- Modern farming technology enhanced
- Small farmers society promoted
- Improved rice market
- Sensitized community on having warehouse storage facility
Activities
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- Provide education on modern farming technology
- Purchase 3 power tillers to farmer’s society
- Provide agricultural implements to farmers
- Conduct seminars with farmers to enhance formulation of formal small farmers society.
- Conduct stakeholders meeting on price setting
- Establish centers for selling rice
- Conduct sensitization meeting with farmers on using warehouse storage facility.
