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Introducing the Sustain Africa Fertilizer Monitor

As International fertilizer prices continue to drop, Sustain Africa’s original remit of ensurin...

Sustain Africa 2023-2024 programmes finalized

In 2023-2024, Sustain Africa aims to reach 530.000 farmers with 88.000 MT of fertilizer in Burkin...

Outlook: Retail fertilizer prices remain high in many countries

While International fertilizer prices continue to return to pre-crisis levels, retail fertilizer ...

Introducing the Sustain Africa Fertilizer Monitor

As International fertilizer prices continue to drop, Sustain Africa’s original remit of ensurin...

Sustain Africa 2023-2024 programmes finalized

In 2023-2024, Sustain Africa aims to reach 530.000 farmers with 88.000 MT of fertilizer in Burkin...

Outlook: Retail fertilizer prices remain high in many countries

While International fertilizer prices continue to return to pre-crisis levels, retail fertilizer ...

Sustain Africa's
work in Tanzania

In Tanzania, Sustain Africa is supporting a scoping study conducted by Prorustica on behalf of Yara and Sustain Africa to design, develop and deploy a public works program that supports a range of demand and supply side interventions across the lime value chain that significantly increases the uptake of lime where it is needed.

The scoping study aims to:
a) Define target locations where the campaign should be focused on

b) Identify lime deposits

c) Define appropriate application technologies to be used

d) Identify appropriate government support

e) Identify gaps that need further research before implementation (Work needed to build confidence in Return on Investment)

f) Develop an implementation plan–Define implementation partners

Overview of the
situation in Tanzania

Currently, 14% of Tanzania’s 32.7 million ha of cropland is acidic. Acidity is prominent in the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) regions and the Lake Zone regions. Soil acidity inhibits root growth and nutrient absorption, reducing yields of major cash and staple crops (e.g., maize, rice, beans, and cassava) in Tanzania. Maize, for example, faces a 40% loss in production efficiency in acid soils. The loss in production efficiency means that only 2.2 million mt of maize are produced in acid soil against potential production of 5.5 million mt.Reduced crop productivity threatens the food security of the country – with an estimated 15% of rural households classified as food insecure and 15% more at risk of becoming food insecure . Lime is the most easily available and effective way of reducing soil acidity and is a viable solution to treat soil acidity due to its impact on acid soils over a relatively short period of time. Tanzania shows that lime application on different crops has the potential to significantly improve crop yield – up to 50% in maize and 360% in beans .
We are in planning stages.
Country coming soon.