FEAST+in+Tanzania

Further planning of feed assessments by applying FEAST
04-08 February - Organizing field work; contact farmers 11-22 February - Field assessments - one week/district - assuming 2 days per village


 * ~ Region/ District ||~ Village ||~ Marketing channel ||~ FEAST exercises no./village ||~ Rapid VCA ||~ Baseline HH survey ||~ Dates ||~ Activities ||~ Comments ||
 * **Morogoro** ||  ||   ||   ||=   ||=   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Mvomero || Wami Sokoine || rural-urban ||= 2 ||= no ||= yes || 13-14.02. || * Courtesy call to the District office
 * PRA & interviews
 * collecting names of the key stakeholders || mixed farmers, pastoralists, demarcated plots
 * Mvomero || Manyinga || rural-urban ||= 2 ||= yes ||= yes || 15-16.02. || * PRA & interviews
 * Collecting names of the key stakeholders || Sub-town of Turiani
 * Mostly intensive/semi intensive
 * HPI in place
 * Farmers are knowledgeable on livestock issues ||
 * Kilosa || Mbwade || rural-rural ||= 2 ||= yes ||= (yes) || 18-19.02. || * Courtesy call to the district offices
 * PRA & interviews
 * collecting names of the key stakeholders || Mainly pastoralists;
 * They are all grouping only in one region, but bomas will be grouped into two.
 * less engagement of women in the PRAs ||
 * Kilosa || Twatwatwa || rural-rural ||= 2 ||= yes ||= no || 20-21.02. || * PRA & interviews
 * Collecting names of the key stakeholders || Mainly pastoralists; neighbouring village to Mbwade
 * Twatwatwa hamlet is not accessible during rainy season but the other part of the village is accessible (Parakuyo Hamlet)
 * Gender issues were raised ||
 * **Tanga** ||  ||   ||   ||=   ||=   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Lushoto || Mbuzii || rural-urban ||= 2 ||= no ||= yes || 11-15.02. ||  || highland area, individual plots, mixed system, ||
 * Lushoto || Ubiri || rural-urban ||= 2 ||= no ||= yes || 11-15.02. ||  || like Mbuzii ||
 * Handeni || Sindeni || rural-rural ||= 2 ||= yes ||= yes || 18-22.02. ||  || lowland area, farmers, pastoralists, designated area for communal grazing, some individual plots ||
 * Handeni || Kibaya || rural-ural ||= 2 ||= no ||= yes || 18-22.02. ||  || like Sindeni ||
 * Handeni || Kibaya || rural-ural ||= 2 ||= no ||= yes || 18-22.02. ||  || like Sindeni ||

Data have been entered during the end of February. FEAST Village reports have been written and these are being combined into FEAST District reports that will help to provide feedback to the participants as well as to the planned village innovation platforms. Planning and preparations are ongoing with all partners.