Farming Techniques Training Project. Southern Highlands of Tanzania
The Tanzania Highlands project, developed in collaboration with Agronomists Without Borders, led to the incorporation of a cooperative to operate a post-harvest treatment and product storage platform that supports 6,000 people and extends the scope of its influence to 30,000 indirect beneficiaries in the Pawaga area. The program is based on the idea that the best way to fight poverty and hunger in farming communities is to offer families the best training possible in farming and ranching techniques.
With this model as a reference, the Highlands project extended to the Kilolo area during a second phase, where agriculture, livestock and fruit growing are the main sources of supply for its inhabitants. The achievements of the project will expand to other areas of the country as an example of an efficient farming work experience.
Despite the fact that the global poverty rate has declined by half since 2000, one in ten people and their families in developing regions still live on $1.90 a day, with millions earning little more than this amount per day. Significant progress has been made in many countries in East and Southeast Asia, but nearly 42% of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa continues to live below the poverty line.
The food and agricultural sectors offer key solutions for development and are vital to eliminating hunger and poverty. Properly managed, agriculture, forestry and aquaculture can provide nutritious food for the entire planet, as well as decent incomes, supporting people-centred development in rural areas and protecting the environment.
Education is the foundation for improving both our lives and sustainable development. Beyond improving people's quality of life, access to inclusive and equitable education can help equip local communities with the tools they need to develop innovative solutions to the world's biggest problems.
A successful sustainable development agenda requires partnerships between governments, the private sector and civil society. Building inclusive partnerships based on principles and values, a shared vision, and shared goals that put people and the planet at the enter is needed at the global, regional, national and local levels.
Roughly half of the world's population still lives on the equivalent of about US $2 a day, with a global unemployment rate of 5.7%, and in many places having a job does not guarantee an escape from poverty. We must reflect on this slow and uneven progress and review our economic and social policies aimed at eradicating poverty.