Tanzania’s food production growth rises to 133% in 2026

TANGA: FOOD production and self-sufficiency levels in Tanzania have continued to improve, with figures showing an increase from 130 per cent in the 2024/25 season to 133 per cent in the 2026/27 season.

Tanga Regional Commissioner, Dr Batilda Buriani, announced the figures while speaking to journalists ahead of the national celebrations of World Food Day, scheduled to take place in Tanga Region on October 16 this year.

Dr Buriani said that despite the significant progress in ensuring adequate food availability, the country continued to face challenges related to poor nutrition and stunting among young children.

She said the situation had prompted the government to develop and implement targeted strategies to address these challenges and improve nutritional outcomes.

“During these celebrations, the government, in collaboration with stakeholders from the agriculture, livestock and fisheries sectors, plans to showcase various technologies and innovations. The aim is to promote access to improved seeds that will not only increase crop production but also improve consumers’ health,” Dr Buriani said.

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Meanwhile, Theophord Ndunguru, Acting Assistant Director for Crop Monitoring and Food Security at the Ministry of Agriculture, said the government, through its research institutions, was continuing to promote the use of biofortification technology.

He explained that biofortification involves developing crop varieties with higher nutritional value, enabling crops to provide essential nutrients from the time they are grown.

Ndunguru added that, alongside this agricultural technology, the government was also promoting industrial food fortification to combat malnutrition across the country.

He said the two approaches aimed to improve public health by increasing the nutritional content of crops and adding essential vitamins and minerals to processed foods, including maize flour.

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