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• An apex private sector member based organization,

established in 2004 representing horticultural value chain

actors

• A platform to catalyze actions and commitment from the

Public and Private Partners necessary for industry

development and inclusive growth

• We promote innovative practices for improved production,

productivity and market access: GAPs, PHTs, standards,

etc

WHAT IS TAHA?

1. IMPROVING BUSINESS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT

• Advocacy and addressing the operational challenges

• Resource mobilization

• Strategic linkages/alliances

2. TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES: farmers mobilization and

capacity building, market access, standards, logistics and access

to finance (MOBILIZATION, CONNECTION AND PROBLEM

SOLVING)

3. INDUSTRY PROMOTION

• Industry branding

• Markets and Trade

• communication

TAHA STRATEGIC ACTIVITIES

Reliable markets

Innovation- Farming as business

Inputs- Quality, accessibility, availability and utilization

Infrastructure

ENABLING ENVIRONMENT: policies, regulatory framework

Market Access: Driving Factors!

Farmer-Firm Relations

• As a member organization, TAHA has been

promoting the farmer-firm relations through out

growers schemes (contract Farming).

• TAHA has been doing this by linking its

comprehensive members (exporters) with the

associate members (smallholder farmers)

• Most of TAHA members have adopted are

working through this model on various crops

value chains

Illustration;

Farmer-firm relations..

Farmer Firm

TAHA

Market

Farmer-Firm relation..

• Advantages of Out-Grower scheme/Contract farming

To a farmer:

Market assurance

Strengthened technical capacity (i.e. GAPs, standard

compliance)

Easy access to finance (i.e. loans)

Easy access to inputs and other farming materials (trays

etc.)

Advantages...

To a Firm:

Supply assurance

Low Investment cost (increased competitiveness)

Flexibility (expansion and contraction)

Diversification of risks

Advantages....

To Government:

Increased tax base

Increased Foreign earnings

Employment opportunities

Stimulate growth in other sectors (manufacturing,

tourism etc.)

Challenges

Challenges in out-grower scheme

• Side selling

• In some cases ;late payment by the firm

• Lack of transparency between the parties

• Lack of enough Government support

TAHA interventions:

• To assist both parties to enter a fair contract

• To provide arbitration in case of disputes and

advisory services to both parties

PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP

Private sector led and driven

Government enabled

Ahsanteni Sana

www.taha.or.tz