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What are the challenges facing maize value chain in Tanzania?

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What are the challenges facing maize value chain in Tanzania?

Current constraints include uncertain land tenure, little access to affordable finance, poor rural infrastructure, periodic bans on cereal exports, corruption, local taxes on farm production, the limited availability of improved seed, weak business skills and inadequate institutional and technical capacity.

Where is maize mostly grown in Tanzania?

Maize is grown in all 20 regions of Tanzania. The crop is grown on an average of two million hectares or about 45% of the cultivated area in Tanzania. However, most of the maize is produced in the Southern Highlands (46%), the Lake zone, and the Northern zone.

How much maize does Tanzania produce?

roughly 5.7 million metric tons
The production of maize in Tanzania amounted to roughly 5.7 million metric tons in the season 2018/2019.

Which country is No 1 in maize production?

the United States
This statistic shows the corn production worldwide in 2021/2022, by country. In that year, the United States was the largest producer of corn with a production volume amounting to about 383.94 million metric tons. China and Brazil rounded off the top corn producing countries.

What is the maize production?

Maize (Zea mays) is today the most widely grown grain crop, with global production standing at just over one billion tons. This is 38% of total grain production, which amounts to 2,6 billion tons. (Wheat comes in second at about 750 million tons, and rice third at about 480 million tons).

What is the main reason why maize is widely grown in Kenya and Tanzania?

What is the economic importance of maize in Kenya and Tanzania? It is the staple food for many people in Kenya and Tanzania.

What is maize value chain?

An industry or commodity sector like maize, in a particular country, is by itself a collection of activities implemented to design, produce, market, deliver and support its product (i.e. maize). These activities can potentially be represented using a value chain.

Which country is the highest producer of maize in Africa?

Nigeria
According to FAO (2017) the total maize harvest in Africa was estimated at 40 million hectares, with Nigeria being the top producer (16%) followed by Tanzania. Worldwide maize consumption is estimated to be more than 116 million tons with 30% and 21% of the consumption occurring globally and in SSA, respectively.

Who are the top 3 maize producing countries?

Brief Description of 10 World’s Biggest Maize-Producing Countries

  • United States of America. The United Stas of America is the biggest country of Maize production in 2019 based on the FAO Statistical corporate database (FAOSTAT).
  • China, mainland.
  • Brazil.
  • Argentina.
  • Ukraine.
  • Indonesia.
  • India.
  • Mexico.

How can maize production be increased?

Spacing, planting density and rotation with other crops help increase maize yield by minimizing disease, pest and weed incidence. Weed control is essential to ensure a good, competitive start and pest and disease control will minimize damage to root and productive leaf area.

What led to an increase in the production of maize?

Utilisation of modern inputs such as fertilizers and HYV (high yield variety) seeds, among others. The availability and accessibility of modern farm equipment such as tractor, harvester, sprinklers, and so on. Availability of good irrigation facilities. Adoption of enhanced agronomic practices and better genetics.

What factors affect maize production?

The identified factors that affect maize production were education of farmer [14], fertilizer use [4], land-labor ratio, use of fertilizer, use of pesticide, manure and household size [15], age of farmer [16] and farm size [17].