Wizara ya Mifugo na Uvuvi – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of the Republic of Tanzania (GOT) have entered into a partnership agreement in order to improve the livelihoods of rural people through an intervention focused on smallholder dairy producers. The project goal is to contribute to the transformation of the dairy value chain to improve livelihoods, increase food safety, and to mitigate the impact of the dairy sector on climate change. The development objective is to improve income, climate resilience and nutrition of smallholder dairy producers and their participation in a competitive and safe value chain.
The project aims to deliver on the following two interlinked development outcomes, backed with effective project management, monitoring and evaluation; (i) increased climate-smart production, productivity, and resilience of dairy smallholder production systems and; (ii) improved market access for smallholder farmers and reduced environmental footprint of the dairy value chain;
Climate Smart Smallholder Dairy Transformation Project (C-SDTP) targeted geographical area are Mbeya (Rungwe, Mbeya, Mbarali), Iringa (Mufundi, Kilolo, Iringa), Njombe (Njombe, Makete, Wanging’ombe), Tanga (Lushoto, Muheza, Korogwe, Pangani, Tanga), and Morogoro (Mvomero, Kilosa, Morogoro rural) and for Zanzibar, in Unguja (West A, West B, Central, NorthA, NorthB and South districts) and Pemba (Wete, Micheweni, Chakechake and Mkoani districts) and a total of 120,000 households representing 600,000 people, will directly benefit from the project, of which 40% of direct beneficiaries will be women and 30% are youth.
The C-SDTP will be managed under the Minisrty of Livestock and Fisheries (MLF) aligned with ministries finance and planning, Vice President’s Office (VPO) and President Office-Regional Administration and Local Government (TAMISEMI) for mainland; and First Vice President Office in Zanzibar (VP1), Ministry of Finance and Planning President’s Office for Zanzibar, as well as representatives from the private sector and farmers’ organizations.
The Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Office wishes to recruit suitable candidates for the following positions in the project supported with the financial contribution from IFAD.
List of vacant
- Project Coordinator (PC) – DODOMA
- Senior Officer
- Financial Senior Officer
- Dairy Production and Veterinary specialist
- Dairy Value Chain and market specialist
- Procurement Senior Officer
- Climate and Environment specialist
- Social inclusion specialist
End of submission date for all interested employees will be on 15th March, 2024. Qualified candidates should submit their application, including a letter of interest, complete curriculum Vitae and copies of Certified Academic Qualification to:
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries,
PO. Box 2870
DODOMA
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