Farming in tsetse control areas FITCA Tanzania Tanga component EDF project NO ACP.RPR.578..PDF

The overall objective of FITCA Tanzania is to improve the general standard of living for peopledwelling in tsetse infested areas.The project purpose is to support existing control activities already being undertaken by populationsliving in tsetse infested areas in Tanga and Kagera Region, utilizing low cost, effective andenvironmentally benign techniques.The project supports the development of affordable, manageable and effective tsetse andtrypanosomosis control methods that can be applied by the communities. Disease control is put in thewider perspective of rural development and poverty alleviation of communities living in tsetseinfested areas.The project duration is 36 months but for administrative reasons the initial contract period is 23month. The Tanga Component's activities cover two of Tanga Region's six districts that are affectedby Tsetse flies, namely Handeni and Pangani.The project area and target group are far from homogeneous, with predominantly small-scale dairyfarmers in the coastal plains and mountainous areas of the Pangani, Muheza and Tanga District andpastoralists in the more arid areas of Handeni District. The options for tsetse / trypanosomosis controlvary between the districts, and will be evaluated together with the communities for technical andsocio-economical appropriateness