Agriculture Sector Major cash crops: Coffee, cotton, tea, tobacco and cashew nuts Major food crops: Maize, rice, pulses and wheat The agriculture sector remains the largest sector in the economy in Tanzania providing about half of total GDP, as well as the livelihood of two thirds of the population.

Agriculture is the leading economic sector in Tanzania, providing a livelihood to 80% of the population subsisting on less than two hectares. It is the primary source of food and raw materials accounting for not quite half of the GDP and a leading export sector. It remains critical for achieving sustained growth, poverty reduction and rural development.Smallholder farmers responsible for 90% of all farm produce underutilize arable land, as production systems remain archaic in tillage,storage and processing. Land Use(in mn hectares) Total usable land 94.5 Arable land 44.0 o/w Land under cultivation 10.2 Area suitable for irrigation 29.4 High development potential 2.3 Medium development potential 4.8 Land under medium & large scale farming 1.5 Range land 50.0 o/w Under livestock 26.0

Agricultural-FDI	The flow of FDI in agriculture stands at only 5% of the total when compared with other sectors. Several reforms have been undertaken including liberalizing and granting the private sector permission to compete in the processing and marketing of cash crops; land laws have been revised to allow for long-term leases of up to 99 years for foreign companies. Global companies involved in large-scale farming operations currently include Brooke Bond (tea) from the United Kindgom, Ilovo (sugar) from South Africa and Africa Plantations (coffee) from Zimbabwe. Other programmes to promote the agriculture sector include the Agricultural Sector Development Programme (ASDP); the Integrated Road Projects (IRP) to open up transport networks including rural roads in key agricultural areas. The Agricultural Sector Development Programme (ASDP); the Integrated Road Projects (IRP) to open up transport networks including rural roads in key agricultural areas.
Irrigation Land	River Basins Rufiji ……………………………………………………………Coast - Kilombero …………………………………..………Morogoro - Great Ruaha …Morogoro, Dodoma, Iringa,Mbeya Wami Basin …………………………………Morogoro,Coast Malagarasi ……………………………………Kigoma, Tabora Pangani ……………………………………Kilimanjaro, Tanga Ruvuma ………………………………………Ruvuma, Mtwara Kagera …………………………………………………………Kagera Mara …………………………………………………….………Mara Ruvu ……………………………………………Morogoro, Coast Lake Basins Lake Victoria…… Kagera, Mwanza, Shinyanga and Mara Lake Tanganyika…………………………….Kigoma, Rukwa Lake Nyasa………………………..Iringa, Mbeya, Ruvuma Manyara………………………........………Manyara, Arusha Eyasi ……………………………………….Manyara, Shinyang Natron……………………………………………………………Arusha
With numerous rivers and lakes, Tanzania has enormous water resource potential. Water for irrigation can be accessed in the flood basins of rivers and in numerous lakes and, to some extent, underground water sources. In view of existing water, land and socio-economic considerations, the irrigation potential in the country is estimated to be 29.4 million hectares with varying degree of irrigability. Out of this potential 2.3 million hectares are of high potential, 4.8 million hectares of medium potential and 22.3 million hectares of low potential.

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