According to the analysis report on food security carried out in 28 district councils of Tanzania mainland (IPC 30 December 2022) about 964,000 people (11% of a population of 8.7 million people) are chronically food insecure. The IPC (integrated food security phase classification) analysis report indicates that in 28 analysed districts councils it includes 9 administrative districts located in the area we serve. Six (6) out of those districts are located in Lindi region (Kilwa, Lindi, Liwale, Mtama, Nachingwea and Ruangwa), 2 districts in Mtwara region (Masasi and Nanyumbu) and 1 district in Ruvuma region (Tunduru). These districts do not have easy access to agricultural inputs and adequate water for irrigation to improve food security and safe drinking water to assist absorption of nutrients. During the food security analysis communities in this area identified inadequate access to food and clean drinking water as two factors contributing to undernourishment and diseases that lead to maternal and child illness and death. 

Food insecurity is driven primarily by prolonged dry spells and erratic rainfalls, a phenomenon, which is common in the area. This phenomenon has been contributing to failure in food and cash crop production and has negatively affected water availability and accessibility. The report also reveals that this phenomenon is likely to persist for years and will contribute to average production of food crops, which will lead to investing in food stocks and access at household level of which more than 80% of rural communities will not be able to afford