Large scale attempt at Food Security

• What natural hazard affected food production in Tanzania?

  Drought in 1973 and 1974
• Which country did Tanzania ask for help with?

  seeds, expertise, training, chemical fertilisers and machinery.
• What is the monetary value of the aid Canada has provided?

  $95 million
• Which area of Tanzania benefitted from the aid?

  Hunang District, Northern Tanzania
• Who are the Barabaigs?

  They are a nomadic tribe who used to graze their cattle on the Hanang Plains
• How were Barabaigs affected by the wheat programme?


  They were raped, beaten, fined and imprisoned as they tried to continue their traditional way of life n the land.
• Give 3 ways in which the programme was successful?

  It provided 60% of Tanzania's wheat, It trained 121 Tanzanians, road rail and electricity infrastructure were improved.
• Why might the project have been considered a failure?

  It would be cheaper to import wheat, only a few jobs were created, they had to buy expensive spare parts for machinery from Canada, most Tanzanians eat maize not bread, the Barabaigs did not get food security.