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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 86390, member: 27"] A halfway checkpoint review for Tanzania's food resilience program landed on the agenda when government officials and World Bank economists huddled during an agriculture conference in Dar es Salaam. Ministers talk food resilience at conference [LIST] [*]Daniel Chongolo and Ernest Ruzindaza sat down in Dar es Salaam. [*]The Africa Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization hosted the chat. [*]February 3 to 6, 2026, marks when ACSAM is happening currently. [*]The Tanzania Food Systems Resilience Program got discussed between the two. [/LIST] Halfway review targets weak spots and wins [LIST] [*]Ruzindaza said findings will spotlight areas needing serious strength boosts. [*]Program priorities might get scaled down for better efficiency going forward. [*]TFSRP reached the halfway mark after running for 2.5 years already. [*]Impact improvements depend on identifying what's working and what's not. [/LIST] Other donors want in on the program [LIST] [*]International Fund for Agricultural Development wants to support the effort. [*]Japan International Cooperation Agency also signaled willingness to chip in. [*]Agri Connect rounds out the list of partners eyeing participation. [*]Development support could expand beyond the World Bank's current role. [/LIST] Agriculture officials join the discussion [LIST] [*]Gerald Mweli attended, representing his Permanent Secretary role in agriculture. [*]Timotheo Semuguruka joined, representing his TFSRP coordinator gig there. [*]Leadership brought key program staff to the discussion table there. [*]Multiple officials sat in on the government and bank discussion. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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