Based on a MoU between the Tanzanian and Dutch government a collaboration was started to further improve the potato value chain in Tanzania. A cluster of NL companies participated in this Public Private Partnership (PPP -in Dutch PPS) to set up a Center of Development for the Potato Industry in Tanzania (CD-PIT). The project focused on a robust, competitive sector, on facilitating private sector sustainable development and creation of jobs and capacity building of farmers and companies in Tanzania involved in the value chain for sustainable potatoes production and marketing.The project outcomes showed big potential of potato production with high yields, when using high quality propagation materials and effective crop management. This contributed to the commitment of banks to provide loans to potato farmers and farmers cooperatives to enable them to invest more in the required inputs for a profitable potato yield. A local team was trained to enable knowledge transfer directly to farmers or via train-the-trainer concepts.Sustainable business relations between Dutch and Tanzanian partners and improved food security, more safe and healthy food are within reach.

Wereldwijd lijdt een op de drie mensen aan een of meer vormen van ondervoeding. De teams van de Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation die zich bezighouden met landbouw en voeding, in samenwerking met het Britse Department for International Development (FCDO), willen het potentieel van groente-en fruitketens onderzoeken om het aanbod van voedzame voedingsmiddelen te vergroten en te versterken, en om de lokale marktkansen voor meer inkomsten te vergroten, speciaal voor vrouwen.Dit rapport belicht de conclusies van een onderzoek in Nepal en identificeert verschillende oorzaken en mogelijke interventies om de fruit-en groentesectoren te verbeteren en daarmee de consumptie te verhogen.Currently, one in three of the world's population suffer from one or more forms of malnutrition. The Agricultural Development and Nutrition teams at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in collaboration with the UK's Department for International Development (FCDO), seek to investigate the potential of vegetable and fruit supply chains to increase the supply of and strengthen demand for nutritious foods, as well as increase local market opportunities for increased income, especially for women. This report highlights the conclusions from a study in Nepal, and identifies several root causes, as well as opportunities for interventions to further develop the fruit and vegetable sectors, and with that enhance consumption.