BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6af93debed2a0 DTSTART:20181122T090000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20181122T160000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:UNCTAD supports development of study mapping agriculture focal poin ts and successful case stories of agri-tourism linkages in Tanzania CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:​UNCTAD supported the Agricultural Council of Tanzania (ACT) to identify and map regions which can serve as good examples of successful pro-poor tourism (PPT) that involve tourism (Utalii) and agriculture (Kil imo) for sustainable agritourism development. In the resulting study\, a s election of value chains was made that included tea\, coffee\, banana\, av ocado\, and cocoa and horticultural commodities. The mapping of these regi ons was carried out along with the identification of focal points (institu tions and/or individuals) at the regional and the local level\, which are important in promoting PPT in United Republic of Tanzania and can serve as strategic contacts for future initiatives.The Agriculture Council of Tanz ania (ACT) is a leading umbrella organization doing advocacy and capacity building for agriculture stakeholders in Tanzania. The published study ent itled “Agritourism Regions for Enhancing Linkages between Tourism and Su stainable Agriculture in the United Republic of Tanzania” prepared by AC T\, was prepared as part of the activities under the United Nations Inter- Agency Cluster on Trade and Productive Capacity in Tanzania\, with financi al support from Switzerland (SECO).The mapping carried out in the report i s a direct result from recommendations contained in the 2015 UNCTAD study “Enhancing Linkages Between Tourism and Sustainable Agriculture Sectors in the United Republic of Tanzania” (UNCTAD/DITC/TED/2015/4). The develo pment of the study involved important contributions from local organizatio ns which benefitted from the Trade Cluster Activities In the country\, in special the Tanzania Horticultural Association (TAHA)\, the Sokoine Univer sity Graduates Entrepreneurs Cooperative (SUGECO)\, Responsible Tourism Ta nzania (RTTZ)\, the United Republic of Tanzania Organic Agriculture Moveme nt (TOAM) and UNOPS.The report was published along with promotion material s for Pro-Poor tourism\, issued in English and Swahili\, to help advance t he Agri-tourism linkages / stakeholder mobilization in the country. The ma terials are published as part of UNCTAD efforts to enhance linkages betwee n tourism and agriculture in Tanzania and will be shared among local advoc acy groups and serve as a facilitation tool to project developers and mult ilateral organizations which need agricultural focal points for tourism pr oject development in the country.<\;p>\;<\;img style="\;float:ri ght\;margin:5px\;vertical-align:auto\;"\; src="\;/sites/default/fi les/inline-images/ditc-ted-22112018-tnz-organics-400.jpg"\; alt="\ ;ditc-ted-22112018-tnz-organics-400.jpg"\; width="\;400"\; hei ght="\;307\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/u nctad-supports-development-study-mapping-agriculture-focal-points-and-succ essful-case DTSTAMP:20261115T050651Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR