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GIEWS Country Brief: United Republic of Tanzania 10-July-2026
By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations at ReliefWeb
· July 13, 2026
· 5 min read
Countries: United Republic of Tanzania, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo . FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Erratic temporal distribution of seasonal rains affecting yields of “Masika” and “Msimu” crops Maize national average price in May close to its year‑earlier level Pockets of acute food insecuri
Key takeaway According to FAO’s Agricultural Stress Index (ASI), about a third of cropland in Dodoma and Mbeya regions, which account for almost 20 percent of the national cereal output, was affected by severe drought in late January.
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Category: disaster ·
Published: July 13, 2026 ·
Source: ReliefWeb ·
Reading time: 5 min
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What is this story about? Countries: United Republic of Tanzania, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo . FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Erratic temporal distribution of seasonal rains affecting yields of “Masika” and “Msimu” crops Maize national average price in May close to its year‑earlier level Pockets of acute food insecuri
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