Tanzania Maize Production Statistics from 1961-2022.

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... 2000s and onwards, the Tanzania Government, along with international organizations, has continued to promote maize production as part of broader strategies to improve food security and reduce poverty. The focus has been on developing droughtresistant and high-yielding maize varieties to cope with the challenges posed by climate change (Luzi-Kihupi et al., 2015;Shiferaw et al., 2011) Maize production in Tanzania has seen significant fluctuations from 1961 to 2022(Table 1). Initially, the area under maize cultivation in 1961 was 790,000 hectares but it gradually increased to reach a peak of 4,400,000 hectares in 2021 (Table 1). ...

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... focus has been on developing droughtresistant and high-yielding maize varieties to cope with the challenges posed by climate change (Luzi-Kihupi et al., 2015;Shiferaw et al., 2011) Maize production in Tanzania has seen significant fluctuations from 1961 to 2022(Table 1). Initially, the area under maize cultivation in 1961 was 790,000 hectares but it gradually increased to reach a peak of 4,400,000 hectares in 2021 (Table 1). Similarly, production showed a rising trend, starting from 590,000 tons in 1961 and peaking at 7,039,000 tons in 2021 (Table 1). ...

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... the area under maize cultivation in 1961 was 790,000 hectares but it gradually increased to reach a peak of 4,400,000 hectares in 2021 (Table 1). Similarly, production showed a rising trend, starting from 590,000 tons in 1961 and peaking at 7,039,000 tons in 2021 (Table 1). However, the yield per hectare, which is a crucial indicator of agricultural productivity, showed variability over the years. ...

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... maize varieties produced from the 1950s to the early 2000s were open-pollinated varieties (OPVs) ( Table 2.a, b), which resulted in lower productivity (Table 1). However, since 2000, hybrid varieties have become more prevalent and now constitute the majority of maize varieties in Tanzania (Table 2.a, b), leading to a steady increase in productivity. ...

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... the development of pest and disease-resistant varieties has minimized losses, further enhancing maize production (Duvick, 2005;Luzi-Kihupi et al., 2015;TARI, 2020). Tanzania Ltd 800 -1900 2017 135 MAMSH 458 Mamsh 900 -1500 2017 136 MAMSH 457 Mamsh 900 -1500 2017 137 HPH ...