FAO Tanzania has employees comprising of international and national staff based in Dar es Salaam (main office), Dodoma (the capital city of the country), Kigoma and Zanzibar.
The diverse technical expertise exhibited by the national and international staff serving in the organization include various themes in agriculture, forestry, livestock, fisheries, nutrition, natural resources management, post-harvest management, transboundary pests and diseases, monitoring and evaluation, communication, disaster risk reduction and management, climate resilience, innovation, and digital agriculture to support sustainable transformation of food systems.
Representation Management Team:
- Dr. Nyabenyi Tito Tipo, FAO Representative in Tanzania
Dr. Nyabenyi Tipo has over 30 years of development experience. She holds a Master's Degree in Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics from the University of Nairobi and a Bachelor of Veterinary Science from Khartoum University.
In 2016, she was appointed FAO Country Representative in Sierra Leone, where she supported government counterparts in their efforts to improve food and nutrition security for Sierra Leone to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030.
Prior to joining FAO, Dr. Tipo was the Country Director for African Development Solutions, where she designed and implemented a multi-million dollar recovery programme for South Sudan's returned population.
From 2007 to 2011, she worked as a technical advisor for Veterinaries Sans Frontières Belgium, where she supported the South Sudan government in developing national livestock policies, disease control strategies, and establishing transboundary disease control protocols with neighbouring countries.
- Vicky Kiboko - Assistant FAOR (Administration)
- Charles Tulahi - Assistant FAOR (Programme)
- Stella Kiambi, Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) Country Team Leader