Halima Elias Mtwethe from Mtepa Village in southern Tanzania is one of the smallholder farmers who borrowed from the Mahanje Savings and Credit Co-operative Society (SACCOS). Credit: Isaiah Esipisu/IPS MADABA/MAFINGA, Tanzania , Mar 31 2021 (IPS) By Isaiah Esipisu – Small agricultural loans, disbursed through mobile phones and targeting specific farming activities at different phases of production, have more…
WASHINGTON, March 29, 2021—The World Bank has approved a $250 million International Development Association (IDA*) credit for a new National Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (NAVCDP) that will increase market participation and value addition for 500,000 small scale farmers in Kenya who are engaged in nine value chains across 26 counties. The NAVCDP will build on the foundation set…
By Edwin Githinji E-mail: eddy.githinji022@gmail.com 20/03/2021 Crop residues , are the plant remains after harvesting of crop intended for food, feeds and fiber. They include stalks, legume straws, leaves, shoots of tubers, vegetable plants and prunnings and litters of fruit trees. All over the world ever since the beginning of agriculture, crop residues have been the largest of all…
Transforming Agriculture in Tanzania: SAGCOT’s Inclusive Green Growth Initiative In the lush landscapes of Tanzania, a revolutionary approach to agro-investments is taking shape under the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT). The recently launched Inclusive Green Growth (IGG) toolkit is set to redefine how agricultural enterprises operate, focusing on social inclusiveness and environmental sustainability. The IGG Toolkit: A…
In June 2006, the AU member states adopted the “Abuja Declaration on Fertilizer for the African Green Revolution” and resolved to increase fertilizer consumption rates across the continent from 8 kilograms per hectare to 50 kilograms per hectare by 2015, a target whose deadline has been surpassed. In Tanzania, fertilizer usage stands at 13.68 kg/ha of fertilizer use, falling…
By Isaiah Esipisu | Nation Media Group King’ori is a quiet village in Arumeru District in Arusha, Tanzania. It is in this region, East Africa’s diplomatic hub, that one finds Uremi Agricultural Marketing Co-operative Society (Amcos). The Seeds of Gold team finds its members gathered at a social hall to discuss an important and urgent matter. A miller in…