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Taking a New Look at Africa's Agriculture; Develoepmental Communication

TANZANIA’S AGRICULTURE MINISTRY PREPARES LIME-USE GUIDELINES TO COUNTER SOIL ACIDITY

In a pioneering move for Tanzania’s agricultural industry, the Ministry of Agriculture has announced the creation of comprehensive lime-use guidelines for extension officers. The aim is to provide essential training for farmers on the correct application of lime, a method known to reduce soil acidity and improve overall soil health. The move comes amid escalating concerns about the detrimental…

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Conquering Soil Acidity: Anti-Soil Acidity Project Launched in Songwe

A Collaborative Effort to Boost Agricultural Productivity and Prosperity, Under the umbrella of the Guiding Acid Soil Management Investment in Africa (GAIA) initiative In a significant stride toward transforming agricultural practices and enhancing crop yields, the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) has launched an ambitious project to combat soil acidity in the Songwe Region. This groundbreaking initiative,…

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Three Priority Intervention Areas to Provide West Africans with Sufficient, Affordable, and Nutritious Food in the Long Term

— According to the Food Crisis Prevention Network, a record 18.6 million people are currently in need of food assistance in West Africa. While urgent and immediate humanitarian action is necessary to protect vulnerable populations, a new World Bank and FAO publication offers fresh thinking for dealing with both the challenges and opportunities resulting from accelerating long-term trends including…

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Tanzania inaendelea na udhibiti wa ndege waharibifu aina ya kwelea kwelea waliovamia mashamba katika wilaya 22 zilizopo kwenye mikoa 12 nchini

DODOMA:13.5.2021 SERIKALI imesema inaendelea na udhibiti wa ndege waharibifu aina ya kwelea kwelea waliovamia mashamba katika wilaya 22 zilizopo kwenye mikoa 12 nchini. Kazi ya kudhibiti ilianza Novemba 17 , 2020 na bado inaendelea. Aidha imesema kwamba kazi ya kudhibiti ndege hao inaendelea pia katika maeneo mapya yaliyoripotiwa katika Mkoa wa Tabora na Simiyu na maeneo ambako yalishadhibitiwa lakini…

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Uzalishaji mkubwa wa mihogo uliondoa tatizo la upatikanaji wa futari wakati wa mfungo wa mwezi mtukufu wa Ramadhani

Tanzania MWENYEKITI wa Chama Cha Wadau wa Zao la Muhogo (TACAPPA) Mwantumu Mahiza, amesema uzalishaji mkubwa wa mihogo uliondoa tatizo la upatikanaji wa futari wakati wa mfungo wa mwezi mtukufu wa Ramadhani. Alisema miaka ya nyuma upatikanaji wa mihogo kwenye masoko haukuwa mkubwa kama ilivyo sasa ambazo mihogo imekuwa mingi na hata bei yake ni nafuu. “Hata upatikanaji wa…

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AGRA partners with Aceli Africa to support African agribusiness SMEs

AGRA has announced a partnership with Aceli Africa to enhance capital flows to SMEs in the agriculture sector and support a financially inclusive agricultural transformation across Africa. AGRA and Aceli have signed a letter of intent committing to jointly work together to test and scale up innovations that substantially drive down the cost and risk of financing SMEs in…

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TANZANIA: VIJANA 2,563 WAPATIWA MAFUNZO YA KILIMO HAI DODOMA

Vijana wanaojishugulisha na kilimo hai kwenye wilaya ya Chamwino mkoa wa Dodoma wameiomba serikali iwasaidie kupata uhakika wa masoko ya mazao yao ikiwemo alizeti, mahindi, kunde, ufuta na mazao ya mboga mboga. Wamaetoa ombi hilo jana Jumamosi (01.05.2021) wakati wataalam wa Wizara ya Kilimo wanaofanya ufuatiliaji wa utekelezaji wa Mkakati wa Taifa  Vijana kushiriki kwenye sekta ya Kilimo (NYSA)…

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AGRA Re-affirms Support to Malawi in Achieving an Inclusive Agricultural Transformation

LILONGWE, April 03, 2021: – The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn, former Prime Minister of Ethiopia, today (April 03, 2021) held a meeting with the President of the Republic of Malawi, Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, during which he updated the President on AGRA’s successful engagement and…

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