African Agriculture and Food Systems
*AGRA offers vital linkages By Anthony Muchoki Farmers and other players along the agriculture value chain are excited by the zeal shown by the…
By Anthony Muchoki Supporting women farmers to move from subsistence to commercial farming is the key to achieving gender equality, posits small scale farmer,…
By Anthony Muchoki Data from Tanzania’s agriculture ministry shows that for eight continuous years, the country has been food self-sufficient. It has been exceeding…
Kigoma, Tanzania: For the 30 year old Innocent Michaeli, a father of one, from Nyakitonto Village, Kasulu District, Kigoma Region, farming is not just…
Speech at the U.S. National Academy of Sciences Upon Receiving the 2019 Public Welfare Medal April 28, 2019 | Washington DC Introduction Thank you…
By Anthony Muchoki “Sometimes it looks unreal. It is like a miracle. Yes, it is a miracle… we never thought in our lifetime, we…
By Anthony Muchoki Simplified science and technology applications in agriculture are changing smallholder farmers lives for the better in many places across Africa. They…
Kigoma, Tanzania; Do you like roasted or grilled maize? For this seed variety, it is not for you. The taste is not good at…
Mr. Linus Dominico, a resident of Nyakitonto Village in Kasulu District, who cultivates cassava, is experiencing bumper harvest, he has never seen in…
“There is no meaningful poverty alleviation effort without addressing agriculture and its challenges.” These are words by Kigoma Urban MP Zitto Kabwe, which smallholder…
Dar es Salaam. It started just as a simple horticulture cargo handling some nine years back but TAHAFresh is today celebrating being one of…
NACHINGWEA: 22:7:2019 MKUU wa mkoa wa Lindi, Godfrey Zambi amewataka wadau wa elimu mkoani humo kusaidia mahitaji ya kambi za ‘mada tata’ kusaidia juhudi…
HORTICULTURE Flower industry targets 650,000 jobs in 5 yrs Over one million Tanzanians would directly work in the horticulture industry by 2020 when the…
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: The Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT Centre Ltd) has released its 2017 Annual Report, revealing significant strides in…
MBARALI 8.7.2018 JANUARI mwaka huu Mwekezaji katika lilkilokuwa shamba la Shirika la kilimo na chakula nchini (NAFCO) kampuni ya kilimo cha mpunga cha Kapunga,…
The Association of Tanzania Employers (ATE) have told the new government to address policy and law issues that have been triggering the high cost…
“We are making efforts to ensure that the master plan is ready and comes into practice. Kenya implemented their dairy master plan in the…
The Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) is an extensive agricultural development initiative designed to boost agricultural productivity, improve food security, and increase…
Arusha. A year ago, Tan-zanian parliamentarians endorsed the Value Added Tax Act 2014, amid fanfares and went home peacefully, little knowing that not everything…
Dar es Salaam. The private sector in Tanzania wants a sta- ble and predictable regulatory environment which will enable investors, operators and custom- ers…
The Release of the SAGCOT Investment Blueprint Dar es Salaam, Tanzania — September 2022 In the heart of East Africa, a quiet revolution has…
Your Excellency Dr. Kofi Annan, Chairman of the African Green Revolution Alliance (AGRA); Your Excellency Dr. Eng. Gervais Rufyikiri, Second Vice President of the…