African Agriculture and Food Systems
Kigoma, Tanzania; Do you like roasted or grilled maize? For this seed variety, it is not for you. The taste is not good at all. This is according to smallholder farmers in Kasulu, Kigoma Region yet, its is their preference for farming at the moment. The seed has lot of weight compared to any other […]
Mr. Linus Dominico, a resident of Nyakitonto Village in Kasulu District, who cultivates cassava, is experiencing bumper harvest, he has never seen in his lifetime. Mr. Suleiman Rumeya, cultivates maize in Msebehi village, Uvinza District. He says he has engaged himself in agriculture for the most part of his life, but what he has […]
“There is no meaningful poverty alleviation effort without addressing agriculture and its challenges.” These are words by Kigoma Urban MP Zitto Kabwe, which smallholder farmers, who are the majority populace in Tanzania and Africa at large, can easily identify with. Agriculture, after all, is the predominant economic sector in Kigoma Region, where the bulk of […]
Dar es Salaam. It started just as a simple horticulture cargo handling some nine years back but TAHAFresh is today celebrating being one of the reputable logistics service providers locally and internationally. The subsidiary firm of business association Tanzania Horticultural Association (TAHA) was established in 2008 to handle the horticultural cargo and now, it has […]
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 za serikali kuinua elimu katika mkoa huo. Kauli hiyo imetolewa kwa niaba yake na Mkuu wa Wilaya ya Nachingwea Rukia Muwango wakati akipokea msaada wa vyakula mbalimbali kwa ajili ya kambi […]
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 global demand for the sub-sector’s products would reach $153 billion. Currently, about 350,000 Tanzanians are engaged in horticultural activities. The $1.8bn export target THE anticipated growth in Tanzania’s agricultural sector is […]
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: The Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT Centre Ltd) has released its 2017 Annual Report, revealing significant strides in agricultural development and economic growth in the region. Rapid Growth in Partnerships and Investments: The report highlights a substantial increase in partnerships, growing from 20 in 2011 to 115 in 2017. […]
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, aliridhia hekta 1,870 za ardhi zirejeshwe kwenye himaya ya kijiji cha kapunga. Kurejeshwa kwa ardhi hiyo kulikotangazwa rasmi kwa wananchi kupitia Waziri wa Ardhi, Nyumba na Maendeleo ya Makazi, William Lukuvi […]