African Agriculture and Food Systems
The Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, in collaboration with the National Land Use Planning Commission, has allocated 196,324.25 hectares of grazing land across 187…
The Tanzania Veterinary Laboratory Agency (TVLA) has achieved remarkable success in vaccine production, manufacturing 63,641,885 doses of vaccines against seven priority livestock diseases during…
By Kilimokwanza.org Team · Dodoma — 22 May 2026 DODOMA — As this article goes to press, something unusual is unfolding on the floor…
The Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries has achieved impressive revenue collection performance in the 2025/2026 fiscal year, with total receipts reaching TSh 66,924,418,062 by…
Tanzania’s fisheries sector has recorded outstanding performance in the 2025/2026 fiscal year, with fish production increasing by 10.02% whilst the sector’s contribution to national…
Tanzania’s livestock sector has recorded remarkable growth in the 2025/2026 fiscal year, with increases across all major animal categories and meat production reaching historic…
The Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries has presented an ambitious budget for the fiscal year 2026/2027, signalling the government’s commitment to transforming these critical…
A historic breakfast meeting in Dar es Salaam on May 9, 2026, marked the beginning of Tanzania’s boldest export transformation in a generation. With…
New global brief warns that failure to engage young people in farming threatens food security, economic growth, and climate resilience Dar es Salaam —…
From Construction to Cultivation: What East African Farmers Can Learn from Tanzania’s Self-Made Business Icon | Kilimokwanza A Kilimokwanza Special Feature From Construction to…
Dar es Salaam, 15th May 2026 — Geoffrey Kirenga, Chief Executive Officer of Agricultural Growth Corridors of Tanzania (AGCOT) Centre Ltd, will address Tanzania’s…
A strategic analysis of production, processing power, varietal sovereignty and East Africa’s emerging share Compiled April/May 2026 Anthony Muchoki Executive Summary The world…
**Dar es Salaam, Tanzania** — In a breakfast meeting that could reshape Tanzania’s agricultural export trajectory, government officials and business leaders gathered at Johari…
DAR ES SALAAM — The Avocado Society of Tanzania (ASTA) has announced a new market opportunity for avocado farmers in the Njombe region, with…
SAGCOT Corridor avocado pioneer reveals Chinese buyers are ready as export license approval is pending Dar es Salaam, 9 May 2026 — As Tanzania’s…
Dar es Salaam, 9 May 2026 — The Ministry of Industry and Trade, in partnership with the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China,…
Storage capacity has tripled in five years. The next-stage construction adds another 250,000 tons. Vision 2030 targets three million. The NFRA is being rebuilt…
Drought-tolerant beans. Heat-resistant cassava. Sorghum bred for marginal rainfall. The FY 2026/27 Hotuba reports the release of 54 new climate-resilient varieties — and names…
For decades, agricultural extension in Tanzania has been distributed across district councils, commodity boards, NGOs and private providers. NAESA pulls them together. The launch…
For decades, Tanzanian farmers applied fertilizer largely on instinct and inheritance. The Hotuba describes a quiet shift: soil intelligence is becoming infrastructure. Most farmers…
Tanzania’s digital input subsidy system — built on the e-Kilimo platform and integrated with ten government databases — is the architecture that moved input…
From 30,167 tons to 54,750 tons of improved seed produced inside Tanzania. From 44,581 tons to 79,214 tons of improved seed available to farmers.…
Five years ago, Tanzania produced 32,239 tons of fertilizer locally. In 2025/2026, it produced 123,203 tons. The country is still a net importer, but…
201,354 tons of avocado produced. 37,871 tons exported, 94.7% of target. 8 collection centres at 20% completion in Mbeya. 12 contracted across 4 regions.…