Farming-Specific Loans Help Tanzania’s Smallholders Increase Productivity
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...
Waste or Valuable Waste?
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...
Empowering Sustainable Agro-Investments in Tanzania with the Inclusive Green Growth Toolkit
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...
How co-ops help Tanzania farmers feed Kenya
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...
Dr. Agnes Kalibata-Hungry for change:
An open letter to African governments In 2020, the entire world knew what it was to be hungry. Millions of people went without enough to eat,...
10 Powerful Agriculture Quotes From Dr Agnes Kalibata
Dr Agnes Kalibata is a champion for empowerment of smallholder households (agriculture) in Africa. She works in the “road” to get the African small farmer...
Agriculture transformation key to developed manufacturing, food sectors
To transform the agriculture sector in its totality – crop farming, animal husbandry, aquaculture and fisheries from subsistence to commercial- manufacturing and food industry, must...
Research key to agricultural transformation in Tanzania- Dr Joseph Ndunguru
*with research science-based precision agriculture for increased crop productivity Research activities will continue to play a key role in agricultural transformation into science-based precision agriculture...
Hon Kenani Kihongosi: Quality seeds have contributed to increased internal and external agribusiness
On his side, Arusha District Commissioner (DC), Hon Kenani Kihongo, when he flagged off the annual seeds forum, noted that the favourable food security situation...
Prof. Nuhu Hatibu: higher uptake of science and technology in agriculture leads to more revenue generation
Tanzania has made big progress in adopting science and technology in the transformation of the agriculture sector. This has translated to enhanced food security and...