Dr. Agnes Kalibata: Possibilities that become real in Africa through agriculture
Speech at the U.S. National Academy of Sciences Upon Receiving the 2019 Public Welfare Medal April 28, 2019 | Washington DC Introduction Thank you for...
Sakalilo Village: Collective small scale farmers’ owned Warehousing, the key to cutting paddy postharvest loss
By Anthony Muchoki “Sometimes it looks unreal. It is like a miracle. Yes, it is a miracle… we never thought in our lifetime, we would...
A story of one family ups and downs in the struggle to adopt new maize variety
By Anthony Muchoki Simplified science and technology applications in agriculture are changing smallholder farmers lives for the better in many places across Africa. They range...
Villagers forego roasted maize for more productivity
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....
Farmers’ testimonies: More maize, more cassava for improved livelihood
Mr. Linus Dominico, a resident of Nyakitonto Village in Kasulu District, who cultivates cassava, is experiencing bumper harvest, he has never seen in his...
“PiATA Tija” a new dawn in agriculture for smallholder farmers in Kigoma
“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,...
Sky is the limit for TAHA’s cargo firm as it gets international connections
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...
Sua supports graduates to start up own businesses
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Flower industry targets 650,000 jobs in 5 yrs
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...
MIRA: Farmer focused policies improve livelihoods in Tanzania
By Angel Navuri Tanzania’s president, H.E. John Pombe Magufuli is pushing the country to manufacturing and agro-processing. For Augusta Madembwe a farmer based in Ikuna,...