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Tanzania Showing the Way in Empowering Youth to Drive Food System Transformation, According to Dr. Agnes Kalibata

February 21, 2023
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By Anthony Muchoki Dr. Agnes M. Kalibata, President of AGRA, has commended the Tanzanian government for taking a significant step towards enabling youth to participate in food system transformation. A strong advocate for youth empowerment in agricuture, Dr Kalibata believes that “the younger generation needs to have productive, meaningful lives. Let’s give them the technologies and opportunity to be…

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Tanzania’s Agricultural Potential: The Indispensable Role of Sales and Marketing

February 18, 2023
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By Lucy Msangi There is so much untapped potential in Tanzania that, if harnessed through the power of sales and marketing, could significantly transform the agricultural landscape, propelling our nation into a future of prosperity and sustainability. As advocates for agricultural advancement, we at KilimoKwanza.org have witnessed the burgeoning capabilities of our fertile lands and the tireless dedication of…

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Minister Tumwebaze Champions Digital Transformation at Africa-Korea Agtech Innovation Summit

February 10, 2023
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Nairobi, Kenya – Against the backdrop of the bustling Africa-Korea Agtech Innovation Summit in Nairobi, Uganda’s Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, delivered a thought-provoking discourse that resonated with the summit’s overarching theme of leveraging Disruptive Agricultural Technologies (DATs) to propel Africa’s agricultural sector into a new era. The two-day summit, a culmination of the World Bank-backed Innovation Challenge,…

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Transforming Tanzania’s Youth: The Inspiring Story of VIJANA WAUZA VITUNGUU (VIWAVI)

January 9, 2023
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Tanzania: Nestled along the bustling main road from Dar es Salaam to Mbeya, lies the Ruaha Mbuyuni area, where a group of 20 young entrepreneurs is reshaping the landscape of the onion trade. The VIJANA WAUZA VITUNGUU (VIWAVI) Group, hailing from the Kilolo District, operates in the Kilombero District of the Morogoro Region. Their mission? To revolutionize their trade…

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Empowering Future Generations:BBT-YIA 2022-2030 for Youth-Led Agribusiness Development

December 22, 2022
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‘Building a Better Tomorrow: Youth Initiative for Agribusiness (BBT-YIA)’. Spanning from 2022 to 2030, this visionary program is dedicated to empowering and equipping the youth of Tanzania with the tools, knowledge, and resources they need to transform the agricultural landscape. BBT-YIA focuses on nurturing a new generation of agripreneurs by providing access to innovative agricultural technologies, business training, and…

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Waiganjo Njoroge message after a courtesy call to Ambassador Jackline Yonga,

November 28, 2022
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Rome is the food & agriculture capital of the world! This is where most global discussions, agreements and decisions on food and agriculture projects, policies and financing are made under the auspices of FAO, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the World Food Programme, and the Committee on World Food Security. CGIAR, the largest global research system on food and agriculture, has also…

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AGRA’s Centre of Excellence for Seed Systems in Africa (CESSA) seeks to have Africa’s agriculture researchers to solve smallholder farmers’ woes

November 6, 2022
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Hon. Anthony Peter Mavunde

Dar es Salaam, 06/Nov/2022 Tanzania’s Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Hon. Anthony Peter Mavunde, has underscored the need for agriculture researchers and scientists in Africa to ensure they are more active in scaling up the adoption and use of agricultural technologies among small-scale farmers. It would solve myriad problems facing smallholder farmers in Tanzania and across the continent. “I’m asking…

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BBT-YIA Opportunities for Tanzania’s Youth and Women in Agriculture

October 20, 2022
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Minister of Agriculture, Hussein Bashe

Date: October 20, 2022 Tanzania’s agriculture sector, while historically vital, faces a pressing challenge: engaging the nation’s youth. As agriculture accounts for 66.6% of employment and contributes 26.1% to the national GDP, it’s crucial to address this issue. The “Building a Better Tomorrow: Youth and Women Initiative for Agribusiness” (BBT-YIA) emerges as a transformative force championed by the Minister…

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Bloomberg TV plans to expand coverage in Africa.

October 15, 2022
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To add live reporting from Johannesburg, Kigali, Lagos and Nairobi Bloomberg Media to bring additional local programming to the region Bloomberg plans to expand its TV presence in Africa to serve the growing audience of business and financial news consumers based on the continent or interested in the region as an agent of global markets. Bloomberg Television will expand…

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