February 10, 2023
by Kilimokwanza
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 […]
January 9, 2023
by Editor
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? […]
December 22, 2022
by Africa Kilimo
‘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 […]
November 28, 2022
by Kilimokwanza Africa
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 […]
November 6, 2022
by Africa Kilimo
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 […]
November 5, 2022
by Kilimo Tanzania
By Dr Emmarold Mneney
October 20, 2022
by Kilimokwanza Africa
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 […]
October 15, 2022
by Editor
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. […]
October 3, 2022
by Kilimokwanza
By Godvictor Lyimo In our article today, we will be discussing value-added tax on imports and how to compute the base for VAT on taxable imports. As highlighted in our last article, in Tanzania VAT is regulated under the Value Added Tax Act [CAP.148 R.E. 2019] important to note, VAT on importation is covered under […]
September 26, 2022
by Kilimokwanza Africa
By Hussein Bashe, Minister of Agriculture, Tanzania In Tanzania, the common bean plays a key role in the livelihoods of smallholder farmers as a food and nutrition security crop and a source of income. It is the leading legume crop, accounting for 78% of the land area cultivated with legumes. Tanzania produces an estimated 1.2 […]