African Agriculture and Food Systems
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By Anthony Muchoki The magic that could propel farmers to better lives across Africa seems to be improved seeds and access to assured markets…
African investment Forum 2011 Programme Presidential Country Roundtables with Business Leaders-Tanzania The Tanzanian interactive session, which opened with the theme of Unleashing the Potentials…
By Namanga Ngongi The toxic combination of high food prices and revolt rolling across North Africa should give many African governments cause for great…
CISLAC’s POSITION PAPER FOR AGRA’S STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK SESSION SEPTEMBER 2011, ACCRA, GHANA By: Auwal Ibrahim Musa (Rafsanjani) Executive Director, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre…
By Apollo Temu and Emmanuel D Tayari I once attended a Government Office in Moshi – Tanzania, trying to get a particular document following my Father’s untimely…
Tanzania – Why a Potential Food Exporter is Still Importing Food* Denise Wolter Tanzania could be a major food-exporting country but currently struggles…
By Peter Singer Diamonds have an image of purity and light. They are given as a pledge of love and worn as asymbol of…
By Safari Fungo Last week, I was in Kigoma, fortunate enough to meet with a number of small entrepreneurs, many of whom were establishing…
Changing the Way Cotton is Produced and Marketed in Tanzania A Case Study on Contract Farming COTTON AND TEXTILE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (CTDP) Changing the…
A Case Study on Contract Farming COTTON AND TEXTILE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (CTDP) Changing the Way Cotton is Produced and Marketed in Tanzania A Case…
Title: Agricultural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Africa: The Case for Patient Capital Date: March 2010 Type: Briefing Paper Author: Keith Palmer (kpalmer@agdevco.com) Introduction:…
By Apollo Temu Last week we evaluated the importance of having a purpose in life, the need to have a sense of civic duty…
BY EMMANUEL D. TAYARI For so long we have seen extraordinary misuse of our time. We have generated a culture called NJOO KESHO (come back tomorrow). We have…
Kilimo kwanza is one of the most ambitious and realistic economic policy of President Jakaya Kikwete’s government By Emmanuel D Tayari Kilimo kwanza is one of the most…
WHEREAS the Tanzania National Business Council (TNBC), under its Chairman, H.E. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania held a two-day…
HORTICULTURE is a multi-million dollar transaction in any countries worldwide. In the African Continent, South Africa rank high followed by Kenya, Zimbabwe, and Zambia.…
Position Paper: Key Agriculture Inputs to the Draft Zanzibar National Land Policy __________________________________________________________________________________ “Effective Land Policy and Land Laws: A Stimulus for…