The Eastern and Southern Africa small-scale Farmers Forum (ESAFF) started this petition to THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY HEADS OF STATE and 2 others  For the benefit of over 130 million small-scale farmers (crop growers, pastoralists, fisherfolks and foresters), we kindly demand East African Community (EAC) states make it mandatory (legal requirement) as from 2019/2020 budget to allocate not less than 10 percent of…

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ARUSHA, Tanzania, May 29 2017—Smallholder farmers in Tanzania will soon have access to a unique digital saving plan for inputs, coupled with timely, tailored farming advice, that will help to solve several major problems confronting farmers in poor areas: access to finance, to inputs, and to agricultual training. The programme to deliver this plan was launched today by the…

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Dar es Salaam Tanzania, MARCH 11, 2016 – The Alliance for a GreenRevolution in Africa (AGRA) has launched a new initiative, theInclusive Green Growth of the Smallholder Agriculture (IGGSAS)Programme in the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania(SAGCOT). The initiative, which is supported by the Norwegian Ministryof Foreign Affairs, has an overall goal of increasing incomes and foodsecurity of at…

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Press release issued by BRiTEN Dar es Salaam, 7 November 2012 Agro dealers are a critical link in the agricultural input distribution chain; moreover, they play an important role in supporting the smallholder farmer to commercialize. Agro dealers are located nearer the farmer and provide a range of goods and services. Agrodealer Associations serve as an important tool in…

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African Green Revolution Forum to convene global and international leaders Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (23 August 2012) – The President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Hon. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete and Former United Nations Secretary-General and Board Chair of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Kofi Annan,  today announced that Tanzania will host the African Green…

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Dar es Salaam; 12th December 2012Tanzania’s horticultural industry investments and development facesmultifaceted challenges that need to be urgently addressed throughpublic private partnership for best solutions as matter of necessity.Participants at a horticulture stakeholders’ incentive meeting held inDar es Salaam ( 7th December 2012) noted that inadequate supportpolicies and regulatory framework exacerbated by poor infrastructureand insufficient operational procedures only serves…

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