May 18, 2021
by Kilimo Tanzania
DODOMA:13.5.2021 SERIKALI imesema inaendelea na udhibiti wa ndege waharibifu aina ya kwelea kwelea waliovamia mashamba katika wilaya 22 zilizopo kwenye mikoa 12 nchini. Kazi ya kudhibiti ilianza Novemba 17 , 2020 na bado inaendelea. Aidha imesema kwamba kazi ya kudhibiti ndege hao inaendelea pia katika maeneo mapya yaliyoripotiwa katika Mkoa wa Tabora na Simiyu na […]
May 18, 2021
by Kilimo Tanzania
Tanzania MWENYEKITI wa Chama Cha Wadau wa Zao la Muhogo (TACAPPA) Mwantumu Mahiza, amesema uzalishaji mkubwa wa mihogo uliondoa tatizo la upatikanaji wa futari wakati wa mfungo wa mwezi mtukufu wa Ramadhani. Alisema miaka ya nyuma upatikanaji wa mihogo kwenye masoko haukuwa mkubwa kama ilivyo sasa ambazo mihogo imekuwa mingi na hata bei yake ni […]
May 5, 2021
by Editor
AGRA has announced a partnership with Aceli Africa to enhance capital flows to SMEs in the agriculture sector and support a financially inclusive agricultural transformation across Africa. AGRA and Aceli have signed a letter of intent committing to jointly work together to test and scale up innovations that substantially drive down the cost and risk […]
May 4, 2021
by Kilimokwanza
Vijana wanaojishugulisha na kilimo hai kwenye wilaya ya Chamwino mkoa wa Dodoma wameiomba serikali iwasaidie kupata uhakika wa masoko ya mazao yao ikiwemo alizeti, mahindi, kunde, ufuta na mazao ya mboga mboga. Wamaetoa ombi hilo jana Jumamosi (01.05.2021) wakati wataalam wa Wizara ya Kilimo wanaofanya ufuatiliaji wa utekelezaji wa Mkakati wa Taifa Vijana kushiriki kwenye […]
May 3, 2021
by Kilimokwanza
LILONGWE, April 03, 2021: – The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn, former Prime Minister of Ethiopia, today (April 03, 2021) held a meeting with the President of the Republic of Malawi, Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, during which he updated the President on […]
April 14, 2021
by Kilimokwanza
Kigali, 14 April 2021: The Pan-African Farmers Organization (PAFO) and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) have signed a cooperation and partnership agreement to strengthen the capacities of African farmers’ organizations to ensure that they provide effective services to smallholder farmers, especially women and youth. The agreement will see AGRA supporting Farmers’ Organizations […]
March 31, 2021
by Kilimokwanza
Halima Elias Mtwethe from Mtepa Village in southern Tanzania is one of the smallholder farmers who borrowed from the Mahanje Savings and Credit Co-operative Society (SACCOS). Credit: Isaiah Esipisu/IPS MADABA/MAFINGA, Tanzania , Mar 31 2021 (IPS) By Isaiah Esipisu – Small agricultural loans, disbursed through mobile phones and targeting specific farming activities at different phases […]
March 30, 2021
by Kilimokwanza Africa
WASHINGTON, March 29, 2021—The World Bank has approved a $250 million International Development Association (IDA*) credit for a new National Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (NAVCDP) that will increase market participation and value addition for 500,000 small scale farmers in Kenya who are engaged in nine value chains across 26 counties. The NAVCDP will build […]
March 20, 2021
by Kenya News
By Edwin Githinji E-mail: eddy.githinji022@gmail.com 20/03/2021 Crop residues , are the plant remains after harvesting of crop intended for food, feeds and fiber. They include stalks, legume straws, leaves, shoots of tubers, vegetable plants and prunnings and litters of fruit trees. All over the world ever since the beginning of agriculture, crop residues have been […]
March 17, 2021
by Africa Kilimo
Transforming Agriculture in Tanzania: SAGCOT’s Inclusive Green Growth Initiative In the lush landscapes of Tanzania, a revolutionary approach to agro-investments is taking shape under the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT). The recently launched Inclusive Green Growth (IGG) toolkit is set to redefine how agricultural enterprises operate, focusing on social inclusiveness and environmental sustainability. […]