Mechanisation partnership pilot powers woman farmer into commercial success
By Anthony Muchoki “For years we have been told that hand hoe belongs to the museum yet, it’s what most of our people use… I...
Tanzania Southern Highlands: Africa’s potato paradise
By Angel Navuri Iringa Region in Southern Highlands of Tanzania can easily provide all the potato needs for East Africa and a large part of...
Meru Agro: How we grew our seed multiplication business
By Anthony Muchoki Meru Agro-Tours & Consultants Co. Ltd (MATC) or simply Meru Agro has become a household name in all breadbaskets of Tanzania in...
Tanzania: PhD programme generates world-class crop health scientists making a huge impact in assured food security
By Anthony Muchoki What does Dr. Kiddo Mtunda, Dr Tulole Bucheyeki and Dr. Arnold Mushongi have in common? Each one of them today, is a...
The gains and misses in consolidating EAC bloc’s maize granary
*Tanzania set to become no 1 producer in Africa * East Africa’s most political crop By Anthony Muchoki East African Community (EAC) maize powerhouse, Tanzania...
Tanzania: Phenomenal rural saving society, and a worthy village market
*Model rural village By Anthony Muchoki Tandai Village in Morogoro Rural District is a good case study of a successful rural based farming economy that...
Tanzania: Innovative farmers’ groups digging a way out of poverty
Once upon a time shadows of hopelessness and helplessness deeply engulfed her life. She felt that financial desolation had done her out of a fulfilling...
Tanzania: The great comeback of ‘kisamvu,’ ‘ugali’ & cassava biscuits in Zanzibar
*High production records, small scale processors on the rise*The crop back at the top as the most important food crop in Zanzibar*Kizimbani variety runaway success...
Horticulture Revolution in Tanzania: The Rise of Malimbichi and the Role of MVIWATA
Kilimokwanza.org Team In Tanzania, a significant transformation in the agricultural sector is underway, led by the burgeoning horticulture industry, locally known as ‘Malimbichi’. This transition...
SAGCOT’s 2016 Annual Report: A Year of Remarkable Progress in Tanzanian Agriculture
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: The Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) has marked 2016 as a year of significant advancement in agricultural development and...