African Agriculture and Food Systems
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DPS-MoA Field Mission to SUKA Consortium 19TH TO 24TH JULY 2020 Tanzania after attaining food self-sufficiency for over a decade is in the race to increase production,…
By Anthony Muchoki “Sometimes it looks unreal. It is like a miracle. Yes, it is a miracle… we never thought in our lifetime, we would be able to…
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 the last 5…
*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 has managed to…
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 from subsistence to…
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…
Arusha. A year ago, Tan-zanian parliamentarians endorsed the Value Added Tax Act 2014, amid fanfares and went home peacefully, little knowing that not everything that glitters is gold.…
Seeds and Agriculture Research Processes in Tanzania: The case of small scale farmers’ participation in setting research agenda 0 A Scoping Study report on Seeds and Agriculture Research…
Your Excellency Dr. Kofi Annan, Chairman of the African Green Revolution Alliance (AGRA); Your Excellency Dr. Eng. Gervais Rufyikiri, Second Vice President of the Republic of Burundi; Your…
Transforming Tanzania’s Agrarian Sector through Maize Breeding By: Arnold A Mushongi (PhD), National Maize Breeder, Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (ARI) – Uyole P. O. Box 400 Mbeya Tanzania…
By Anthony Muchoki The magic that could propel farmers to better lives across Africa seems to be improved seeds and access to assured markets for their produce, and…
By Namanga Ngongi The toxic combination of high food prices and revolt rolling across North Africa should give many African governments cause for great concern. While it is…
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 (CISLAC) CISLAC, No. 7,…
Changing the Way Cotton is Produced and Marketed in Tanzania A Case Study on Contract Farming COTTON AND TEXTILE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (CTDP) Changing the Way Cotton is Produced…
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. Tanzania with a higher…