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Dr. Ally H. Laay Walked Every Farm Before the Board: The Chairman Who Chose Muddy Boots Over Briefing Papers

April 8, 2026 · Kilimokwanza Africa · 10 min read

KILIMOKWANZA SPECIAL SERIES: ON AGCOT  •  WHAT TRANSFORMATION ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE Eighteen portraits from Tanzania’s agricultural corridor  •  Batch 4: The AGCOT Leadership  •  kilimokwanza.org The Board Chairman…

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ISOWELU AMCO’s Member Raymond Nyagawa, the Farmer Building a Future That Will Care for Him When He Can No Longer Work

April 7, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 5 min read

KILIMOKWANZA SPECIAL SERIES: ON AGCOT  •  WHAT TRANSFORMATION ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE Eighteen portraits from Tanzania’s agricultural corridor  •  Batch 1: The Farmers  •  kilimokwanza.org The Farmer Who Is…

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Tanzania’s Soybean Sector: A Golden Opportunity Taking Root

April 4, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 8 min read

A review of the Hand in Hand Initiative’s Financial & Economic Analysis of the Soybean Value Chain in Tanzania Tanzania’s agricultural sector is sitting on an underexploited goldmine…

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IFC Sets New Bar for Regenerative Agriculture Finance with Landmark Framework

April 4, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 6 min read

The International Finance Corporation has released what it describes as a first-of-its-kind framework to guide investments in regenerative farming — a move that could reshape how development finance…

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The Seeds He Left Behind: Tanzania Remembers Dadili Japhet Majune, Scientist to Two Million Farmers

April 4, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 24 min read

IN MEMORIAM — AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE The Scientist Who Fed Two Million Farmers The life, research, and enduring legacy of Dr. Dadili Japhet Majune, Head of Cashew Breeding at…

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Dairy Dreams in AGCOT Ihemi Cluster: Farm for the Future Bets Big on Norwegian Goats

April 3, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 8 min read

From the cool slopes of Iringa, a quiet revolution in goat milk production is taking shape, and smallholder farmers are at the centre of it. MAZOMBE, KILOLO DISTRICT,…

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At the Malawi Border, AGCOT’s YEFFA Dialogue Turns Trader Frustration into a Youth Jobs Question

April 2, 2026 · Elizabeth Lizz · 6 min read

Kasumulu, Kyela District, Mbeya Region — March 2026 By Kilimo Kwanza Correspondent At the Kasumulu one-stop border post — the southern gateway that links Mbeya to Karonga and…

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Tanzania’s New Development Plan Opens a Door for Agricultural Corridor Investment

March 31, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 6 min read

*FYDP IV signals a bold new era for agro-industrial transformation, and points directly to where the next phase of corridor development needs to happen* Tanzania has released one…

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The Stories Tanzania Forgot to Tell: Inside the Rise of Its Most Powerful Brands

March 31, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 9 min read

Feature Story  |  Brand Heritage Juma Msafiri: Tanzania Brand History Is One of the Most Underreported Subjects in This Country The corporate decisions. The creative risks. The ownership…

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Incubating the Missing Middle: A Review of the World Bank’s Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program

March 31, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 5 min read

A World Bank initiative targets the overlooked engine of agricultural transformation — the small agro-processor There is a paradox at the heart of African agriculture that this brochure…

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AGCOT IMPACT Stories: Jan-March 2026

March 30, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 8 min read

2026  ·  January – March  ·  Ten Stories from Tanzania’s Agricultural Corridors Each story follows the Change Template: WHO describes the person or enterprise at the centre of…

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The Milk Has Not Spoiled: Why Tanzania’s Dairy Sector Has More Hope Than the Headlines Admit

March 27, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 12 min read

| March 2026 Source data: Tanzania Dairy Board — Viwanda TDB 2025 (tdb.go.tz) Read the recent media coverage of Tanzania’s dairy industry and you could be forgiven for…

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KILIMO KINABENKIKA: How Tanzania’s Agricultural Development Bank Rewrote the Rules of Rural Finance

March 26, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 18 min read

KILIMO KINABENKIKA: How Tanzania’s Agricultural Development Bank Rewrote the Rules of Rural Finance | Kilimo Kwanza Kilimo Kwanza Agriculture · Development · Transformation Special Report — A Decade…

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Kenya Bets on Digital Agriculture to Feed Its Future — But Can a New Policy Deliver Where Others Have Stalled?

March 26, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 11 min read

A draft framework released in March 2026 promises to unify the country’s fragmented agri-tech ecosystem. The stakes, for 7.2 million registered farmers and a sector worth 22% of…

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Tanzania’s Agricultural Corridors Could Replicate Ihemi’s “Fourteenfold” Growth Miracle, Expert Says

March 26, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 4 min read

New analysis points to billion-shilling wealth creation opportunities as Tanzania eyes expansion of its corridor agriculture model By Agricultural Development Correspondent Tanzania stands on the cusp of a…

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The Rise of Raha Vegetable Farm

March 25, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 7 min read

From 200 to 100,000 Farmers — Raha Vegetable Farm’s Unstoppable Rise | Kilimo Kwanza Kilimo Kwanza Tanzania’s Agricultural News Platform Agribusiness Agribusiness Wednesday, 18 March 2026  ·  Morogoro,…

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IS Tanzania Paying New Zealand and the EU to Do What 36 Million Cattle Should Be Doing

March 24, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 14 min read

Kilimokwanza.org Agricultural Policy & Food Systems March 2026 News Feature  ·  Livestock & Dairy 36 Million Cattle.Zero Dairy Self-Sufficiency. Tanzania ranks second in Africa for the size of…

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Agrarian Pedagogy and Institutional Metamorphosis: A Comprehensive History of Egerton University Agricultural Activities from Inception to 1995

March 22, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 16 min read

Kilimokwanza.org 2026- R6 The history of Egerton University serves as a profound microcosm of the larger socio-economic and political shifts that characterized East Africa throughout the twentieth century.…

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How East African Chefs Are Breaking the Import Habit and Backing Local Farmers

March 22, 2026 · Christine Afandi · 8 min read

Food Systems · Hospitality · Local Sourcing From Farm to Five-Star: The Rebel Supply Chain East African chefs are bypassing the import default — building direct lines from…

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Europe’s Trade Promise vs. Reality: When African Souvenirs Become “Contraband”

March 22, 2026 · Christine Afandi · 7 min read

Trade Policy · Food Systems · Tourism The Food Tax Tourism Trap Are EU tariff rules turning East African food souvenirs into contraband — and costing small producers…

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Who Gets to Shape Africa’s Food Future?

March 22, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 5 min read

Young agripreneurs and policymakers converge in Kigali to reimagine agriculture as a pathway to wealth, not a last resort KIGALI, Rwanda — The room at Select Boutique Hotel…

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Why Every African Nation Must Build Its Own Fertilizer Industry or Surrender Its Food Sovereignty Forever

March 21, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 14 min read

THE GROUND THAT FEEDS THE WORLD CANNOT FEED ITSELF By Anthony Muchoki | March 2026 Based on the author’s analysis: Africa Fertilizer Production & Trade Dynamics Across 55…

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Tanzania Seeks To Overhauls Its Tax System: What the 284-Point Reform Means for Farmers, Agribusinesses and Rural Traders

March 19, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 8 min read

Kilimokwanza.org Policy Analysis Tanzania Tax Reform Tanzania’s Tax Revolution: 284 Reforms in Seven Pillars President Samia receives a landmark commission report committing Tanzania to the most sweeping overhaul…

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A $1.37 Billion Bet: Tanzania’s Plan to Turn Sunflower and Palm into Export Gold

March 18, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 10 min read

Tanzania Charts Bold Course to End Edible Oil Import Dependency | Kilimokwanza KilimoKwanza.org Tanzania’s Agricultural Intelligence Platform News Feature  ·  February 2026 Home/ Agribusiness/ Food Security/ Edible Oil…