African Agriculture and Food Systems
By KilimoKwanza.org Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Behind thriving AKM Glitters Company Limited is Elizabeth Christopher Swai, a woman whose journey is nothing short of inspirational. Elizabeth’s story begins…
Agri-Criteria continues further expansion of green definitions under Climate Bonds Standard The complete Agriculture Criteria of the Climate Bonds Standard has been formally launched today, marking a major turning point in…
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Ethiopia is urging for collaborative solutions to global hunger and malnutrition at the 42nd Session of the FAO Conference. Representing His Excellency Omer Hussein,…
The Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania, Hon. Kassim Majaliwa Majaliwa, on the afternoon of June 13, 2021, urged sunflower farmers in the sunflower-growing regions to…
In a pioneering move for Tanzania’s agricultural industry, the Ministry of Agriculture has announced the creation of comprehensive lime-use guidelines for extension officers. The aim is to provide…
A Collaborative Effort to Boost Agricultural Productivity and Prosperity, Under the umbrella of the Guiding Acid Soil Management Investment in Africa (GAIA) initiative In a significant stride toward…
— According to the Food Crisis Prevention Network, a record 18.6 million people are currently in need of food assistance in West Africa. While urgent and immediate humanitarian…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
WASHINGTON, March 29, 2021—The World Bank has approved a $250 million International Development Association (IDA*) credit for a new National Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (NAVCDP) that will…
By Edwin Githinji E-mail: eddy.githinji022@gmail.com 20/03/2021 Crop residues , are the plant remains after harvesting of crop intended for food, feeds and fiber. They include stalks, legume straws,…
Transforming Agriculture in Tanzania: SAGCOT’s Inclusive Green Growth Initiative In the lush landscapes of Tanzania, a revolutionary approach to agro-investments is taking shape under the Southern Agricultural Growth…
In June 2006, the AU member states adopted the “Abuja Declaration on Fertilizer for the African Green Revolution” and resolved to increase fertilizer consumption rates across the continent…
By Isaiah Esipisu | Nation Media Group King’ori is a quiet village in Arumeru District in Arusha, Tanzania. It is in this region, East Africa’s diplomatic hub, that…
SONGEA: Katibu Mkuu, Wizara ya Mifugo na Uvuvi (Uvuvi), Dk Rashid Tamatamah amesema kuwa Serikali imepanga kutumia Shilingi Milioni 110 kwa ajili ya kuimarisha miundo mbinu ya Kituo…
DODOMA: Taasisi za fedha nchini zimeipongeza Serikali kwa maamuzi ya kulifufua Shirika la Uvuvi Tanzania (TAFICO) na kulipa tena nafasi ya kuweza kusimamia mnyororo wa thamani wa zao…
Na Mwandishi Maalumu, Mtwara TAASISI ya Utafiti wa Kilimo Tanzania (TARI) Naliendele Mtwara, imetoa mafunzo ya namna ya kubebesha vikonyo vya mikorosho katika mikorosho iliyozeeka kwa wakulima wa…
Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam) By Yasinta Amos in Arusha More than 100,600 smallholder farmers in Tanzania will be receiving grain and vegetable seeds’ grants worth US$ 493,500 to…
An open letter to African governments In 2020, the entire world knew what it was to be hungry. Millions of people went without enough to eat, with the most…