African Agriculture and Food Systems
Mtowisa, Sumbawanga, Rukwa Region, Tanzania – Amid the stunning vistas of Tanzania’s Rukwa Region, in the small farming town of Mtowisa, Ismahili Mnyepa, a local farmer, is sounding an alarm. With crop yields decreasing and the visible deterioration of local farmlands, Mnyepa is asking for immediate government intervention in the form of agricultural expertise and […]
Tanzania VICE President Dr Philip Mpango has said Phase VI Government aims to develop the farming sector, increase production and woo more youth and women to the sector. Dr Mpango made the remarks yesterday when he met with and held discussions with the Chairman of the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), who is […]
By kilimokwanza.org correspondent Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC) wants AGRF Summit 2022 delegates in Kigali (St 5-9) to be aware that Tanzania is one of the best and most attractive destinations for agriculture value chain investments, thanks to an enabling environment and the existing incentive structure. The East African nation seeks to become an industrialised economy […]
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has launched a fertiliser subsidy programme to start 2022/23 season. A bag of DAP that was sold for Sh131,675 will now cost Sh70,000 only, while that of Urea, which used to fetch Sh124,714, will cost Sh70,000 only. Agriculture minister Hussein Bashe said a bag of CAN, which used to fetch Sh108,156 […]
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 la Samaki huku wakiahidi kutoa mtaji ili kuliimarisha shirika hilo. Hayo yalisemwa na Mkurugenzi Mtendaji, Benki ya Maendeleo ya Kilimo (TADB), Japhet Justine alipokuwa akizungumza na waandishi […]
