Brewer Agri-Business Program Boosts Contract Farming in Tanzania

Posted on :Friday , 27th August 2021

Serengeti Breweries Limited (SBL) has stated that its agri-business project, which includes over 400 local farmers spread over eight districts around the country, is committed to helping farmers' contract farming.

Kilimanjaro, Arusha, Manyara, Singida, Dodoma, Shinyanga, Mwanza, and Mara were nominated by SBL Corporate Relations Director John Wanyancha.

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Tanzania Agricultural Ministry to Partner With TOAM towards Organic Farming

Posted on :Friday , 30th July 2021

Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement (TOAM) is planning to hold their second National Ecological Organic Agriculture Conference in October this year, in partnership with the government through the Ministry of Agriculture.

The conference, which will be held in Dodoma and will attract over 300 people from Tanzania and beyond, will, among other things, enhance public awareness . . .

The Government of Tanzania lists priorities to encourage agriculture

Posted on :Thursday , 1st July 2021

The Ministry of Agriculture has identified seven areas where the government will focus in the 2021/22 fiscal year to support the major economic sector's growth.

Research, seed development, and extension services are among them. Others include expanding the area of land available for irrigation farming, boosting agricultural crop markets, providing access to low-cost agricultu. . .

Tripling Annual Cashew Output achievable for Tanzania

Posted on :Tuesday , 25th May 2021

According to the Tanzanian Agricultural Research Institute (Tari), the country's goal of tripling cashew nut production to 1.0 million tonnes per year is feasible.

Tari said the government's goal of making the country a leading global cashew nut producer was achievable because new seeds and cultivation methods were promising.

Tari, which has produced 54 dis. . .

TADB providing credit to farmers through SCGS

Posted on :Monday , 26th April 2021

Tanzania's Agricultural Development Bank effectively administers its Smallholder Credit Guarantee Scheme (SCGS)  through the Market Infrastructure Value Addition and Rural Finance (MIVARF) programme.

SCGS is designed to support the bank's strategic goal of increasing smallholder farmers' access to low-interest loans and other affordable terms. The scheme is supported by . . .