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  • East Africa: Investment in Irrigation Only Way to Ensure Food Security

    Posted on :Tuesday , 24th January 2017

    Dar es Salaam — As Tanzania grapples with delayed rains that are certain to adversely affect agriculture, new analyses tout increased investment in irrigation as a solution to food insecurity.

     
    Tanzania generates its food mostly through rain-fed agriculture which is currently being threatened by drought facing East African countries.
     
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  • Tanzania: Farmers Look to Experts for Guidance As Climate Change Looms

    Posted on :Friday , 20th January 2017

    Farmers in the district have appealed to the government for more agricultural extension officers to help turn around the fortunes of an increasing number of locals turning into farming.

     
    Speaking to The Citizen recently, farmers said over the last few planting seasons, they have been missing out on essential guidelines from agricultural experts amid the biting effect. . .

  • Tanzania: Soft Loans Required by Farmers to Modernize Agriculture, Boost Productivity

    Posted on :Wednesday , 18th January 2017

    Farmers need soft loans to modernise agriculture and improve production, which is vital in supporting efforts to build an industrial economy.

     
    But according to the World Bank (WB), banking sectors in developing countries, including Tanzania, lend a much smaller share of their loan portfolios to agriculture compared to agriculture's share of Gross Domestic Product (GD. . .

  • Tanzania: Minister Assures Country Has Food Surplus, Not Shortage

    Posted on :Wednesday , 18th January 2017

    Minister for Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Dr Charles Tizeba said yesterday that until October, 2016 a total of 1.5 million metric tonnes of cereals were sold to neighbouring countries from Tanzania.

     
    The Minister was reacting on the recent comments on the state of food in the country. He said so far there is enough food in the country.
  • Tanzania: Grain Silos Helping Farmers Eliminate Post-Harvest Losses

    Posted on :Tuesday , 17th January 2017

    Malahi Chalahani seems to win a race this year. Njire Jibusa and his wife Mwashi Kapimitilo are also confident to win the same race. Likewise, Yohana Samson and his wife Saru Lameck.

     
    All of them are farmers in the ward of Msowero, Morogoro-District. And they all just installed a metal silo. In August last year, after harvest, they stored some 500 kilogrammes of maiz. . .

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