Donors Extends Initiatives To Assist Kongwa, Mpwapwa Farmers To Battle Against Climate Change

<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5x33pakT4OykTh2ILToZf-8U_UQpxXmgYbGYSD9zbF0O4v5Tl7d6Vyn_3nHHZVxoBUOAVgBPtEu1IqS67ZxlZhdk9rge9DJQk4PSJk8vlpblC5ZGbdvjpNGFlgReEYeLD7U5mNOGMuGr2Cq1OvDvAOwDQn2jyoWgX6c1f7lLgxu9z5za2Wx1gM1rmhIg/s4624/20240417_135528.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5x33pakT4OykTh2ILToZf-8U_UQpxXmgYbGYSD9zbF0O4v5Tl7d6Vyn_3nHHZVxoBUOAVgBPtEu1IqS67ZxlZhdk9rge9DJQk4PSJk8vlpblC5ZGbdvjpNGFlgReEYeLD7U5mNOGMuGr2Cq1OvDvAOwDQn2jyoWgX6c1f7lLgxu9z5za2Wx1gM1rmhIg/w640-h480/20240417_135528.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Prof. Anthony Whitbread (left), the Project Leader from the Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) admires a healthier sorghum plantation, during inception day of ResComm II project,with him is the Project’s consultant, Mr Elirehema Swai.</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><br /><br />By VALENTINE OFORO<br /><br />AGRICULTURAL experts from different international and local institutes are teaming-up to span rolling out of expertise to assist the farmers in Mpwapwa and Kongwa districts in Dodoma region to mastermind severe effects of drought towards retarding crops production.<br /><br />The two districts stands among the most drought affected areas with erratic and unreliable rainfalls, as well as land degradation, propelled to crops failure and extreme weather events as seasonal rainfalls in the areas is regularly below 400mm.<br /><br />Christened ‘Enabling a Resilient and Prosperous Community through Participatory Agroecological Practices in the Semi-Arid Region of Central Zone (ResComm -II) Project, the robust initiative targets to increase adoption of agroecological practices among the beneficiary farmers within a total of eight villages in Kongwa districts.<br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5O39gqOvpPyNzMPE21NtPrYUtr8O1eWrr5YEwraBKDiZQd_3ONoH8t2RRE0JdPY5IQpiajxYMuA6mUCVftSYVORs-m3AayxzX-eYo1MpXsrN_J3J_BbVWTR8tfCXK22JNS9Nj-bNMywam_-laJeVmc3OTBttQAqlGOz4GfKVivKC-8BqNFXkJgdjLg0/s6000/IMG_4884.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5O39gqOvpPyNzMPE21NtPrYUtr8O1eWrr5YEwraBKDiZQd_3ONoH8t2RRE0JdPY5IQpiajxYMuA6mUCVftSYVORs-m3AayxzX-eYo1MpXsrN_J3J_BbVWTR8tfCXK22JNS9Nj-bNMywam_-laJeVmc3OTBttQAqlGOz4GfKVivKC-8BqNFXkJgdjLg0/w640-h426/IMG_4884.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; text-align: start;">ResComm II project consultant, Mr Elirehema Swai details over the project’s executions</span><br style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; text-align: start;" /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br />In Kongwa, the beneficiary villages include Sagara A, Sagara B, Laikala A, Laikala B, Mlali, Nghumbi, Lengaji, and Moleti, the areas which receive an average annual rainfall of 550mm per annum mainly characterized by high spatial and temporal variability.<br /><br />Being its second phase of implementation, the project under the comfortable financial patronage from Biovision and LED Liechtensein Development Service will see over 2bn/- be spent to impart the farmers in the two districts with the best agroecological practices to cheat negative effects of drought towards crop production and productivity.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK5-qIbFbmTtpwvlnyPJh-NUSZgCZ2QuoVI67HqGVvlD8Ozq7e7MsaJ5SWOAJnM7b7-Wb7Ppe6xyw-UPJLRzeFE6y9RiWicT26Cgf8ZIpmpL4xJE5cBK-yaz-3AY1CyG4TWaqLMsfwWax9CW5a7hO1Yq70v7q11AkhA9ufvVWqtz_RXdPfTW_ECSHhIjQ/s4624/20240417_135500.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK5-qIbFbmTtpwvlnyPJh-NUSZgCZ2QuoVI67HqGVvlD8Ozq7e7MsaJ5SWOAJnM7b7-Wb7Ppe6xyw-UPJLRzeFE6y9RiWicT26Cgf8ZIpmpL4xJE5cBK-yaz-3AY1CyG4TWaqLMsfwWax9CW5a7hO1Yq70v7q11AkhA9ufvVWqtz_RXdPfTW_ECSHhIjQ/w640-h480/20240417_135500.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; text-align: start;">Prof Anthony Whitbread, left, receive some information from Peter Swai, the consultant for the ResComm Project II</span><br style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; text-align: start;" /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br />And apart to train the farmers how to lessen drought effects, the second phase of the project which will run for at least three consecutive years, 2024-2026, also incorporate a series of constructive efforts to disseminate vital knowledge on livestock keeping sector, especially poultry and small ruminants.<br /><br />In the implementation of the robust project, the Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) stands at the driver’s seat, leading others, which are International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), Tanzania Livestock Research Institute (TALIRI) and the Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania (SAT).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEl7hBgdhVY5k5ZvhgdqJE0DmC5pCHvO6WPEHLNlfTLMkPeJZ2xajUwHMG9GB7Cqb4t6S_Ac_KK-gdAkuTvOhRzWrAbuWC1hwE-CAZGEv_PRPdPEi-nr_-DDoR3zTE1Jpt6j2tbvXq122OAm3TjD4Q9bzL4PKeBLxdZKHgIIWL0bwMK8bif8BFNEyBBY/s6000/IMG_4896.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEl7hBgdhVY5k5ZvhgdqJE0DmC5pCHvO6WPEHLNlfTLMkPeJZ2xajUwHMG9GB7Cqb4t6S_Ac_KK-gdAkuTvOhRzWrAbuWC1hwE-CAZGEv_PRPdPEi-nr_-DDoR3zTE1Jpt6j2tbvXq122OAm3TjD4Q9bzL4PKeBLxdZKHgIIWL0bwMK8bif8BFNEyBBY/w640-h426/IMG_4896.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Briefing on the ResComm II project during a special event for its official inception day, held yesterday in Lengaji village, Chiwe ward of Kongwa district, Prof Anthony Whitbread, the Project Leader from ILRI, informed that throughout the project, the target is to see a total of 900 households with improved incomes and food security.<br /><br />Together with that, he expressed that at least 1,875 households in the two districts will be impacted by the project, with an eye to ensure a total of 200 hectares under suistainable management.<br /><br />“The general vision of extending rolling out of this project is to increase the adoption of agroecological practices, improve food and nutritional quality for vulnerable households, and promote sustainable landscape management in Kongwa and Mpwampwa districts using community-based agroecological approaches,” he sounded.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTgUg-g60Wz-i_5WWIze0yfHkQHAgQz46mPvETgTZU3oR1QqCvpICw5kb7Mw3PGfePB7eyZ4RFDMCe5U-xPWVjMBl4xQE9egswY4gv4WfYolB2Lt8f-DIMz7WuNYpL0k7IXLCkuJ6VWA0yk5r4K2qW8wqmjdims67T3hOfzlmqUXY0eyFYwsqG4Ge57A/s4624/20240417_135646.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTgUg-g60Wz-i_5WWIze0yfHkQHAgQz46mPvETgTZU3oR1QqCvpICw5kb7Mw3PGfePB7eyZ4RFDMCe5U-xPWVjMBl4xQE9egswY4gv4WfYolB2Lt8f-DIMz7WuNYpL0k7IXLCkuJ6VWA0yk5r4K2qW8wqmjdims67T3hOfzlmqUXY0eyFYwsqG4Ge57A/w640-h480/20240417_135646.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; text-align: start;">The District Commissioner, DC, for Kongwa, Mr Mayeka Simon Mayeka, left, receive key information about the project from Elirehema Swai</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />He communicated thankful message for the vital manner to which the project has received positive cooperation from the office of Dodoma regional commissioner (RC), Kongwa and Mpwapwa districts commissioners (DCs), also appreciated the high commitment being demonstrating by all institutes that are in the implementation list of the project.<br /><br /> “After fetching encouraging results in empowering the farmers to curtail effects of climate change during the first phase of its implementation from 2021-2023, the project’s second leg seek to go more further to the extent of increasing incomes among the households and nutrition among children and women,” he added.<br /><br />In his remarks, the event’s chief guest, Kongwa District Commissioner (DC), Mayeka Simon Mayeka hailed the project’s funders and implementers for realizing the need to assist the farmers in the district to battle against the effects of climate change, especially drought.<br /><br />“Farmers in different districts across Tanzania are faced with diverse challenges and thus, implementation of this project in our district must be regarded as a rare potential opportunity necessary to be tapped effectively to help transforming your household livelihoods,” he challenged the farmers.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIk9bhylzOrFsXpZYpvu4YnRSHcr2TihYhkIJMC71r_abVZSjg9dZ5jzzilok8RnoO-V73y-DZCxNO8UFsBzotsr43mTk2SLSNjs1CrsGEtxorHcC34rFP7Suw4n5MfHeJTuTiu4TnJwOVNTrsmH03pkG81SIspHDcYWOBtohXadDT48Cw9IDkb9f_Q4g/s4624/20240417_113354.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIk9bhylzOrFsXpZYpvu4YnRSHcr2TihYhkIJMC71r_abVZSjg9dZ5jzzilok8RnoO-V73y-DZCxNO8UFsBzotsr43mTk2SLSNjs1CrsGEtxorHcC34rFP7Suw4n5MfHeJTuTiu4TnJwOVNTrsmH03pkG81SIspHDcYWOBtohXadDT48Cw9IDkb9f_Q4g/w640-h480/20240417_113354.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Prof Anthony Whitbread <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Adolf Jeremiah, the Research Field Coordinator from ILRI in his brief remarks said assisting the farmers to venture economically onto poultry was also in the heart of the project’s implementation vision for the next three years.<br /><br />“The project is contemplating to impart the farmers with necessary skills on poultry project, and there will be several efforts to ensure they’re adopting improved crossbreed chicken as well as managing chicken disease,” he observed.<br /><br /> Through engaging into poultry programs, he expressed, the involving households will stand chances to improve their livelihoods, but also improve children’s health and cognitive development.<br /><br />Prof Erick Komba, the Director General of TALIRI said as per the project’s design his side will major to steer dissemination of useful skills on livestock keeping, on poultry and small ruminants, towards the farmers.<br /><br />“In the project, our other role is to train the project’s beneficiaries over how professional to produce best fodder through establishment of a number of fodder banks, the potential demo plots tailored to be used by the farmers as yardstick to learn over the side” he unveiled.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRsF8YCwf_fD719PATv_T8X2QYGEk7az-5i1YtfnzWnOOsqWtP0x5wJn20OLP9YYpm-IVkPYYzUkkqwHH2-8HPyl_XyjAJW5KRXwgcASH-Sx5dfuXqpOQJzpNA8wdmUbzyaZtrA0FoGGzMx5JJUpvU10Cz6LSR2azZkQlns_CcIhzf2K_QdSq0vcjrYrA/s4624/20240417_135358.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRsF8YCwf_fD719PATv_T8X2QYGEk7az-5i1YtfnzWnOOsqWtP0x5wJn20OLP9YYpm-IVkPYYzUkkqwHH2-8HPyl_XyjAJW5KRXwgcASH-Sx5dfuXqpOQJzpNA8wdmUbzyaZtrA0FoGGzMx5JJUpvU10Cz6LSR2azZkQlns_CcIhzf2K_QdSq0vcjrYrA/w640-h480/20240417_135358.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />He added that under the well-established fodder tree banks, they have planted the Gliricidia sepium and Laucaena Pallida, the meaningful forage tree species in help maintaining soil moisture and fertility.<br /><br />The Tanzania Agriculture Research Institute (TARI) in the project is to roll out to the farmers validated natural resources technologies, dubbed insitu rainwater harvesting technologies and soil erosion control measure-Fanya Juu/Chini terraces.<br /><br /> In general, the other initiative under the project’s vision includes efforts to promote soil conservation practices, improve soil fertility management in degraded areas, and deployment of innovative water harvesting methods.<br /><br />To ensure for better results, the project has picked two champion farmers in each of the beneficiary village to produce quality declared seeds (QDS) for climate resilient crops, such as sorghum and pigeon peas.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaprZLd7idVq0do0F_7vRMjAuMNtZqponUb4Q-JfhWbG3DIucaBjmot7h2j372tuD1m1QcjqWDJryrMMtEWYW53CCWvaT4LvC2s7JZvaMHYOeN3k_Zqftp83uN4T6Eoiw4qG4F3u9Ai2oHkiLVBfkWXwszsh-xynMz0koBspQR4xUNuSQpjaIUOIYl-qk/s1024/IMG-20240418-WA0043.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaprZLd7idVq0do0F_7vRMjAuMNtZqponUb4Q-JfhWbG3DIucaBjmot7h2j372tuD1m1QcjqWDJryrMMtEWYW53CCWvaT4LvC2s7JZvaMHYOeN3k_Zqftp83uN4T6Eoiw4qG4F3u9Ai2oHkiLVBfkWXwszsh-xynMz0koBspQR4xUNuSQpjaIUOIYl-qk/w640-h480/IMG-20240418-WA0043.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The seeds varieties to be produced in the constructive initiative include Macia, for sorghum, and Mali for pigeon peas.<br /><br />If all goes well, the selected farmers for the producing the seed varieties will receive intensive training from the Tanzania Official Seeds Certification Institute (TOSCI) in order to stand professional chance to produce the seeds with needed quality, hence increase the relevant availability and accessibility to the farmers.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHIIDqmy-nYnA9NbNsNN-9E0R7EL4e69k0bAauKyy22Lvi7QeaBTi6p6_m1LyzGgBC67XFnA7z14s4NAwJvRrqqF9DcIC1uao7zKZRCFOrHg18f9NpXdvkxC2M91s5kW7_E6m2TU12l_UOKGmMh-wYnZPOUDHxxeofwaIoGHpKBw5pz5ZAfdGiJKfhwRs/s1024/IMG-20240418-WA0045.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHIIDqmy-nYnA9NbNsNN-9E0R7EL4e69k0bAauKyy22Lvi7QeaBTi6p6_m1LyzGgBC67XFnA7z14s4NAwJvRrqqF9DcIC1uao7zKZRCFOrHg18f9NpXdvkxC2M91s5kW7_E6m2TU12l_UOKGmMh-wYnZPOUDHxxeofwaIoGHpKBw5pz5ZAfdGiJKfhwRs/w640-h480/IMG-20240418-WA0045.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />The Director General, DG, with TALIRI, Prof Erick Komba, Center, details something to Kongwa District Commissioner, DC, Mayeka Simon Mayeka, left during inception day of ResComm II project<br /><br /><br />The project’s inception event saw an array of activities, including a special visit of technology hubs on fodder tree banks and fanya juu/fanya chini terraces and soil fertility plots, as well as Insitu rainwater harvesting techniques.<br /><br /></span><br />

Donors Extends Initiatives To Assist Kongwa, Mpwapwa Farmers To Battle Against Climate Change

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Agricultural Thing-Tanks In Crucial Strategy To Curtail Effects Of Soil Acidity In Tanzania

<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5BDX3WY9-gOYSJhKck_aDRvon_BqV7Mz0JhbyeBwPTxZ_o5xZdKPXJrbNG6zJ6EAUq38Dtgz_NlewFVbVdkgYuJSpxA0hJsZ3HytkikPyW4mbBpOMdtcHcSjcnELo76jTUCeDq7C_LVCno2-ONWDz1JqLFTx2eXZYgVHyGijP5P-DLKJy24aS20eAxw/s2560/IMG-20240409-WA0098.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5BDX3WY9-gOYSJhKck_aDRvon_BqV7Mz0JhbyeBwPTxZ_o5xZdKPXJrbNG6zJ6EAUq38Dtgz_NlewFVbVdkgYuJSpxA0hJsZ3HytkikPyW4mbBpOMdtcHcSjcnELo76jTUCeDq7C_LVCno2-ONWDz1JqLFTx2eXZYgVHyGijP5P-DLKJy24aS20eAxw/w640-h426/IMG-20240409-WA0098.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />By VALENTINE OFORO</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br />LOCAL agricultural pundits are working to finalize some key issues in readiness to embark on implementation of a major project meant to tame effects of soil acidity towards the crops production sector in the country. Soil acidity refers to the concentration of hydrogen and aluminium in soils.<br /><br />At least 32.7 million hectares of land in Tanzania are acidic, being about 14.6 million hectares which are currently under cultivation, the situation which is thwarting the needed metamorphosis in the country’s crops production and productivity.<br /><br />Among the tall effects of soil acidity to crop production include a sharp decrease availability of essential nutrients to crops, increased concentration of toxic elements (Aluminium) in soils thus damaging crop roots, decrease crop production, and affect essential soil biological functions like nitrogen fixation, to mention but a few.<br /><br />The envisaged robust initiative to be executed through the Guiding Acid Soil Management Investments in Africa (GAIA) project focuses on impart the farmers who are cultivating in soil acidity zones with agronomic knowledge on how to use agriculture limes to help treat the soil.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xZWMG8kmFsuM5Ipz1Lwok04niqtQ58KYLLlNMozutJZleDyQsoRWtaa9X7JMSJUbGD-nyWmcg6lM4q-C-WsWA9jm1Z2m2s7eVpFm91xXR-39NLIdSDgKd2i-mHolL0KBfD8KqXXZOMv0BUzY4JqSDv-A4dH1e3KulgrN7NSfBtx7uoAcq5RPDCqbIFw/s2560/IMG-20240409-WA0088.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xZWMG8kmFsuM5Ipz1Lwok04niqtQ58KYLLlNMozutJZleDyQsoRWtaa9X7JMSJUbGD-nyWmcg6lM4q-C-WsWA9jm1Z2m2s7eVpFm91xXR-39NLIdSDgKd2i-mHolL0KBfD8KqXXZOMv0BUzY4JqSDv-A4dH1e3KulgrN7NSfBtx7uoAcq5RPDCqbIFw/w640-h426/IMG-20240409-WA0088.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Bankrolled by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the research-based project is being executed jointly in the country by several agricultural institutions, led by the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), and it is further targeting to address key knowledge gaps related to soil health management and improved agronomy among the farmers.<br /><br />As part of the project’s pilot leg, special study trials were conducted among the farmers in Geita and Mbozi districts, focusing on the use of agricultural limes to help treat the acidic soil.<br /><br />And during a series of potential 43 trials that were conducted in each of the two picked districts, maize and beans were the tested crops, and the treatments included control received the same amount of fertilizers, but applied with different rates of ag-lime.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZAJrFkkn8FmPnHbYanNMVb2JcCjy30bu_WgqrrF6GpHDDT0IH4F1z2ro9vy0Gs01i6sjyLWn89V2LVNi06rKUgfH3mN5_iMlBtpcGPbmLLkx7grvK7wWj_MqaJ0qZUIv8phBrX7JRAPFgS2StdMrYG1vsYTLJTtnCw7HDoXfsmk02kUn0rWewo5rFj0/s2560/IMG-20240409-WA0104.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZAJrFkkn8FmPnHbYanNMVb2JcCjy30bu_WgqrrF6GpHDDT0IH4F1z2ro9vy0Gs01i6sjyLWn89V2LVNi06rKUgfH3mN5_iMlBtpcGPbmLLkx7grvK7wWj_MqaJ0qZUIv8phBrX7JRAPFgS2StdMrYG1vsYTLJTtnCw7HDoXfsmk02kUn0rWewo5rFj0/w640-h426/IMG-20240409-WA0104.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Earlier this week, TARI organized a special agro-technical meeting in Dodoma Capital City, attracted high-profile agricultural researchers from diverse institutions from within and outside the country that are part and parcel of the project to deliberate and set a crucial road map to use the findings from the project’s trials studies to venture onto implementation of the helpful initiative across all areas with acidic soils in the country.<br /><br />The institutions include the Southern Agriculture Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT), Alliance for Green Revolution in Agriculture (AGRA), International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Center for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI), Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB), Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), to mention but a few.<br /><br />In his remarks to open the workshop, the Director for Crops Development for the Ministry of Agriculture, Nyasebwa Chimagu, who officiated the meeting, expressed that increasing crops production and productivity was among the currently priorities by the parent ministry, saying to attain the vision, knowledge on soil health management among the local farmers was of paramount important.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifDHOkINLGR9Sls0On-BoNH3ygOu5L12Gy2ow21QQ_UI7wBpbickSx-W8ThvHWx7HTPZiYOkLz9TZdsAPD6mTrvwilFC-IlwB5jY86gpzXPVysu4J0lDlc85jjyGkVyPToS_BG2QabV5oRDr5ykVwCmP0DrdHyEP44UNlBjDQD2DOPx3lCnd1fUVRtQSw/s2560/IMG-20240409-WA0095.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifDHOkINLGR9Sls0On-BoNH3ygOu5L12Gy2ow21QQ_UI7wBpbickSx-W8ThvHWx7HTPZiYOkLz9TZdsAPD6mTrvwilFC-IlwB5jY86gpzXPVysu4J0lDlc85jjyGkVyPToS_BG2QabV5oRDr5ykVwCmP0DrdHyEP44UNlBjDQD2DOPx3lCnd1fUVRtQSw/w640-h426/IMG-20240409-WA0095.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />“The project has surfaced at a proper period as the government is striving to push the sector’s annual growth to the tune of 10 percent by 2030, and thus, limiting effects of soil acidity is vital to enable the sector to grow to that effect,” he said.<br /><br />Chimagu urged members of the meeting to ponder over the proper approach to which the project will apply to have the farmers under soil acidity adopting proper use of ag-limes.<br /><br />“Majority of the farmers are not aware of the use of ag-lime as they have for years been sensitized to only use fertilizer, so the project must come-up with a useful and simple approach to empower them,” he suggested.<br /><br />And he added, the project must sensitize the lime producing factories to expand production so as to ensure for availability, accessibility and affordability of agricultural limes towards the intended farmers in the needed areas.<br /><br />Adding his voice to the meeting’s objectives, the Director General (DG) of the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), Dr Thomas Bwana, observed that acidic soils was standing tall among the major factor that diluting efforts by the country’s agriculture system to attain the needed crops production and productivity.<br /><br />He added, the so far conducted trials by TARI in Mbozi and Geita have proved that use of ag-limes can help to double maize yields in acidic soil areas.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0xpm86qyz_ssgHlAO8iPBYCVmcCcJwKwDvRZ2mI8KBkLqb5E32GLdnQS8dk-km794qJ08ax1qj3FU35d85XY7MSLxKs7lZbX0Y91qwqIa6EeIA61yLHBoIV7gZuH1xD8Rkqi1iNkuxcXjK7JnRmFZcpyuk-TtNs7TQ3X7bOD6ndpqEQ3eo3o7D63AZk/s2560/IMG-20240409-WA0101.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0xpm86qyz_ssgHlAO8iPBYCVmcCcJwKwDvRZ2mI8KBkLqb5E32GLdnQS8dk-km794qJ08ax1qj3FU35d85XY7MSLxKs7lZbX0Y91qwqIa6EeIA61yLHBoIV7gZuH1xD8Rkqi1iNkuxcXjK7JnRmFZcpyuk-TtNs7TQ3X7bOD6ndpqEQ3eo3o7D63AZk/w640-h426/IMG-20240409-WA0101.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />“Currently, we’re continuing carrying out more research to determine all areas of the country where farmers must use agricultural limes, as well as the actual extent that the farmers are supposed to use limes to get good results in their plantations,” he unveiled.<br /><br />Together with that, the director added that throughout the project the state-owned agro-research institute will introduce to the farmers key knowledge to help solve the various challenges that deny the farmers to yield bumper.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjLw_dgMzhjcfjH84oLdz7ziDilFlhI-kdFcwvJPC1ciraePsSCx76Z5RIgVuZ64yJCZ2JjCCoScne7AXLHP-iyhsKAtr0SKNn911Unc7xJlYQteqkHMw0JXbpLizTxxw5XYNPyoTS1bbXjIaHZxs4AElj-ShIdblo6hd83jwYrWqbUKxLSWIqHL415k/s2560/IMG-20240409-WA0080.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjLw_dgMzhjcfjH84oLdz7ziDilFlhI-kdFcwvJPC1ciraePsSCx76Z5RIgVuZ64yJCZ2JjCCoScne7AXLHP-iyhsKAtr0SKNn911Unc7xJlYQteqkHMw0JXbpLizTxxw5XYNPyoTS1bbXjIaHZxs4AElj-ShIdblo6hd83jwYrWqbUKxLSWIqHL415k/w640-h376/IMG-20240409-WA0080.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Jordan Chamberlin, the Senior Economist Research Land, Inclusive Rural Transformation Sustainable Agrifood Systems Program (SAP) at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), in his presentation expressed that several governments in East Africa, including Tanzania, have initiated discussion on substantial investments in the rehabilitation of acid soils.<br /><br />“The project’s primary target include Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Eastern & Southern Africa and West Africa,” he expounded, added.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZxEpVKLofkTZoJBZlO4iiqnwAyFrMiETMjiOtodQO7yp2Ffo6kp44EVVZqkJ4oBadTAzjlhyphenhyphen8DVlwEblg7fSrOMSxM6Sqp1s7tOx8Hk0J2LcHOzNEDVNJbSI6YOTXW_St1D59PBS34ZXKIbMivMBA8xfvktdq7A_KWeXItLVOG1nKAIf42tfdENmU8g/s2560/IMG-20240409-WA0102.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZxEpVKLofkTZoJBZlO4iiqnwAyFrMiETMjiOtodQO7yp2Ffo6kp44EVVZqkJ4oBadTAzjlhyphenhyphen8DVlwEblg7fSrOMSxM6Sqp1s7tOx8Hk0J2LcHOzNEDVNJbSI6YOTXW_St1D59PBS34ZXKIbMivMBA8xfvktdq7A_KWeXItLVOG1nKAIf42tfdENmU8g/w640-h426/IMG-20240409-WA0102.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In his presentation, entitled ‘Guiding Acid Soil Management in Tanzania’, Dr Sibaway Mwango, the National Coordinator Agricultural Natural Resources Management from TARI detailed that although agriculture plays a vital role to the livelihood of Tanzanians, the sector is however facing many challenges which impede crop productivity and production.<br /><br />The challenges, according to him incorporate low knowledge of soil health, inappropriate use of fertilizers, depleted soil fertility, inappropriate agronomic practices, and low knowledge on land suitability (where to grow what).<br /><br />“There are two types of soil acidity, active and exchangeable soil acidity, whereby active soil acidity is easy to measure and can easily be corrected by liming, but it is difficult to measure exchangeable acidity as you are required to measure aluminium and hydrogen concentrations,” he observed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Ro-MQQauQ-aZtVUvrQEkAjoJnJuy4CVtLADvY59DM3mvER3nhP_KD7AmL2J0aL30JKRc5fUMOl4Sq7Y8YN0TGLSszoMf5l06Wu46yyO2mrPVgOllSdP9vEAk6D0zKtlmqWVF2DMtHrXDUvShEIys_DYfbDVPH3sy0G_3nhI4ky8glO3CbSBIrIwfvms/s2560/IMG-20240409-WA0100.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Ro-MQQauQ-aZtVUvrQEkAjoJnJuy4CVtLADvY59DM3mvER3nhP_KD7AmL2J0aL30JKRc5fUMOl4Sq7Y8YN0TGLSszoMf5l06Wu46yyO2mrPVgOllSdP9vEAk6D0zKtlmqWVF2DMtHrXDUvShEIys_DYfbDVPH3sy0G_3nhI4ky8glO3CbSBIrIwfvms/w640-h426/IMG-20240409-WA0100.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />He informed that, at present in Tanzania, aluminium cannot be measured by neither soil scanners, nor pH meters as its correction may require huge amounts of lime and many cycles of re-application.<br /><br />Detailing over the acidity saturation in soils of Tanzania, Dr Mwango said about 53 percent to 71 percent of applied fertilizers are lost, which means for every 100/- invested in fertilizers between 53/- and 71/- are not beneficial to the crop.<br /><br />Wrapping up the meeting, the involved stakeholders informed that, combining ag-lime and mineral fertilizers in appropriate rates can possibly increase yield three times for maize, and two times for bean, respectively in Geita district, whereby the trials proved that maize increased from 5bags/acre to 15bags/acre, and beans increased from 1.0bag/acre to 3.3bags/acre.<br /><br />According to them, the same treatment increased yield 1.8 times and 1.7 times for maize and beans, respectively in Mbozi district, in which maize increased from 10bags/acre to 18bags/acre, and beans increased from 2.0 bags/acre to 3.4bags/acre.<br /><br />It was concluded in acidic soils that application of fertilizers alone without liming cannot increase crop yields appreciably.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexHt4iaohwX-dNttgD5ULUJ3b8TvUrjYTM9N35cPlzWUuI4UefIRyPAtXCnmpYF1qs_ibsnjDC6wGcu9fCnJT86oqik2kqibs7UlSqgYgZco9U2nVGtrX32lK5Jogx6SnWmPGL-6T6k4ees8ecwAXZwaj0zZ2Z4xYqhOvVWjMql43KHM2BmZ_X3kiVsM/s2560/IMG-20240409-WA0106.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexHt4iaohwX-dNttgD5ULUJ3b8TvUrjYTM9N35cPlzWUuI4UefIRyPAtXCnmpYF1qs_ibsnjDC6wGcu9fCnJT86oqik2kqibs7UlSqgYgZco9U2nVGtrX32lK5Jogx6SnWmPGL-6T6k4ees8ecwAXZwaj0zZ2Z4xYqhOvVWjMql43KHM2BmZ_X3kiVsM/w640-h426/IMG-20240409-WA0106.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Pertaining to policy implications, the gathered agro experts observe that the use of fertilizers alone does not give desired crop yield levels due to soil acidity problems because soil acidity causes between 20 and 80 percent loss of fertilizers applied in acid soils.<br /><br />They said lime application will correct this loss if targeted to the areas and thus, it is recommended to develop a program that makes lime easily accessible to farmers.<br /><br />Moreover, they stated that lime availability is limited in areas affected by acid soils and however, lime deposits are located in areas where acidity is a problem. It is recommended that , according to them, the government must encourage investment in lime factories to make availability closer to farmers.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhG0Q_SRByHaOSRFS9260mEQWZKxR9hOGCs40ueeZla9Ch3VHVSXW5hvu4h6Ncg1uKsoAL5jYC5jXq45LIVuT7Rtv61cAJi9W_oMKOtfioOC8cqCk7lBUC3HKap1T8bC8sfqfkarG7aEIS3_rBAFJy80sgJTUcarcZipGkUF1P42menYO1_Fuksdg0dL0/s2560/IMG-20240409-WA0099.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhG0Q_SRByHaOSRFS9260mEQWZKxR9hOGCs40ueeZla9Ch3VHVSXW5hvu4h6Ncg1uKsoAL5jYC5jXq45LIVuT7Rtv61cAJi9W_oMKOtfioOC8cqCk7lBUC3HKap1T8bC8sfqfkarG7aEIS3_rBAFJy80sgJTUcarcZipGkUF1P42menYO1_Fuksdg0dL0/w640-h426/IMG-20240409-WA0099.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The sector contribute to 28 percent of the country’s Domestic Gross Product (DGP) as well as 24 percent of the total export.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /></div>

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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzdw2jIWXjaXaVpTNDqnzrw8aIn8K7BM7nYIEZDlOMKJA2cex22HcjtWkQLrjjMe50vt9RMrnuBT-ujrDaZFhPu_RHDNhKlyT-ZSXBlbOICZq_9bc-ROx4mJd6seBG3_xWGI3i-E7Nk-XwI7aZtq-h3GkK93TZZ2MciYiyK2pmpveJvhDm9_l5NPV4XA/s738/IMG-20240408-WA0027.jpg"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzdw2jIWXjaXaVpTNDqnzrw8aIn8K7BM7nYIEZDlOMKJA2cex22HcjtWkQLrjjMe50vt9RMrnuBT-ujrDaZFhPu_RHDNhKlyT-ZSXBlbOICZq_9bc-ROx4mJd6seBG3_xWGI3i-E7Nk-XwI7aZtq-h3GkK93TZZ2MciYiyK2pmpveJvhDm9_l5NPV4XA/w539-h640/IMG-20240408-WA0027.jpg" width="539" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />By VALENTINE OFORO <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />MANTRA Tanzania Limited, the uranium mining company operating in Tanzania under the ownership of the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation (ROSATOM), has heightened its corporate social responsibility (CSR) annual budget to 585m/-, the company has unveiled.<br /><br />The vital development is part of concerted efforts and commitment by the reputable company to solidify its CSR rolling out scheme, targeting to further locking mutual relationship with its surrounding communities through improving the various key sectors, including education and health, among others.<br /><br />The potential increase in the CSR budget has seen the company injected over 36m/- to help facelift structures at the Kikuyu Mandela Health Center, in Likuyu Mandela Village of Namtumbo district, Ruvuma region, as well as expansion of our community department staff.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmHSotoB_qqeN3dw4w2VWLTJPjZ6iMEm1Mu3rWPOuZV97xsDOL27RsxH23y_2RRsPPkHEn9tUIDRX6FwLvg8tFV0ncWEx9TjBARfw-IifePGG-slrnbYPgU5X9GbEn5bc4ODdfCsKxqj5uKMRQ32Yo8s9blwdSI3mqx01W4VEykjDgHANwVpXbc_XYHWs/s1600/IMG-20240408-WA0030.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmHSotoB_qqeN3dw4w2VWLTJPjZ6iMEm1Mu3rWPOuZV97xsDOL27RsxH23y_2RRsPPkHEn9tUIDRX6FwLvg8tFV0ncWEx9TjBARfw-IifePGG-slrnbYPgU5X9GbEn5bc4ODdfCsKxqj5uKMRQ32Yo8s9blwdSI3mqx01W4VEykjDgHANwVpXbc_XYHWs/w640-h426/IMG-20240408-WA0030.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />As part of the company’s CSR accomplishment, Mantra Tanzania is annually staging fruitful community engagement meeting, the gathering that have been tailored to understand over the various challenges that the communities dwelling in adjacent to the company are facing.<br /><br />Over the weekend, the company staged a profitable meeting, attracted over 1000 people from the three villages of Mtonya, Likuyuseka, and Likuyu Mandela.<br /><br />Speaking at the vital gathering, the company's Managing Director, Aleksandr Ryabchenko assured that Mantra Tanzania will continue to maintain and reinforcing its commitment on sustainable development, and community’s empowerment.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiReApoyDM5eIdLEdXoOztfS5_cjOtZ8PRLdNiFOl4DRbo4SuG3PzLPePUG8m5HSK__EisHZfP4SH4qz8F1DC0s7qC0T1BevH9D04mxl8g9yBFR_whOuUuc_-r30BauqaXgTvPKlb14xdnQx2psueVz7nTf-n-_BhnZSZuVOQ0pQqSJhCCjKBGX6JPKwMo/s1600/IMG-20240408-WA0031.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiReApoyDM5eIdLEdXoOztfS5_cjOtZ8PRLdNiFOl4DRbo4SuG3PzLPePUG8m5HSK__EisHZfP4SH4qz8F1DC0s7qC0T1BevH9D04mxl8g9yBFR_whOuUuc_-r30BauqaXgTvPKlb14xdnQx2psueVz7nTf-n-_BhnZSZuVOQ0pQqSJhCCjKBGX6JPKwMo/w640-h426/IMG-20240408-WA0031.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />“We’re looking forwards to extend our corporate social responsibility (CSR) scheme by rolling out various vital social services towards the remaining areas, including the villages of Mtonya and Likuyuseka wards,” the Director assured.<br /><br />Together with that, he added that the company will mull over the possibility to annually continue increasing its CSR budget so as to stand on a better financial capacity to further assisting the local communities in its surrounding improving the accessibility of meaningful social services.<br /><br />"Our engagement with the community is not just an annual event; it is a continuous commitment to growth and prosperity for all. We are here to listen, to share, and to work hand in hand with every member of these villages to ensure our operations bring about positive change," he informed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2BhWiQN-RFFxy28MT15AxUBBCgM3vnZ4TCrtOxjY5P7JPVx705b5WAnq8hjL5T_UghMgyQM1TvpBjaR94XhW1KhngZ8EHC3AOtlFs6DELjZi0saZrKxwE4ITha3ZrZJwcVST0pgb1-OCpJqGL0re1oElHR965kR6F-Zw8mg_ZyJ2TI7UDZfTwIQLxcZQ/s1600/IMG-20240408-WA0028.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2BhWiQN-RFFxy28MT15AxUBBCgM3vnZ4TCrtOxjY5P7JPVx705b5WAnq8hjL5T_UghMgyQM1TvpBjaR94XhW1KhngZ8EHC3AOtlFs6DELjZi0saZrKxwE4ITha3ZrZJwcVST0pgb1-OCpJqGL0re1oElHR965kR6F-Zw8mg_ZyJ2TI7UDZfTwIQLxcZQ/w640-h426/IMG-20240408-WA0028.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On his part, the company’s Sustainability Manager, Majani Moremi Wambura, presented the 2023 implementation status report, gesturing that Mantra has successfully addressed nearly all community issues agreed upon in 2023 in a similar meeting.<br /><br />He proudly announced the formation and ROSATOM approval of the 5-year CSR strategy (2023 – 2028), which is a testament to Mantra's dedication to sectors such as healthcare, environmental conservation, nutrition, business infrastructure, sports, culture, and water supply.<br /><br />"Seeing our CSR strategy come to life with the community's involvement has been extraordinarily rewarding," Wambura stated.<br /><br />He detailed that the strides that the company has so far made in 2024 including the increase of our CSR budget to the tune of 580m/-, the completion of the Likuyu Mandela Health Center, and the expansion of the company’s community department staff, added; “This is only the beginning of our journey towards a sustainable future."<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipykaQ0FJC8QhDipeQ3IBdYoLBPtf1KPaD9iQ6DUP4jXZI9W2ia4OnmQX14kcsLEHQ9g7cDzhiEcuM1ZrF1ih5Q-N_1Fl5fIUM41UM243nzMsHNGxSM-RGdYjkyyYOl2KLv_aD1whFD8Av-e-2OUDPgAuVK_Qew5cL-Z9uDBpe7g5sSGvg-E3BXbGNDNg/s1600/IMG-20240408-WA0034.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipykaQ0FJC8QhDipeQ3IBdYoLBPtf1KPaD9iQ6DUP4jXZI9W2ia4OnmQX14kcsLEHQ9g7cDzhiEcuM1ZrF1ih5Q-N_1Fl5fIUM41UM243nzMsHNGxSM-RGdYjkyyYOl2KLv_aD1whFD8Av-e-2OUDPgAuVK_Qew5cL-Z9uDBpe7g5sSGvg-E3BXbGNDNg/w640-h426/IMG-20240408-WA0034.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And at the timely forum, the local community expressed their heartfelt gratitude for the patriotic manner to which Mantra Tanzania has been managing to roll out numerous supports towards them.<br /><br />They expressed that the company has not only kept its promises but exceeded their expectations, saying: "We are forever grateful for Mantra's unwavering support, their initiatives have brought tangible improvements to our lives, and their commitment to our well-being has been nothing short of remarkable."<br /><br />Mantra Tanzania Limited stands as a shining example of corporate citizenship, demonstrating that responsible investment and genuine collaboration with the communities are the cornerstones of sustainable success.<br /><br /> The company's actions in 2024 alone signify a steadfast dedication to societal growth, setting a precedent for other organizations to follow.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmVXtXMeisTJLAomaTD6N12jQ4wKa1EMI3UUkwgESvtuJtRsR2bPWdtvahm9252gMmDxZ1eeq3FJsm5YYgft7MLJBYAQWcPZ09irQnHLuBFDejtFTShdyaof7-1QUB-NRRPmen-3G0phyuhsxCxE4X1vPBrjBK5tTiB4-MKwTElH-ZOZhW9beB03Z5-U/s1600/IMG-20240408-WA0037.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmVXtXMeisTJLAomaTD6N12jQ4wKa1EMI3UUkwgESvtuJtRsR2bPWdtvahm9252gMmDxZ1eeq3FJsm5YYgft7MLJBYAQWcPZ09irQnHLuBFDejtFTShdyaof7-1QUB-NRRPmen-3G0phyuhsxCxE4X1vPBrjBK5tTiB4-MKwTElH-ZOZhW9beB03Z5-U/w640-h426/IMG-20240408-WA0037.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The company owns the Mkuju River Project in the Namtumbo District of the Ruvuma region in southern Tanzania. Mantra is owned by ROSATOM – the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation. State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom is the only company in the world that has the resources and competencies to offer energy solutions across the nuclear supply chain, including assets in the design, construction, and operation of nuclear power stations, uranium mining, conversion and enrichment, supply of nuclear fuel, decommissioning, spent fuel storage and transportation, and safe nuclear waste disposal.<br /><br />Rosatom is also engaged in the production of equipment and isotope products for the needs of nuclear medicine, scientific research, and materials science, the production of digital and various innovative products. The company’s strategy is to develop low-carbon power generation projects, including in the wind generation field. Today, Rosatom brings together over 300 enterprises and organizations and over 250,000 employees.<br /></span><br />

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UNDP Commits 4.04bn/ To Community-Led Biodiversity Projects In Tanzania

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxWWdZg5uwvOhzd-pAFaI8srifGv2N5qc3nmUqfy9IlV8nETrOPJX4wK59k2KI4l6Q1x1psVhsGnR2LIW6_hAprbXkKjD8Kt53f7d-pDz6evOfiJbdh0xTLYchXLDrBmSxHaAq4gIJzCOVM-ul3bzOraMJfEIhHRJ3_aqAOWzgxJfFi-FR5jBl8mJsg8/s1000/IMG-20240404-WA0055.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxWWdZg5uwvOhzd-pAFaI8srifGv2N5qc3nmUqfy9IlV8nETrOPJX4wK59k2KI4l6Q1x1psVhsGnR2LIW6_hAprbXkKjD8Kt53f7d-pDz6evOfiJbdh0xTLYchXLDrBmSxHaAq4gIJzCOVM-ul3bzOraMJfEIhHRJ3_aqAOWzgxJfFi-FR5jBl8mJsg8/w640-h288/IMG-20240404-WA0055.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUnse0h2oppeV9zWQRlcS6IJZ_2yjFKJHDPH5T3hAbGMP36AfwlGj89bvAhiKT_uUJ2z-evZc68l9Vn_JsIPzvR6H6GxXcL8TIQmpAS14ZZYJxN2g0TXEhodIi-SVYNPnkWYgh9jv44eIEErrJHUVh7O66tGp0hzo4ZsJWKfePegfJGY-Hj2CT_i88N4/s1070/IMG-20240404-WA0057.jpg"><img border="0" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUnse0h2oppeV9zWQRlcS6IJZ_2yjFKJHDPH5T3hAbGMP36AfwlGj89bvAhiKT_uUJ2z-evZc68l9Vn_JsIPzvR6H6GxXcL8TIQmpAS14ZZYJxN2g0TXEhodIi-SVYNPnkWYgh9jv44eIEErrJHUVh7O66tGp0hzo4ZsJWKfePegfJGY-Hj2CT_i88N4/w640-h568/IMG-20240404-WA0057.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br />By Staff Reporter</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br />THE Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Program which is being implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to roll out 1,600,000USD (equivalent to 4.04bn/-) meant to empower a total of 44 Civil Society Organizations across Tanzania mainland to undertake biodiversity conservation projects under the 7th Operational Phase of GEF funding.<br /><br />The timely signing ceremony was held on Thursday (4th April,  2024) in Dar es Salaam, led by UNDP Resident Representative Shigeki Komatsubara and the event saw the participation of representatives from the Vice President’s Office, respective Civil Society Organizations, as well as those from the National Steering Committee for the GEF Small Grants Programme.<br /><br />As per the signed MoU, over the next 20 months, the grants will enable communities to implement biodiversity conservation actions, empowering them to manage their environment, generate alternative income sources, as well as addressing local environmental challenges.<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br />In his remarks during the Agreement signing ceremony, the UNDP Resident Representative Shigeki Komatsubara unveiled that the projects encompasses an array of activities, including tree planting, beekeeping, forest conservation, conservation, water source preservation, livestock management, beach management and sea turtle conservation, wetland management, ecotourism and agroforestry activities among others.<br /><br />“These initiatives aim to build the capacity of local communities to address environmental issues with locally driven solutions,” he informed, emphasized the vital role of community participation in natural resource management.<br /><br /> “Tanzania’s vast natural resources require active community involvement for conservation and sustainable utilization, essential for local and national development,” he observed.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjae5EgEogbWi-sKqgLwHQZgelFwtdfFqwZ8v5yrJT3PkDhyphenhypheneQrnXY-XmtnVbFfjzrPSpPYUh05FsrpQYAeW_3x6ZuVum-ZDF1BzWzXAw3LdG4wYVzjRakpeDbW9Ftb_7TTHTf7m5PDh9YmZESyoBb7Gx9iU6BFnY68MI4uRCG0ffiViHEVW8TjNw9z6go/s960/IMG-20240404-WA0056.jpg"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjae5EgEogbWi-sKqgLwHQZgelFwtdfFqwZ8v5yrJT3PkDhyphenhypheneQrnXY-XmtnVbFfjzrPSpPYUh05FsrpQYAeW_3x6ZuVum-ZDF1BzWzXAw3LdG4wYVzjRakpeDbW9Ftb_7TTHTf7m5PDh9YmZESyoBb7Gx9iU6BFnY68MI4uRCG0ffiViHEVW8TjNw9z6go/w640-h360/IMG-20240404-WA0056.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Together with that, he highlighted the Small Grants Programme’s role as a catalyst for change, attracting partners to invest strategically in community-led initiatives.<br /><br /> Representing The GEF Operational Focal Point from the Vice President's Office, Lilian Lukambuzi congratulated CSOs qualified for the SGP program and encouraged more CSOs to apply for the funding.<br /><br />“We urge all CSOs to utilize the funds to realize their set objectives. The project's implementation will create value for money, quality, and tangible outputs." She said.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvejmZrFkrYacqpmhsJJ-5KHkt-LhP9yZPxg4jcEVzdQwsaHP9OCJXk4FQTdZyObPYkCoUYJVLCnp6HYG_DevRIARClJMZJ9ViR6fKSOZOFjQBCzal9z8x14-MGmxpX9Y7LvvfIXWuEWCkUQsJt8Zk-dh-nZ1aucPuBpsk1v0DsTyq5W2ytBc3W_HibxM/s1080/IMG-20240404-WA0058.jpg"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvejmZrFkrYacqpmhsJJ-5KHkt-LhP9yZPxg4jcEVzdQwsaHP9OCJXk4FQTdZyObPYkCoUYJVLCnp6HYG_DevRIARClJMZJ9ViR6fKSOZOFjQBCzal9z8x14-MGmxpX9Y7LvvfIXWuEWCkUQsJt8Zk-dh-nZ1aucPuBpsk1v0DsTyq5W2ytBc3W_HibxM/w640-h427/IMG-20240404-WA0058.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The 44 projects will benefit approximately 5,000 Tanzanians residing in rural areas, with a targeted emphasis on key landscapes including the Serengeti ecosystem, West Kilimanjaro/Lake Natron, and the Jozani ecosystem in Zanzibar.<br /><br />The Vice President’s Office oversees the Small Grants Programme in Tanzania; in 2023 it allocated USD 2 million for community-based projects on Biodiversity conservation, climate change and sustainable land management during the 8th Operational Phase of GEF.<br /><br />The GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) is a corporate program of the Global Environment Facility that provides financial and technical support to local civil society and community based organizations to develop and implement innovative local actions that address global environmental issues, while also improving livelihoods and reducing poverty.<br /></span><br /></div>

UNDP Commits 4.04bn/ To Community-Led Biodiversity Projects In Tanzania

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RAIS MSTAAFU DKT. JAKAYA MRISHO KIKWETE ASHINDA TUZO YA KIONGOZI WA AMANI NA USALAMA WA MWAKA 2023 YA JARIDA LA UONGOZI WA AFRIKA

<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1135" data-original-width="1701" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF72wrh_0SQVXO5uEn4gNHwO8LVaLxWPJN_-gXh9iB2VunjxbSs2iQ9r9kZkBOweHjyw3NhZ9dcrhTnBowyhT7c4lGeb2-uJWc-jQIs-ubWJj2TDGInvTWotY0EGPU7b74Oo8azbI39jFSc_vIv0DEap8BDJOmxTClPk93XA64ZEmy8jXYySzc_6pS0l4/w640-h428/ad8.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 21.3333px; text-align: justify;">Rais Mstaafu Dk. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, akikabidhiwa tuzo yake na Waziri wa Mapato wa Jamhuri ya Ethiopia, Mama Aynalem Nigusie) na Mwenyekiti wa Jarida la Uongozi Afrika, Dk. Ken Giami kwenye hafla ya kila mwaka ya Tuzo za Watu Bora wa Mwaka za ALM katika Hoteli ya Ethiopian Skylight jijini  Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, usiku huu.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF72wrh_0SQVXO5uEn4gNHwO8LVaLxWPJN_-gXh9iB2VunjxbSs2iQ9r9kZkBOweHjyw3NhZ9dcrhTnBowyhT7c4lGeb2-uJWc-jQIs-ubWJj2TDGInvTWotY0EGPU7b74Oo8azbI39jFSc_vIv0DEap8BDJOmxTClPk93XA64ZEmy8jXYySzc_6pS0l4/s1701/ad8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1135" data-original-width="1701" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8bMKNyNgjX19jKUnrat8Qwz0j7Byi-A9wkaxu2WjfkPzwrD3_MUvv4bbXpyVvrP4I4pQHvsNJZBQtYP3SOwZi_ygE6xojWu8zPpYmWWPYVeM_usO4np7qVJXobaQ9PRaoyGnHk7ge7gWo6xaJkUpTuIT1VFG8hw4FIsRi4azYbQL-IXgSw3nyoi5VRbg/w640-h428/ad7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 21.3333px; text-align: justify;">Rais Mstaafu Dk. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete akipongezwa Mwenyekiti wa Jarida la Uongozi Afrika, Dk. Ken Giami kwenye hafla ya kila mwaka ya Tuzo za Watu Bora wa Mwaka za ALM katika Hoteli ya Ethiopian Skylight jijini Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, usiku huu.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8bMKNyNgjX19jKUnrat8Qwz0j7Byi-A9wkaxu2WjfkPzwrD3_MUvv4bbXpyVvrP4I4pQHvsNJZBQtYP3SOwZi_ygE6xojWu8zPpYmWWPYVeM_usO4np7qVJXobaQ9PRaoyGnHk7ge7gWo6xaJkUpTuIT1VFG8hw4FIsRi4azYbQL-IXgSw3nyoi5VRbg/s1701/ad7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIuxC56k_NzHHBK0F0pQ7l9ARIEWnwLY8vX3vnAvVSreCMtVUUTTkIlZR1tI84Y9yv7vFhoLCWTmH8G1ag_CkNk8vB6vMHSwW9TcIXuIeAKZH3HL-TFvxaElyiknjfxJJG0PwEysoK4FRKiCcR4-3StqZuhpdwmFOIFyX8khRxbUiLZrCCtWDUYKjHOsM/s920/ad11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="920" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIuxC56k_NzHHBK0F0pQ7l9ARIEWnwLY8vX3vnAvVSreCMtVUUTTkIlZR1tI84Y9yv7vFhoLCWTmH8G1ag_CkNk8vB6vMHSwW9TcIXuIeAKZH3HL-TFvxaElyiknjfxJJG0PwEysoK4FRKiCcR4-3StqZuhpdwmFOIFyX8khRxbUiLZrCCtWDUYKjHOsM/w640-h586/ad11.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 21.3333px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span><p></p>

RAIS MSTAAFU DKT. JAKAYA MRISHO KIKWETE ASHINDA TUZO YA KIONGOZI WA AMANI NA USALAMA WA MWAKA 2023 YA JARIDA LA UONGOZI WA AFRIKA

  Rais Mstaafu Dk. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, akikabidhiwa tuzo yake na Waziri wa Mapato wa Jamhuri ya Ethiopia, Mama Aynalem Nigusie) na Mwenye...

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The case of the suspects arrested with a shipment of Giraffe meat will be heard on March 20

<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhtWxG4QBklIUKO_IA3gfiKIH7bgK_nfHpgGmInJPtEFMjPz9LceuHNGLa-m-W5heArRxEROWMhCz94N5j3iiYbAOUZTWf6AVGHwOy2nCBCUy9J_3dlK5-5lnah-zEmmxhslTwQSA0gfq9wKPGLTVtgxluKzpiJUBPws9PRv60tepaVFD6rIeEXEKOA/s1280/20240203_233824.jpg"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhtWxG4QBklIUKO_IA3gfiKIH7bgK_nfHpgGmInJPtEFMjPz9LceuHNGLa-m-W5heArRxEROWMhCz94N5j3iiYbAOUZTWf6AVGHwOy2nCBCUy9J_3dlK5-5lnah-zEmmxhslTwQSA0gfq9wKPGLTVtgxluKzpiJUBPws9PRv60tepaVFD6rIeEXEKOA/w640-h640/20240203_233824.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">By: Mussa Juma, MAIPAC</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">maipacarusha20@gmail.com</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Case of economic sabotage facing two suspects of Giraffe poaching Who were arrested in the area of ​​Burunge Wildlife Management Areas with the  Giraffe meat are expected to be heard on March 20, 2024.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The suspects, Paulo Himid John (23) Athuman Misanya (23) were arrested on February 2, 2024 with Giraffe meat and Giraffe carcass worth 50,079,208 million shillings.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The case is expected to be heard before the magistrate in charge officer of the Babati district court, Victor Kimario.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Previously, the prosecutors of the Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA) Getrude Kariongi and Shahidu Kajwangya explained before the court the other day that they have completed the investigation and are ready to proceed with the evidence.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">However, the suspects explained that they have found a lawyer, Festo Jackson, who will be defending them, so he asked the court of law for more time to go through the case file.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Magistrate Kimario agreed with Jackson's lawyer's request and thus adjourned the case until March 20 when the third prosecution witness will testify.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In another step, another poaching case number 3/2024 facing Shaban Muna who was found with Giraffe meat will start to be heard on March 19 this year.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">There have been cases of Giraffe poaching in the Burunge WMA area after the strengthening of conservation and the increase of Giraffe in the area.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">However, already TAWA in collaboration with the investors Chemchem Association,  Burunge WMA Rangers, Babati council Rangers, TANAPA Rangers and the Police force have strengthened patrols in the area.</span></p>

The case of the suspects arrested with a shipment of Giraffe meat will be heard on March 20

  By: Mussa Juma, MAIPAC maipacarusha20@gmail.com The Case of economic sabotage facing two suspects of Giraffe poaching Who were arrested in...

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Small Scale Farmers Should Buy Quality Seeds From Registered Company

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREv-rotiqQXEXKCTN0UYPTR2R7l6bqQzKGhZ7UQyGQe9aYXMX27Vbzu5ChBvtrucazKW6VQapdDd7Au8dKDRdK6HBhTyctnoA0e0Cex_8iK6DW-uAP1Q188hiwcIqNXUDKM9Hgam_MObuQ0AsxUkk5rknj36Q5Wmcloc5gP6J0eMaNDrw8LRlbZothJ9M/s1080/IMG-20240315-WA0539.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREv-rotiqQXEXKCTN0UYPTR2R7l6bqQzKGhZ7UQyGQe9aYXMX27Vbzu5ChBvtrucazKW6VQapdDd7Au8dKDRdK6HBhTyctnoA0e0Cex_8iK6DW-uAP1Q188hiwcIqNXUDKM9Hgam_MObuQ0AsxUkk5rknj36Q5Wmcloc5gP6J0eMaNDrw8LRlbZothJ9M/w640-h480/IMG-20240315-WA0539.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /> </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="1080" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSaanuevOyC4jZvULYnzP8yv6xq1J_zPwruu3HseHm-jzhaiLHz8exQRqnq35zjP1fKXlaEphuLGd9bX2QvLUmVTRYAK-HilBaxlYucqF4WmroqhrMm1D1YwqB49oFOAqJfm8QNWCEtMHubcYut4NHIb1eqRc_Ux1uV4utuTktJdigJ8976GI992Fi-MT/w640-h360/IMG-20240315-WA0537.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Our Staff Writter, Arusha.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Over 300 small scale farmers from Geita, Iringa, Mbeya, Morogoro, Mwanza, Shinyanga and Tabora. Regions have been asked to stop buying seeds at auctions and instead buy from registered agents.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Speaking at the farmers' training workshop provided by plant scientist experts from Balton Tanzania company that imports and distributes seeds in Tanzania, the Officer in Charge of the Tanzania Seed Quality Control Institute, Northern zone, Dr. Munguatosha Ngumuo said it is important to buy certified seeds.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Dr. Ngomuo said farmers should stop traditional farming and instead learn modern farming by using proven quality seeds.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Managing Director of Balton Tanzania, Chris Keeping, asked the farmers to know the type of seed suitable for planting in the area they are in as well as learn how to control insects to help them get more crops for the farmers.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR6PgQjTRp4yL1jbqg9891yX6a51ktaTuTq6ES7D88R6t3EH3gqmP7zyxY3fMzbuCljD2N2m14FojwSLdgOwjIJXK0LtE-lJdfI0xDIpxC_69WJai0FvMMEaR_RR5oi3jgevS4c4Vj9knSql4TNVZgI5AX6I3TsRJhSS_p4w_DH8-YL9yATg4385ZZ5RJN/w640-h480/IMG-20240315-WA0538.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> He has said that doing productive agriculture especially in this period of the effects of the Climate change in the country's behavior will lead to having enough food in the country and the surplus to be sold abroad.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> BaltonTanzania Plant Science expert Halima Amir said farmers should use the right seeds and cultivate according to expertise.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Farmers Paulo Nko from Ngaramtoni in Arumeru and Hapiness Kaweji from Tarakea in Kilimanjaro region praised the education provided by Balton Tanzania improving their agriculture.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The three-day training has provided by the Balton Tanzania seed company, which has also involved seed agents in the country and agricultural experts.</span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQfB1TGoh-owPOkL9xRF0pP_sN5hfjtnUvybXHE_kgSqXlfqVmvuq30kgPwzSA45wbMTWGCKFIv8vRQKgfoPywxpkkWdrTnGfDaLpsUknKQwMxVvVafpn6iFuN3pVYMGmlZsjeBCIEbLa4q2SAwF46ebY1NuuaGuHLZS646XtWGHkLSXpKYoTwbU4A8e5/w640-h480/IMG-20240315-WA0542.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif5QZgoIqXnsov02TygGxEhMYSOVFWXZRxQUVyNySaflLzS-gUX6VMkHoZa-dj4fXj6WZvb3u8bji_tZcrnxyTwqpy92B4WRZwCOfDdAwGaUDWB5aIeqqviZofIiEJ2U2FDUeDoZclIi1bZO38DKrRrr9rX1dTn5hm8X6Xg4uDQqoIHgz3tn6p-njcT4of/w640-h480/IMG-20240315-WA0543.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div>

Small Scale Farmers Should Buy Quality Seeds From Registered Company

  Our Staff Writter, Arusha. Over 300 small scale farmers from Geita, Iringa, Mbeya, Morogoro, Mwanza, Shinyanga and Tabora. Regions have be...

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NGO Hatches Tailor –Made Initiative To Assist Needy Children In Dar es Salaam, Dodoma

<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5cS-v1OLjOvMhsI-o0RVY_Ejf0TziRdRoZuoX-b0g3_OFlVEse07yyKOwPA4al2tvBQcqoG8Kv-lYXJUiXbqRcgyl41Hb2HcvTi_WjlpusVLar60cQ9K3XUqE4nuJcW-d2CidzYYvjFD6DE7U6GqTPiifjDXNlvViNzk66cl-M3pW3NR4Y4S3Gm-Nee8/s712/STREET-CHILDREN.webp"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5cS-v1OLjOvMhsI-o0RVY_Ejf0TziRdRoZuoX-b0g3_OFlVEse07yyKOwPA4al2tvBQcqoG8Kv-lYXJUiXbqRcgyl41Hb2HcvTi_WjlpusVLar60cQ9K3XUqE4nuJcW-d2CidzYYvjFD6DE7U6GqTPiifjDXNlvViNzk66cl-M3pW3NR4Y4S3Gm-Nee8/w640-h360/STREET-CHILDREN.webp" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />By STAFF REPORTER <br /><br />THE Tanzania-based Focus for the Future Generation (2FG) is working in sync with its counterparts from Kenya, the Consolation East Africa (CEA) to hatch and implement a special project meant to support the vulnerable children in the regions of Dodoma and Dar es Salaam.<br /><br />Through the ongoing constructive initiative, christened ‘Afya Yangu’ the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) which receives its comfortable funds from Pangaea Zimbabwe Aids Trust (PZAT) among others focuses to scale up necessary health needs towards the homeless youth and children, without any stigma as well as depression.<br /><br />Giving an exclusive interview to this publication in Dodoma Capital City, the NGO’s Head of Programs, Elizabeth Kafuku detailed as part to implement the project fruitfully, during last year, the initiative conducted a thorough situational analysis which covered at least 583 homeless children, the study which unearth a pathetic revelations.<br /><br />She briefed, the research established that majority of the hapless street children are subjected to different dangerous atrocities, including sodomy, rapes, and earlier pregnancies, as well as human trafficking.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhcKpn36GKoxTmDhdfkxYDyoebTfozUomCYjQ9rdvF2TbjeTZBs5ljOmCXGbxQjaFaUowspcyXW-zOKbAvr62tmdTlHzF4vqU6ZlkDw-lbjW-XNtAjeWTD-d3zfNrxcaVJbvNzn4vJfWPDZZZdTF1nSuMihCpWKyBNL4gsku3NAEiFGnW16Nm254K9y34/s1080/IMG-20240222-WA0062_1.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhcKpn36GKoxTmDhdfkxYDyoebTfozUomCYjQ9rdvF2TbjeTZBs5ljOmCXGbxQjaFaUowspcyXW-zOKbAvr62tmdTlHzF4vqU6ZlkDw-lbjW-XNtAjeWTD-d3zfNrxcaVJbvNzn4vJfWPDZZZdTF1nSuMihCpWKyBNL4gsku3NAEiFGnW16Nm254K9y34/w640-h480/IMG-20240222-WA0062_1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And she added, the initiative and research was based on the said vulnerable children in Dodoma Capital City, and the three districts of Ilala and Kigamboni in Dar es Salaam.<br /><br />“It’s very threatening and disconcerting as our prior situational analysis found out that most of the homeless young bloods, which are the tomorrow’s generation, are facing an array of serious unfriendly -human menaces,” she expressed.<br /><br />And Kafuku added, “For instances, in Dodoma city, despite of engaging onto use of narcotic drugs, our survey established some cases, at least six cases, in which some of the street children were kidnapped during mid-night hours and to later on found their dead body dumped with some of their organs chopped off,”<br /><br />Sexual negligence, unsafe abortion, stigmatization, suicides, mental illness and HIV/ids infections also stands among the dangerous cases that haunting the said young groups who are dwelling and having shelters along the streets, according to Kafuku.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWYF3v7MP3BCiV3C8ybIfBqKu4zT65lSD-7shWj9gDfwgwxosGahvqbpzm1Xucv3kgNWA1Mw2J1xO11_7FuhWAGNwzm67Ebbv4_WlYzIhGb4122aEMnxktha_MlBJl6eru69nwbXAIEfAEUUFQWeWLELLSfFKEP4va42ViSpFkATAq45fsixsBjsh83g/s750/0212HR0184STREET-CHILDREN.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWYF3v7MP3BCiV3C8ybIfBqKu4zT65lSD-7shWj9gDfwgwxosGahvqbpzm1Xucv3kgNWA1Mw2J1xO11_7FuhWAGNwzm67Ebbv4_WlYzIhGb4122aEMnxktha_MlBJl6eru69nwbXAIEfAEUUFQWeWLELLSfFKEP4va42ViSpFkATAq45fsixsBjsh83g/w640-h480/0212HR0184STREET-CHILDREN.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />To help counter the grim situation, the NGO’s Head of Programs unveiled that the move was seeking major attention and collaboration from the government and other like-minded stakeholders in order to receive enough muscles to implement the vital project more successfully.<br /><br />“We’re soughting to source enough collaboration supports from the government and the other development partners in order to address these challenges in a more sensible manner with an eye to ensure the vulnerable children are given psycho-physical and health assistances, along with key education to help rescue them from the life-ending damages,” she noted.<br /><br />Divulging further information, she expressed that the project was directing its interventions to promote access to health services, especially AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases towards the young groups, without stigma and any other obstacles.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9CvbiocUwGr-R9jU7LaP1aih1xjd9vsakMQyd_3iESujIkmBtmUnOOU7_pgTPAygTSUm7U5JrnLTJAgGJoW8_pVUXKpTCUn4qtGsZV4_Fgjhah-be3rgZqaAKt9vKpLktGjq78kYVjPzkABJ072gvn6l-w3LrCH5qDPOKQwvEsbxi2fZqWHK0nVZTCo/s1080/IMG-20240222-WA0063_1.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9CvbiocUwGr-R9jU7LaP1aih1xjd9vsakMQyd_3iESujIkmBtmUnOOU7_pgTPAygTSUm7U5JrnLTJAgGJoW8_pVUXKpTCUn4qtGsZV4_Fgjhah-be3rgZqaAKt9vKpLktGjq78kYVjPzkABJ072gvn6l-w3LrCH5qDPOKQwvEsbxi2fZqWHK0nVZTCo/w640-h480/IMG-20240222-WA0063_1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />“The government has so far adhered to the universal health coverage, and thus, we’re mulling it would be prudent for the helpful system to cover these children so that they may stand a safe and assured position to receive good health services,” she unveiled.<br /><br />According to her, the organization has prepared a policy brief, which has identified several shortcomings of the policy and the Law of 2007, 2009 and 2019 for children and youth that basically do not recognize the special health needs of children and youth living and working on the streets.<br /><br />“And these children are affected by diverse challenges that make them unable to get proper services in the health centers located in their vicinities due to some reasons like, fear of coming to the centers, stigmatization from the centers, lack of sufficient education about their rights and responsibilities, thus leading to many being affected by various sexually transmitted diseases and HIV,” Kafuku added.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDzfngDDg3B0_lNBpbIhtJY0bWa8yMhHQw9iXjiP1C1HG_VwkrpKCMutreja03V5339FSNPi6zrGxhqavgy8WSHEfB8dVWt7pyh-_OuXtcTkFn8Drd4tJCX784HwAIrBlmEssKoU1IzrmzC_atIn1CS00O7mk9uflVPCEvUEpwNxXHxFzJ_t8s3PxEmc/s1080/IMG-20240222-WA0064_1.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDzfngDDg3B0_lNBpbIhtJY0bWa8yMhHQw9iXjiP1C1HG_VwkrpKCMutreja03V5339FSNPi6zrGxhqavgy8WSHEfB8dVWt7pyh-_OuXtcTkFn8Drd4tJCX784HwAIrBlmEssKoU1IzrmzC_atIn1CS00O7mk9uflVPCEvUEpwNxXHxFzJ_t8s3PxEmc/w640-h480/IMG-20240222-WA0064_1.jpg" /></a></span><br />

NGO Hatches Tailor –Made Initiative To Assist Needy Children In Dar es Salaam, Dodoma

By STAFF REPORTER THE Tanzania-based Focus for the Future Generation (2FG) is working in sync with its counterparts from Kenya, the Consolat...

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Wachimbaji Madini Mererani Wampigia Magoti RAIS Samia

<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1gj5RlDqVhr4_lns_VmgBkomou_0M8jM3lipOKC0XF7FZZOjxKSZ1XggyuhCIAD9zxKPDOCkBF_TQQnLU0H9Qcw1Qg-WpZRadpxSSyTJRBrcdkM4l7_3yBa3ThcvoGYluaGNhNw1FNjLHEkJ6wfhA_0-cfe59NBKqvEJmGwyo800aINagoCV9Cqi4w/s1280/20240219_150714.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1gj5RlDqVhr4_lns_VmgBkomou_0M8jM3lipOKC0XF7FZZOjxKSZ1XggyuhCIAD9zxKPDOCkBF_TQQnLU0H9Qcw1Qg-WpZRadpxSSyTJRBrcdkM4l7_3yBa3ThcvoGYluaGNhNw1FNjLHEkJ6wfhA_0-cfe59NBKqvEJmGwyo800aINagoCV9Cqi4w/w400-h400/20240219_150714.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIl-uNWYhzTDFz6moknfzJTSTUAT3kVjJkLGd_vP1UbKo6JofvNf2_KzJlT9eQ-K-ywN6ER7OtfMYm8wom6L8DrGt4QfYoAbwkRaYk7PdjyvDUVbxkeq6hHQOdwNKO3apN6X_95RRg_eV0cGDmhAsY_NjhFB2XZ5dDGrl6ol0F9NyYDzjMkf-Ge2iAOg/s798/IMG-20240219-WA0077.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="798" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIl-uNWYhzTDFz6moknfzJTSTUAT3kVjJkLGd_vP1UbKo6JofvNf2_KzJlT9eQ-K-ywN6ER7OtfMYm8wom6L8DrGt4QfYoAbwkRaYk7PdjyvDUVbxkeq6hHQOdwNKO3apN6X_95RRg_eV0cGDmhAsY_NjhFB2XZ5dDGrl6ol0F9NyYDzjMkf-Ge2iAOg/w400-h272/IMG-20240219-WA0077.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Baadhi ya wachimbaji wa madini ya Tanzanite Mererani</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUh7hGd7Xaxob86MF60LiwHS_rQil5Zff5xcgoITW_lMmNZNIsut-if3rhEAsFpDL9I1OsxUSbxxdOgI1Q_LH6Ikoj_vY4NL19CHr2pHlcdTLF-HDvbDvty48rfnr5Wivrs6JNgL_jxOByfgdYEAZCu02VJIhWOIrdL_MceM4F1O5Bc0hMKG3BJFS0g/s613/IMG-20240219-WA0081.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="374" data-original-width="613" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUh7hGd7Xaxob86MF60LiwHS_rQil5Zff5xcgoITW_lMmNZNIsut-if3rhEAsFpDL9I1OsxUSbxxdOgI1Q_LH6Ikoj_vY4NL19CHr2pHlcdTLF-HDvbDvty48rfnr5Wivrs6JNgL_jxOByfgdYEAZCu02VJIhWOIrdL_MceM4F1O5Bc0hMKG3BJFS0g/w400-h244/IMG-20240219-WA0081.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Waziri wa Madini Anthony Mavunde akiwa na Mkuu wa mkoa Manyara Queen Sendiga walipotembelea migodi ya Tanzanite Mirerani hivi karibuni.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Mwandishi wetu, Mirerani</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Wachimbaji wadogo wa Madini ya Tanzanite Mirerani ,wameomba serikali kuunda Tume kuchunguza migogoro ya mipaka baina ya migodi ya wachimbaji wadogo wa mgodi wa kitalu C ambayo inamilikiwa kwa sasa na Kampuni ya Franone Mining Ltd.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Kampuni hiyo ya Franone inalalamikiwa kwa kukata migodi ya wachimbaji wadogo na kuwarudisha nyuma bila kuzingatia sheria ndogo ndogo ambazo wamekuwa wakitumia baada ya kutobozana.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Kutokana na migogoro hiyo migodi mikubwa minne ambayo imetoa ajira kwa wachimbaji wadogo zaidi ya 2000 ambao Sasa wameshindwa kuendelea na uchimbaji na uzalishaji wa Madini na hivyo kukabiliwa na hali ngumu ya maisha.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Migodi hiyo ni GEM& Rocks, Edward Mollel, Tanzanite Exploration Ltd, Saniniu Laizer (Bilionea Laizer) na Mgodi wa Manga Gems(T) Ltd.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Akizungumza na waandishi wa habari mchimbaji mdogo Julian Laizer kwa niaba ya wachimbaji wengine, Amesema Kampuni ya Franone imekuwa ikiharibu migodi ya jirani na kuchukuwa vifaa vya uchimbaji bila kuzingatia sheria.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">"Tunamuomba Rais Samia Suluhu kuunda Tume kumaliza mgogoro huu kwani kwa muda mrefu umekosa Suluhu na ambao tunapata Shida ni sisi wachimbaji wadogo kwa sababu viongozi wa Wizara ya Madini wanashindwa kutenda haki"amesema</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Mchimbaji mwingine ambaye pia ni kiongozi wa chama Cha wachimbaji madini Mererani,(MAREMA) jina linahifadhiwa alisema serikali inapaswa kuingilia kati na kuitaka Kampuni ya Franone kurejesha zana za uchimbaji Madini za Kampuni nyingine lakini pia miundombinu.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">"Kutokana na upekee wa Madini haya Duniani ni muhimu watanzania kunufaika na Madini haya kwa kukubali Madini yachimbwe kwa kufuata jiolojia ya miamba yenye madini na kama Kuna changamoto sheria ndogo ndogo za migodini zitumike"amesema</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Alishauri pia serikali kupitia upya sheria ya uchimbaji Madini ya Vito ili itofautiane na Madini mengine ambapo iundwe sheria ambayo inataka wachimbe Madini kwenda chini badala kufuata miamba hasa kwa kuzingatia eneo la Mirerani ni dogo na linategemewa na maelfu ya watu.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Amesema madini ya Tanzanite hayachimbwi kama choo bali ni kufuata miamba hivyo ni muhimu serikali kuunda Kamati kutafuta Suluhu ya kudumu badala ya kukumbatia mchimbaji mmoja.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hivi karibuni Waziri wa Madini Anthony Peter Mavunde alitembelea migodi hiyo ambapo pia wachimbaji wadogo walilalamikia mgogoro wa mipaka na kutaka Wizara kutafuta Suluhu ya kudumu.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hata hivyo Waziri Mavunde alitaka Kila mchimbaji kuchimba katika eneo lake la lesseni na sio kufuata jiolojia ya miamba ya Madini kama wachimbaji wadogo wanavyotaka.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">###</span></p>

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    Baadhi ya wachimbaji wa madini ya Tanzanite Mererani Waziri wa Madini Anthony Mavunde akiwa na Mkuu wa mkoa Manyara Queen Sendiga walipo...

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10 Vicoba group in Burunge WMA asked to avoid conflict by keeping financial records correctly

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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1080" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLn7OMDM5Waz8HUR1-WUuwyGGM7lU3UyeXZC0JpX86bdYrw39fW00JXBpLx8Ktbwb9-TtsULs4IX80a4iBmDLDPZP84OPbftAgLNDK35piCD4EvDX7YUwbRY1os2-YxmNuXS5o2sU8Bfet0zoNitZ1qYX8ALZ7O8LG5wBW23RvCSasHfsEFbSH2vA1Q/w640-h426/IMG-20240207-WA0076.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHCcESZCtVsMYoCizOEV02HkLjmUi03YsHosFgKXEhyi0XmwOpypbAZvQV90zDndAO7syL6S2JlthRtbK1kICl_MkTgnLSC_ah-M4WumI8m20JeMZYRuVoMc3_rtyysw6vbgzdRVxjZiCjSkVOVYkRH9GVxf-MR8awKTP2hHY4qgxD9XvyL3fNYU-lQ/s1080/IMG-20240207-WA0055.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1080" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHCcESZCtVsMYoCizOEV02HkLjmUi03YsHosFgKXEhyi0XmwOpypbAZvQV90zDndAO7syL6S2JlthRtbK1kICl_MkTgnLSC_ah-M4WumI8m20JeMZYRuVoMc3_rtyysw6vbgzdRVxjZiCjSkVOVYkRH9GVxf-MR8awKTP2hHY4qgxD9XvyL3fNYU-lQ/w640-h426/IMG-20240207-WA0055.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">By: Andrea Ngobole, Babati</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">maipacarusha20@gmail.com</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Babati District Executive Director Anna Mbogo has encouraged the Leaders of 10 Village  Community Bank (VICOBA) groups in the Burunge Wildlife Management Areas to keep their financial records correctly to avoid conflicts that will cause the groups to break up.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">She said this today, February 7, during the opening ceremony of a three consecutive days workshop for the leaders of the VICOBA groups, organized by the Chemchem Association, which carries out conservation activities in the Burunge Wildlife Management Areas in Manyara region.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">She has said that some of the things that cause groups to break up include not keeping records correctly and using group funds irregularly.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">She has asked the Leaders not to keep money at home and instead to open a group bank account according to the 2019 community financial policy that requires every group to have a bank account.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">"The government highly values ​​savings and loan groups because these groups stimulate the development of society, so group leaders should be honest with the group's money to build trust among group members." said the Director.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On his welcoming note to the Director of the Babati District Council, the Executive Manager of the Chemchem Association Clever Zullu said that they are very proud to facilitate those groups for 7 years Now to lend and bring benefits to the community of the villages as well Their happiness is to see the fruits of conservation led by the citizens themselves become useful large.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">He mentioned the 10 groups managed by Chemchem Association since 2017 till now are Upendo-B, Marewa, Kigogoni, Datoga, Wacheda, Keja, Esinyati, Mdorii, Upendo-A and Mang'oo where the leaders of those groups will be given a three-days training to comply with the Community Microfinance Policy of 2019 which will be registered and recognized by the Babati District Council.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Director of Chemchem Association Ms. Fabian Bausch has said that the unity and solidarity between deposit and loan groups have made it possible for the residents of the ten villages surrounding the Burunge Reserve to be economically empowered.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">She has said that when they started these groups in 2017, for each village, the community did not have a great understanding of having deposit and loan groups, but now the whole world is aware of the conservation activities that are done in Burunge WMA's and attract many visitors who come to visit and raise a lot of foreign currency.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Through the conservation and photo tourism funds, Chemchem Association gives back to the community by helping in the education, health and environment sectors.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">These ten groups have been nurtured by Chemchem Association since 2017 where the workshop will help them to be able to open the accounts of those groups at NMB Bank to comply with the requirements of the social finance policy of the year 2019 to be kept in a bank account to be safe.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkhwwyR6Wj6SqgjRVgCw8ngVwm44F_45kUhf2v6RO3EoRMrLscIxOrLD6sgfcnDVte8pO9oEwmjx6VOGiEeL5d4JNbT89AcZp4LnXIgMeD5YAlXcAakhtZa31LM1gnU_XBOxB32ixSABq_TdBn_EutY6z3ZtqmSrUjZ-AxMdSxqr-30PFIcd-u_J5sA/s1080/IMG-20240207-WA0070.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1080" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkhwwyR6Wj6SqgjRVgCw8ngVwm44F_45kUhf2v6RO3EoRMrLscIxOrLD6sgfcnDVte8pO9oEwmjx6VOGiEeL5d4JNbT89AcZp4LnXIgMeD5YAlXcAakhtZa31LM1gnU_XBOxB32ixSABq_TdBn_EutY6z3ZtqmSrUjZ-AxMdSxqr-30PFIcd-u_J5sA/w400-h266/IMG-20240207-WA0070.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />

10 Vicoba group in Burunge WMA asked to avoid conflict by keeping financial records correctly

    By: Andrea Ngobole, Babati maipacarusha20@gmail.com Babati District Executive Director Anna Mbogo has encouraged the Leaders of 10 Villa...

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