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

By Staff Reporter THE Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Program which is being implemented by the United Nations Development P...

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