PlayMatters Project In Robust Initiative To Promote Innovations, Creativity Towards Local Pupils

<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><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/AVvXsEiqRglSuIEQjoKyDGWMBGzi1pvxcCoYYvt-amwB1P4_-lGtLJKV74_xQDoDC-yku_CrljqY3I124EltJwf5Cu1uDxLTAHU_UO3qFSEneOXA5lAubTHJj44euk2h1Mq_6eekY_t9WIPZeATLGzusPA2KaWk6NZLV_MPZ-YvjL5LsTzVt13nLkgho97BbsIU/s4496/DSC_0092.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRglSuIEQjoKyDGWMBGzi1pvxcCoYYvt-amwB1P4_-lGtLJKV74_xQDoDC-yku_CrljqY3I124EltJwf5Cu1uDxLTAHU_UO3qFSEneOXA5lAubTHJj44euk2h1Mq_6eekY_t9WIPZeATLGzusPA2KaWk6NZLV_MPZ-YvjL5LsTzVt13nLkgho97BbsIU/w640-h428/DSC_0092.JPG" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">By VALENTINE OFORO</span><br style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;" /><br style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;" /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">PUPILS from at least 100 primary schools across Tanzania are benefiting from a tailor- made USD10 million worth project which is focusing to foster creativity and innovation through use of special learning kits, known as Lego Bricks'.</span><br style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;" /><br style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;" /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Dubbed 'PlayMatters' the -five year robust project is a brainchild of International Rescue Committee, under the financial auspicious of Lego Foundation, and it is being implemented in sync with other key stakeholders, including Planning International, Innovation for Poverty Action (IPA) the Behavioural Insight Team and War Child, as well as the government.</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSi88Q7qF5cCo782XvjQODKzDHQx9olt4toqcMzLbGLywdBW4C0lcxBMENrCrc1s2O3peCwyfaiJ42VlmTfro2Zq9HDAI0HfTCGlp_YhRkf3_l1eqoNRw0JAcc9_oELdlcKmDRMo1c8lmylQ90zY-R_Z7iSq7Or26DshYaeaWvcN78PcULGD9hq6agYGQ/s4496/DSC_0174.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSi88Q7qF5cCo782XvjQODKzDHQx9olt4toqcMzLbGLywdBW4C0lcxBMENrCrc1s2O3peCwyfaiJ42VlmTfro2Zq9HDAI0HfTCGlp_YhRkf3_l1eqoNRw0JAcc9_oELdlcKmDRMo1c8lmylQ90zY-R_Z7iSq7Or26DshYaeaWvcN78PcULGD9hq6agYGQ/w640-h428/DSC_0174.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br />Giving an exclusive interview to this publication at the ongoing observations of the National Education, Skills and Innovation Week 2024 in Tanga region, Ms. Juliana Dyegura, the Technical Lead for PlayMatters project expressed that the initiative was further working to heighten perfomance of health, education, and child protection areas, among others.<br /><br />She briefed that, pupils in at least five regions of Mara, Mwanza, Simiyu, Mtwara and Dodoma are positively impacted by the helpful project.<br /><br />"The project involves an array of crucial initiatives, all aiming to improve pupil's physical and cognitive growth, psychological ability, but also to expose them to clouds-connected digital creativity portals,"she briefed. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzT3VS-x4f42z7h4mzPMhnCvcBVHuxy5BWBHqRXRWhPXpchlfp-xRa37yybQsan9aSJ8WIEfn8ej_fmy055VsiHKTfPttjBH7Rg16AaExUWJGBW1nxJMtmc4Z1gvRzyZAx-FFchcuGmoT6FOXYiqJBKOLASVN4AqmfLDIdHt9o7hT9-NkBWTfHyu2xnls/s4496/DSC_0123.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzT3VS-x4f42z7h4mzPMhnCvcBVHuxy5BWBHqRXRWhPXpchlfp-xRa37yybQsan9aSJ8WIEfn8ej_fmy055VsiHKTfPttjBH7Rg16AaExUWJGBW1nxJMtmc4Z1gvRzyZAx-FFchcuGmoT6FOXYiqJBKOLASVN4AqmfLDIdHt9o7hT9-NkBWTfHyu2xnls/w640-h428/DSC_0123.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And she added, the six bricks concept was introduced in 2023 to schools by PlayMatters project, saying the useful training technical was created by Care for Education.<br /><br />"The concept based on the creative application of lego bricks to education activities," he informed. <br /><br />To have the project’s goal achieved, Dyegura added the project was rolling out special training towards teachers, primary schools headmasters and members of schools committees on how bravely to make fruitful use of the Lego Bricks to help spur pupils teaching- learning process in schools. <br /><br />"The focus is to promote and improve spirit of innovation, technology and creativity towards the pupils across the involving schools, the key development for their tomorrow's future, as well as the national economy as a whole," she added.<br /><br />Apart from training, she detailed that the project was dishing out different relevant facilities to the schools in order to enable the trachers to stand on a professional side to assist the pupils to aquire the targeted skills.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0sCk1dO3kZ4CzVCH4zyHB2Og-bLe4MDXoqc7KTj_1sFNsNW1Pq9f3iM3xeOo0vCsRrfFnFKi63NRtPVOnTGHs2aCiG_MPPZopL96Dq_urTsL4vlcjUnfEYjTsZ9whzk1mfjNHOqtvu8qzXaLrdjQj35RU1X5C6E7YRpbVgS2jdmQY6wO1RXQUIsW6u0/s4496/DSC_0112.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0sCk1dO3kZ4CzVCH4zyHB2Og-bLe4MDXoqc7KTj_1sFNsNW1Pq9f3iM3xeOo0vCsRrfFnFKi63NRtPVOnTGHs2aCiG_MPPZopL96Dq_urTsL4vlcjUnfEYjTsZ9whzk1mfjNHOqtvu8qzXaLrdjQj35RU1X5C6E7YRpbVgS2jdmQY6wO1RXQUIsW6u0/w640-h428/DSC_0112.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The future focus, according to her is to extend the key services to more schools in more regions, depending on availability of resources. <br /><br />"Currently, we're working in partnership with the Tanzania Institute of Education (TEI) to develop a special training guideline, being partly to bolster the training in question " <br /><br />"And PlayMatters project is sparking lifelong learning through play," Dyegura expounded.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmsHqjb0Qu2DwYlNjw9qCyDsZ1Th4fmzBoAhNT52GAwr-vY2hCZQbxmvRB5BKhH6uJvFxWrwrCL_jKjS-keNb4IGxgbYb7KxfdUFC49jde6GvRInNHl27iiRq0J3WyMGq73lPhYQ0GTYcEirZ4UWWxC4K9VI1LSLLaiMVdA2QB3SqDA-iZgDIVI0Ukt-o/s4496/DSC_0160.JPG"><img border="0" 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PlayMatters Project In Robust Initiative To Promote Innovations, Creativity Towards Local Pupils

By VALENTINE OFORO PUPILS from at least 100 primary schools across Tanzania are benefiting from a tailor- made USD10 million worth project ...

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Tanga In Major Zeal To Revamp The Lost Industries Glory Through Innovations

<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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4f16fCi68e4uEPPc6mIEmTpn0-23zZ0NrrNBveLOZma9k7lIxrLCwfmucgSCRl_J5Wh-g9_61h4i_VoUhC1lEsjXdXxo3u5zap4yUCOykKYeUIS5k4DOHz_KCzYIlRRAAPnOBksv9hamFu_ue0ZzouxkYzlnbFIak15buO3qmeU64UldPzSmXj227faU/s4496/DSC_0257.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/AVvXsEh4f16fCi68e4uEPPc6mIEmTpn0-23zZ0NrrNBveLOZma9k7lIxrLCwfmucgSCRl_J5Wh-g9_61h4i_VoUhC1lEsjXdXxo3u5zap4yUCOykKYeUIS5k4DOHz_KCzYIlRRAAPnOBksv9hamFu_ue0ZzouxkYzlnbFIak15buO3qmeU64UldPzSmXj227faU/w640-h428/DSC_0257.JPG" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />By VALENTINE OFORO<br /><br />THE Government in Tanga region is working a series of constructive efforrts to attract potential investors to chip in and invest into various economic sector in the region mapped in northen-east corner of Tanzania.<br /><br />Among the eagerly-awaited investors in the region, are those based education, innovation, crops processing and value addition sector.<br /><br />Despite being endowed with favourable weather to support production of potential fruits, rarely found prestigious spices and other popular commercial crops, absence of relevant processing plants have been cited to have derailing the region to benefit from the sectors.<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0rjqEMyzZSE70N7vwBXWOlnFbRfSZHRrhsy909rFo4PAQFmcbkSxQivLFtur_Xmexfj7TdklduMf-Uz-NUyzGlxfjB3k0_h1iB2xPk62QzXqJpWUcBbvNTSTYACrEC51o6t2wZHyub3MM43x9pyFxYqEJezyS-iICfmAN17Z3kbY2eCNAva1zbmagr0/s1280/MVI_2545.00_03_04_41.Still002.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0rjqEMyzZSE70N7vwBXWOlnFbRfSZHRrhsy909rFo4PAQFmcbkSxQivLFtur_Xmexfj7TdklduMf-Uz-NUyzGlxfjB3k0_h1iB2xPk62QzXqJpWUcBbvNTSTYACrEC51o6t2wZHyub3MM43x9pyFxYqEJezyS-iICfmAN17Z3kbY2eCNAva1zbmagr0/w640-h360/MVI_2545.00_03_04_41.Still002.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxB03riwpCrTeyzkrTC_UndiB5KZEhEE6RfSdecDY9yiun1eInzqpcvoPpOPiz9BbEay2iq1KW_42cdr_Y5tMZN_ZOkMPyEXujuU9SlTgTGo8sg5qaQBrEGVtopOGmAnRR-zhYpahX_KSsGwmv9jrKgbPIeoMAxaf9A3XBDXGV7y4BUDNwVs0hj-0Fotk/s4496/DSC_0258.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxB03riwpCrTeyzkrTC_UndiB5KZEhEE6RfSdecDY9yiun1eInzqpcvoPpOPiz9BbEay2iq1KW_42cdr_Y5tMZN_ZOkMPyEXujuU9SlTgTGo8sg5qaQBrEGVtopOGmAnRR-zhYpahX_KSsGwmv9jrKgbPIeoMAxaf9A3XBDXGV7y4BUDNwVs0hj-0Fotk/w640-h428/DSC_0258.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Moreover, majority of civil servants who are plying their trade at different public institutions, and those from the private side are failing to advance their education status through useful evening programs that are rolled out by diverse universities because there is no any university, neither varsities branches in the region. <br /><br />Giving a brief press conference to journalists this afternoon pertaining to this year’s national observations of Education, Skills and Innovation Week 2024, which is taking shape for a week-long at Tanga-based Popatilal Secondary School grounds, the District Commissioner (DC) for Tanga City, Mr. James Kaji said the region need collaborative interventions and support to bounce back to former industry status.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPump0wutyoWDr0ZhLV20ICJ_N63LcBEVMNiMpNGzUvr_L53uEywOtmkO6mKFW3KhMCe7h-JaGRqHsxg6Lpne8kuBzZ5noTvkuIMvUKYYVWYs_3wS8lRLB0MF84bhCxPxO_urifm2HEy2_JQgQzvd7k8Wk6iiwvEnTbn-2CT4NLiVrP0YCR8oFGF6IWs/s1280/MVI_2545.00_01_55_14.Still003.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPump0wutyoWDr0ZhLV20ICJ_N63LcBEVMNiMpNGzUvr_L53uEywOtmkO6mKFW3KhMCe7h-JaGRqHsxg6Lpne8kuBzZ5noTvkuIMvUKYYVWYs_3wS8lRLB0MF84bhCxPxO_urifm2HEy2_JQgQzvd7k8Wk6iiwvEnTbn-2CT4NLiVrP0YCR8oFGF6IWs/w640-h360/MVI_2545.00_01_55_14.Still003.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />He insisted, the Government in the region has well prepared, including creating friendly investing environment to support the prospective investors from inside and outside the country to extend their investment footholds into the region. <br /><br />"We're very thankful and happy for the timely decision by the Government through the ministry of Education, Science and Technology to allow Tanga to host this event," he appreciated. <br /><br />The DC expressed that Tanga is producers of meaningful crops, ranging from cassava, fruits and rarely found prestigious spices, but the involved farmers and the region as a whole is not fully benefiting from the sectors due to absence of needed skills and capitals to establish processing industries. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21JGkeyFlxkz2g4fGpZ8Q-jchzU1Mqcz0fKKLTavUWcsTxf0T6F2oWXpChYvg74EkBzkE3a-MjIydK7xS5K5uBfsxem_LP-sFdIi0Y6zCbS9sFqlvkJfXT7JMRLndtqwJwR32PoXcpfgjSE-t8GYziP_RuHb4z-XF58qWqLGF7JAzcs_BPGo59UlRECk/s1280/MVI_2545.00_00_40_34.Still005.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21JGkeyFlxkz2g4fGpZ8Q-jchzU1Mqcz0fKKLTavUWcsTxf0T6F2oWXpChYvg74EkBzkE3a-MjIydK7xS5K5uBfsxem_LP-sFdIi0Y6zCbS9sFqlvkJfXT7JMRLndtqwJwR32PoXcpfgjSE-t8GYziP_RuHb4z-XF58qWqLGF7JAzcs_BPGo59UlRECk/w640-h360/MVI_2545.00_00_40_34.Still005.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"I would like to challenge the farmers, small-scale entrepreneurs and the entire citizens of Tanga and neighboring regions to turn out in multitude in order to acquire necessary entrepreneurship skills," he urged.<br /><br />As part to revamp industry sector, the DC communicated that his office has been working in sync with the Small Industries Development Organisation (SIDO) and Vocational Education and Training Authority (VETA) to impart the youth and women with vital entrepreneurship skills, but saying much efforts are needed in place for getting intended results.<br /><br />"This event is sailing on the same boat with the region's current zeal to revive and further stimulating performance of industries through uplifting and assist the small scale entrepreneurs to engage into innovations and creativity works," he insisted. <br /><br /><br />The Minister of Education, Science and Technology Prof Adolf Mkenda will this afternoon open the country’s key event, tailored for driving forward innovations and creativity.<br /><br />More than 300 exhibitors from different local universities, research institutes, international organizations, ministries, technical colleges and others are taking part in this year’s event.<br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=3054839145188558284&postID=805604607828613296"></a><br /><br /></span><br />

Tanga In Major Zeal To Revamp The Lost Industries Glory Through Innovations

By VALENTINE OFORO THE Government in Tanga region is working a series of constructive efforrts to attract potential investors to chip in and...

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A $ 2 million Worth Project Launched To Assist Poultry Farmers In Dodoma Region

<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/AVvXsEjefFtWzSvkpJHqHb-1Vp_7D_SiCm7GK5PEk-iSYi1BRYZ5jHR93NvEPBUUQZeNt5klLChIhWZMPyvcQf87c4P2vwgZ848iktHZ-0WGlJKzlrzqZRVCb0iCv8FY8w6lrtGsUrJSi7eM1Amc0NgWuZjRvfkxh5YibL-MsRmqGB-XW_eSnobPAEsUMdu2mMg/s5184/IMG_0080.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/AVvXsEjefFtWzSvkpJHqHb-1Vp_7D_SiCm7GK5PEk-iSYi1BRYZ5jHR93NvEPBUUQZeNt5klLChIhWZMPyvcQf87c4P2vwgZ848iktHZ-0WGlJKzlrzqZRVCb0iCv8FY8w6lrtGsUrJSi7eM1Amc0NgWuZjRvfkxh5YibL-MsRmqGB-XW_eSnobPAEsUMdu2mMg/w640-h426/IMG_0080.JPG" /></span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br />By VALENTINE OFORO, Dodoma </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> <br /><br />THE international and local livestock institutes are teaming-up with the potential poultry sector stakeholders to introduce a major project targeting to improve and accelerate chicken keeping activities towards the youth and women poultry farmers in Dodoma region.<br /><br />Bankrolled by the USAIDS at a far tune of at least $2million, the two -year initiative have been hatched to expand access to improved breeds of dual-purpose backyard village chickens, especially commercial broilers and layers, and is expected to reach out to a total of 18,000 farmers in Dodoma rural and urban.<br /><br />Dubbed ‘Accelerated Innovation Delivery Initiative –Livestock’ (AID-L) Tanzania, the robust initiative which has been designed for implementation across all eight districts of Dodoma region also focuses to support cost-share of start-ups and scale-ups, as well as reducing morbidity and mortality of poultry through advisories and mass media</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-W7DCIlypBwIdQwnqlCu1q1VK4XAWvCHlR9PH8rnHg0Uxa228IVOhclvSqWHZ7KLS0tnFxhUV9cftMx879ua9kZrympjysFaVqml_FHWDFXpFhyc8HBoBR5AyXL69fj7F1WtxISIkj1-vRvqp44jfmqau3yIsDgB39XCzNlfD4csV9PwLff-BmFrgZQ/s5184/IMG_0056.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-W7DCIlypBwIdQwnqlCu1q1VK4XAWvCHlR9PH8rnHg0Uxa228IVOhclvSqWHZ7KLS0tnFxhUV9cftMx879ua9kZrympjysFaVqml_FHWDFXpFhyc8HBoBR5AyXL69fj7F1WtxISIkj1-vRvqp44jfmqau3yIsDgB39XCzNlfD4csV9PwLff-BmFrgZQ/w640-h426/IMG_0056.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGpEeVR9l_PjTyCom02QRlvmQeIXqTBt5lhKFR9DtfaQNYYLbihxPfqL5RU3LqFBqBsgCIh7qM8mAy_idWMCBGJS_s2oEIFnALKsKAHWa64J9LSTzDT8OA3KcxSKZwJayRwGBhS6PcTM4C6cazwF-U50HAGnuJhT2MyaQZM5PuKDlGXKaOCXAkSeWvB8/s5184/IMG_0032.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGpEeVR9l_PjTyCom02QRlvmQeIXqTBt5lhKFR9DtfaQNYYLbihxPfqL5RU3LqFBqBsgCIh7qM8mAy_idWMCBGJS_s2oEIFnALKsKAHWa64J9LSTzDT8OA3KcxSKZwJayRwGBhS6PcTM4C6cazwF-U50HAGnuJhT2MyaQZM5PuKDlGXKaOCXAkSeWvB8/w640-h426/IMG_0032.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The institution institutions behind the meaningful economic project include the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Tanzania Livestock Research Institute (TALIRI), International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), and Land O lakes Venture 37.<br /><br />And the stakeholders in the project incorporate Silverlands Tanzania Limited, Interchick Company Ltd and the Poultry Association of Tanzania (PAT) to mention but a few.<br /><br />The hatched initiative, is a brainchild of the Southern Africa Accelerated Innovation Delivery Initiative (AID-I) Rapid Delivery Hub, the $50million worth 36 month initiative which is being implemented in the four countries of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania, focusing to reach out to a total of 3 million beneficiaries. <br /><br />Speaking yesterday during launching of the initiative, Adolf Jeremiah, the research coordinator for ILRI in Tanzania expressed that the initiative was working to empower the poultry farmers in the region to modern technologies so as to execute their activities more commercially and with needed productivity.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuRsBFwrNR1ePaVYGSLB_czqKWCL6WNpUJOs1Oh8rWNV1i-IDu0z2nowPT58txttyYGDQehiC8yWxeEfJEdQ58exxusfJAQZYUJYB8nzrRo2ADNh12GySkcigwQAE75b0Uz3DY8Pg75z5ML4NKy6hyrQ3sbGRDr38W_YuSC0uNe0riiHPCFhr47YfQKc/s5184/IMG_0030.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuRsBFwrNR1ePaVYGSLB_czqKWCL6WNpUJOs1Oh8rWNV1i-IDu0z2nowPT58txttyYGDQehiC8yWxeEfJEdQ58exxusfJAQZYUJYB8nzrRo2ADNh12GySkcigwQAE75b0Uz3DY8Pg75z5ML4NKy6hyrQ3sbGRDr38W_YuSC0uNe0riiHPCFhr47YfQKc/w640-h426/IMG_0030.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />He expressed that the project was a gender- based responsive private sector- led women and youth - focused improved chicken - based intervention to contribute to improved food and nutrition security and rural incomes, saying it will run for 18 consecutive months.<br /><br />Among others targeted outcomes, according to Jeremiah is to further increasing access to improved breeds by the involved number of the project’s beneficiaries through women and youth -focused broader units and vendors. <br /><br />"The initiative will also work to heighten access to bundled advisory services, inputs, and off- takers through agri-entrepeneurs," he communicated. <br /><br />Talking about supporting cost- share of start-ups and scale-ups, he said the initiative target to increase business oriented for at least 80 women and youth broader, and 200 vendors through capacity building and actor linkages.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"As per the project’s design, an entrepreneurial ecosystem approach to delivery module will be applied, to increase access to investment capital (cost shared and village saving and loan groups), " he expressed. <br /><br />To be implemented in the nature of gender- transformative in private sector - led, the robust project focuses to solve the myriad challenges troubling the poultry farmers, in both rural and urban areas of Dodoma region.<br /><br />"Poultry, if managed professionally, is a simple and short-term income generating project which can allow the involved households to escape from the shackles of poverty, " he observed. <br /><br />Under the project’s rolling-out, he detailed that the county's key chicken producer companies will hatch and produce to the farmers the best improved and vaccinated chicken breeds, and there will be a constructive move to sensitize the financial institutions to inject the farmers will friendly capital loans.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BiEN-Fv8TRK6C59hgp3P4G8P7WFghUiELTf0MJrOlu7o5Gt7bJgd_qUigH9uXqgx7w6N_8P0DEorYw-QEIBmAPsHLX8ScdkibXr18AQVQx-ArQ6hhH30u_kCQcA22axgaBB9GZVGQg2_2WaiOBYkKRnxIUDT0CxTzHcB9aKUqht9Ncj2QTF-iWbus4U/s5184/IMG_0019.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BiEN-Fv8TRK6C59hgp3P4G8P7WFghUiELTf0MJrOlu7o5Gt7bJgd_qUigH9uXqgx7w6N_8P0DEorYw-QEIBmAPsHLX8ScdkibXr18AQVQx-ArQ6hhH30u_kCQcA22axgaBB9GZVGQg2_2WaiOBYkKRnxIUDT0CxTzHcB9aKUqht9Ncj2QTF-iWbus4U/w640-h426/IMG_0019.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"We're going also to ensure the beneficiary poultry farmers are linkage to profitable and assured markets," he added. <br /><br />In her remarks, the Dodoma Regional Commissioner (RC) Rosemary Senyamule who graced the project’s official inception event, challenged the youth and women in the region to make full use of the prestigious economic opportunity. <br /><br />She observed, basing on the fact that at least 72 percent of the people in the region are banking on farming and livestock, the initiated project was meaningful to scale up the economy of a record number of households, as well as the entire region as a whole.<br /><br />"We, at Dodoma are impressed with the cropping up of this project in our side as it will unlock a number of potential economic and job opportunities throughout its relevant value chain activities, " she appreciated, added: "At the government level, we're ready to accelerate the mission,"<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9QFxy2I8SfkFfiHbivTy8rp3wX65NHy9H4wKG74U63rmAOx0eCe9GeZt9s462xxj9qx4waPDu42hXCsDtIERUdx6T1g00hCkK1CAD_PBqD75XF8Uowbl3h86S5GOhZV7JiyM6nHBltGRy1x6stlyGPZ3o-0nz-Zeco9Xbxk4bEnLzDFgKRfxg_48NP18/s5184/IMG_0050.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9QFxy2I8SfkFfiHbivTy8rp3wX65NHy9H4wKG74U63rmAOx0eCe9GeZt9s462xxj9qx4waPDu42hXCsDtIERUdx6T1g00hCkK1CAD_PBqD75XF8Uowbl3h86S5GOhZV7JiyM6nHBltGRy1x6stlyGPZ3o-0nz-Zeco9Xbxk4bEnLzDFgKRfxg_48NP18/w640-h426/IMG_0050.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Adding his voice to the project, Amos Omore, the ILRI Regional Representative, Eastern and Southern Africa unveiled that the project is for expanding the availability of chicken meat and eggs in Dodoma region.<br /><br />He said poultry offers greater opportunity to improve livelihoods and economy, urged the citizens in all districts of Dodoma to stand at fore in order to benefit from the key initiative. <br /><br />"Currently, population is growing faster and people are urbanising to the tune of consuming more animal sources of foods, including chicken, and thus, this project has surfaced at a right time," he observed. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg80vmcv_YsyMrhDqvmYc44GoqVDu4CCgx3jCTn5FCMGYnQfly9uga-Yu8nKPkE0sZ20jMrLRU75FhMvDnm9t9kE_2v65jBR0QVZtYd4qfdIWfm4v-9plLx9QvGjldcm6P6xdxorKTacSuXxjTnPpNfJMxy7F0WnkmecSxsm5DV_A-Kxm9mTvLM6E1XJc/s5184/IMG_0009.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg80vmcv_YsyMrhDqvmYc44GoqVDu4CCgx3jCTn5FCMGYnQfly9uga-Yu8nKPkE0sZ20jMrLRU75FhMvDnm9t9kE_2v65jBR0QVZtYd4qfdIWfm4v-9plLx9QvGjldcm6P6xdxorKTacSuXxjTnPpNfJMxy7F0WnkmecSxsm5DV_A-Kxm9mTvLM6E1XJc/w640-h426/IMG_0009.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Presenting the project’s donors remarks, Junior Ndesanjo, the Project Management Specialist - Agriculture, USAID, the world's premier international development agency and a catalytic actor have decided to fund the initiative with an eye to improve productivity in the poultry sector value chain in Dodoma region<br /><br />He briefed, the World Animal Production (WAP) Africa 2017, United Nations (FAO) statistics and Netherlands Africa Business Council (NABC) analysis 2017 shows that Tanzania produces more chicken layers, broilers than neighbouring Kenya and Uganda.<br /><br />He further detailed, the market growth for the sector in Tanzania is currently at 5 percent potentially, reaching $403million as of 2023.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTZPpoRNs3h1YM8bnidW9rfP_05AIgA-NU3mb_28KoCU7XTEqGYMaM6AiZiBau7T4BvNAmRrMAHTLGXVeEk5mgS_DE3LqDni75KMx11NL-LxzNm33gfgMkSHEFZOoqi4V9pgPAROTNPg9_HIyu2-g05U6Jsg7AqgVVIeFSjp-NZKh_zEotA4je3MVIyM/s5184/IMG_0043.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTZPpoRNs3h1YM8bnidW9rfP_05AIgA-NU3mb_28KoCU7XTEqGYMaM6AiZiBau7T4BvNAmRrMAHTLGXVeEk5mgS_DE3LqDni75KMx11NL-LxzNm33gfgMkSHEFZOoqi4V9pgPAROTNPg9_HIyu2-g05U6Jsg7AqgVVIeFSjp-NZKh_zEotA4je3MVIyM/w640-h426/IMG_0043.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"The poultry consumption in east africa has been growing significantly, whereby presence of breeds is less than 5 percent with investment in day old chicken hatcheries, breeds and research, " he informed. <br /><br />According to him, the USAID Grain and Feed Report of April 2024 depicts that feed consumption is anticipated to shrink by 10 percent, to at least 450,000 metric tons (MT) as poultry and livestock companies either reduce their stock, or exist production due to high protein food crops.<br /><br />"As per the report in question, local feed manufacturers reported that most soybeans extrusion in Tanzania have closed operations as they cannot source affordable soybeans for producing feed. Most soybeans for animal feed are imported from countries like Malawi and Zambia, " he unveiled. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyxdUg5N5Q1xh0AUAnbTPsbS9N1zgF5cVCUISJczlHZq4qB8MyR6mS4zgfUPrVdSPkdffZfRyzCaMXaRYJ7znDBiJqMtuZUN2V585jdNMRixn09_ovf1IvHk-MN4nsBK6FInt-r2uk_8A_OOBK9Q5xHuCGISE21d3VWDkboMPOt9DSNH2vb65ABNUEwZA/s5184/IMG_0058.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyxdUg5N5Q1xh0AUAnbTPsbS9N1zgF5cVCUISJczlHZq4qB8MyR6mS4zgfUPrVdSPkdffZfRyzCaMXaRYJ7znDBiJqMtuZUN2V585jdNMRixn09_ovf1IvHk-MN4nsBK6FInt-r2uk_8A_OOBK9Q5xHuCGISE21d3VWDkboMPOt9DSNH2vb65ABNUEwZA/w640-h426/IMG_0058.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Over 80 percent of households across Tanzania keeps chicken, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), 2021, and they keep about 75 million chicken, equivalent to 85 percent of the total poultry production nationally, a significant part of the livestock's contribution to 26 percent of agri-GDP.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVWD2Hekj_wj35OAbjSzdEWyMYftEP24dhElfgLwXxzj4ABM8BVQ62NMVLEMut3SFNdBzL5qffff7vkpnRBQD54NgoN4JYrkf0YEYWxwMUIidvqDF48igc8pjYaevGxSZXPxMBmUaLlmP1DQ5HhamuEKZ28cyqo0IYZAvDhBwDhpj8iDumyrW5e59-1s/s5184/IMG_0003.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVWD2Hekj_wj35OAbjSzdEWyMYftEP24dhElfgLwXxzj4ABM8BVQ62NMVLEMut3SFNdBzL5qffff7vkpnRBQD54NgoN4JYrkf0YEYWxwMUIidvqDF48igc8pjYaevGxSZXPxMBmUaLlmP1DQ5HhamuEKZ28cyqo0IYZAvDhBwDhpj8iDumyrW5e59-1s/w640-h426/IMG_0003.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi21CDsbL9nqLh1bpHx-KARS9HIjigWnuOPSz70rVKbKlPOdJHSbslfFVopBOG4wKBaGdbteyzMsmdZLXbejh-1_NpU2ghoQ1PeUvNtssJya4ZE_al0SJ8UhxIZ5JCIdLs8P9oRFdr66psTv8Pq9-heZU07Yk1HOA_KxNojLyCV2heA_NZIbxXaBFf3Yh0/s5184/IMG_0109.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi21CDsbL9nqLh1bpHx-KARS9HIjigWnuOPSz70rVKbKlPOdJHSbslfFVopBOG4wKBaGdbteyzMsmdZLXbejh-1_NpU2ghoQ1PeUvNtssJya4ZE_al0SJ8UhxIZ5JCIdLs8P9oRFdr66psTv8Pq9-heZU07Yk1HOA_KxNojLyCV2heA_NZIbxXaBFf3Yh0/w640-h426/IMG_0109.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></span><br /></div>

A $ 2 million Worth Project Launched To Assist Poultry Farmers In Dodoma Region

By VALENTINE OFORO, Dodoma    THE international and local livestock institutes are teaming-up with the potential poultry sector stakeholders...

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Kongwa Farmers Challenged To Produce Sorghum On Large Scale

<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikVGS2m4LujAgXktNG34f4JKgRusdpqb9Bbrqcl2DRrlZPLNrBL7f1_w7XmUZtZRoC1NlFRtnVJerdvqOg-uK6BhdtYhbHNaruM1C2UPW1IIqBYphcD8_1Q8Dn2QM-9ZlGE4I6WidbLF1tq8gMVFV30VDL3Agyl-hSjqE-PrnCz_cq4Cr5ifbHp82HQgI/s552/tanzania-sorghum-farmers-552px.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikVGS2m4LujAgXktNG34f4JKgRusdpqb9Bbrqcl2DRrlZPLNrBL7f1_w7XmUZtZRoC1NlFRtnVJerdvqOg-uK6BhdtYhbHNaruM1C2UPW1IIqBYphcD8_1Q8Dn2QM-9ZlGE4I6WidbLF1tq8gMVFV30VDL3Agyl-hSjqE-PrnCz_cq4Cr5ifbHp82HQgI/w640-h366/tanzania-sorghum-farmers-552px.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />By VALENTINE OFORO, Kongwa<br /><br />FARMERS in the central zone corridor have been encouraged to embark into larger cultivation of sorghum as the cereal crop is currently attracting vast reliable market.<br /><br />In Tanzania, sorghum is grown in almost all the semi-arid areas by subsistence farmers for food, feed, and beer. A total of 6.2 million hectare is used for cereal crop production, of which 0.9 million hectares (15 percent) is under sorghum cultivation<br /><br />For years, millet growers faced a challenge of assured market for their produce, but thank to the Tanzania Breweries Limited (TBL) for decided to chip in and started to purchase the crop from the farmers with purpose for brewing beers.<br /><br />Not only that, but the county's beer making company has also established a special scheme for capacitating the farmers, in terms of entering into a special contract with them in order to produce in abundant and at needed quality so as to supply for the company. <br /><br />In the robust contract, the company is enabling the millet growers to produce the Cereals with needed tannin for breeding beers, among others.<br /><br />Speaking during the farmer's field day ( FFD) held in Mlali ward of Kongwa district, Dodoma region, Dr Andekelile Mwamahonje ,the agricultural experts from the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) said the farmers are currently blessed with a prestigious opportunity to benefiting highly from the crop.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04__l-2Qz5khkmUHrd-Hbm3rjvfzqCd9dRk2KmjEveOzvXQHvlaCSxXPqbjUpMXBHpgJNyJn9O5G0WmjPq_Ny-ndjuVgQCfsEx3IcmdfiR6vv-pMzzdpHfkEB9LrCevFjeKM9uiScn0UCyRuzqEpLzbsDd_QibR7X7joLvQouESG24Dt4OT5f2L0bUQ4/s700/tanzania_eud_tanzania_gcca_project_james_maligana.png"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04__l-2Qz5khkmUHrd-Hbm3rjvfzqCd9dRk2KmjEveOzvXQHvlaCSxXPqbjUpMXBHpgJNyJn9O5G0WmjPq_Ny-ndjuVgQCfsEx3IcmdfiR6vv-pMzzdpHfkEB9LrCevFjeKM9uiScn0UCyRuzqEpLzbsDd_QibR7X7joLvQouESG24Dt4OT5f2L0bUQ4/w640-h410/tanzania_eud_tanzania_gcca_project_james_maligana.png" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The FFD was organised by Dodoma Agriculture Seed Production Association (DASPA) in cooperation with TARI, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture, as well as the Accelerated Varietal Improvement and Seed Systems in Africa (AVISA).<br /><br />Among others, the event was tailored to provide a crucial podium to help impart the sorghum farmers in the semi-arid district with key awareness on the needed agronomic practices for the growing of the cereal crop, as well as certified seed varieties.<br /><br />"Dodoma, specifically Kongwa district has potential to grow sorghum, the vital economic opportunity which must be used by the farmers to produce in large scale in order to improve their livelihoods as there's vast reliable market, " he observed.<br /><br />He challenged the farmers to make brave use of outcomes from the agricultural pundits research, as well as technologies in order to adopt better cultivation methods and seeds, and thus, improve their yields.<br /><br />Speaking for her part, Janeth Nyamayahasi, the chaiperson of DASPA said the Association was working round the clock to ensure the farmers are getting enough, but improved seed varieties for the crop.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgALu3mPSJWzzQAgIT0H5gpKD9-p1qJ-x9B3HJNVoS-5tkjkyziosOQ83dD6JQ3FfDz5pSZqmVQNnnLhrQG3gSg8O2j2r3oQ1ryI-6Oyu94q3p3G31CNgOaz-8eE9498hc_XvFC9L3A_VZsw6RTdabf7h4DHTxz8-I5BriwwpLSgPVc-RPMlx80tG6Jpk/s1400/article.jpeg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgALu3mPSJWzzQAgIT0H5gpKD9-p1qJ-x9B3HJNVoS-5tkjkyziosOQ83dD6JQ3FfDz5pSZqmVQNnnLhrQG3gSg8O2j2r3oQ1ryI-6Oyu94q3p3G31CNgOaz-8eE9498hc_XvFC9L3A_VZsw6RTdabf7h4DHTxz8-I5BriwwpLSgPVc-RPMlx80tG6Jpk/w640-h344/article.jpeg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"Improved seeds is vital in enabling the farmers to cultivate more productive that's why we've striving all the best to make sure farmers are equipped with enough seeds in order to boost their production and productivity, " she detailed. <br /><br />Jesca Michael, a sorghum farmer from Mlali village said the event, FFD, has helped to give them crucial knowledge and relevant technologies, the development she said would help them improve their farming works.<br /><br />In concerted efforts to improve performance of the sub- sector, TARI in sync with the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has researched and introduce to the farmers at least four seed varieties for sorghum.<br /><br />The resilient and high yielding sorghum varieties that are tailored for semi- arid ecologies include IESV 23006-DL, IESV 92008, IESV 92028-DL and IESV 92028-DL and EISV 23070-DL.<br /></span><br />

Kongwa Farmers Challenged To Produce Sorghum On Large Scale

By VALENTINE OFORO, Kongwa FARMERS in the central zone corridor have been encouraged to embark into larger cultivation of sorghum as the cer...

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AICC Joins THJ inTanzania Honey Show 2024 As Part Of its Commitment Towards Apimondia Preps

<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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CLO-R_OPWE4EGg0Qbbc4pMAMcmO7o5TIhP_UdFrccEOtP2totOL588cVI8vISwGZXImDZ6S6fw3Ga2kE43U2G4POweoxTi7gZIwhbTEKD8R2TGxdiEhUX5dGX844eSlWnjHKqSzq8H2tqMbyEaQl1alk_KTaGSrBtT4Wk18CTSrWcy4e-I112DGSlos/s2560/IMG-20240510-WA0088.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/AVvXsEg7CLO-R_OPWE4EGg0Qbbc4pMAMcmO7o5TIhP_UdFrccEOtP2totOL588cVI8vISwGZXImDZ6S6fw3Ga2kE43U2G4POweoxTi7gZIwhbTEKD8R2TGxdiEhUX5dGX844eSlWnjHKqSzq8H2tqMbyEaQl1alk_KTaGSrBtT4Wk18CTSrWcy4e-I112DGSlos/w640-h586/IMG-20240510-WA0088.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">BY VALENTINE OFORO<br /><br />TANZANIA will likely stand at a better and more professional side to host the 50th edition of the International Apicultural Congress, Apimondia, following brave decision by Arusha International Conference Centre (AICC) to erect a tailor-made ultra-modern conference hall for hosting the key event.<br /><br />Upon completion, installation of the state-of-the-art facility at the country’s tourist city of Arusha is projected to place Tanzania in a comfortable position to host the event which will attract thousands and hundreds of relevant stakeholders into the country.<br /><br />And, as part of further demonstrating its commitment towards the 2027 Apimondia, the state-owned centre ( AICC) have decided to bridge efforts with the Tanzania Honey Junction (THJ) in the preparation and staging of this year’s Tanzania Honey Show 2024.<br /><br />Drafted to take shape for three consecutive days, from June 19 to 21, the envisaged event, Tanzania Honey Show 2024, which will be used as a potential podium for Tanzania to prepare to host Apimondia 2027 will be staged at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre (JNICC), thanks to AICC.<br /><br />Yesterday, Thursday 9,2024, the Managing Director of AICC, Ms. Christine Mwakatobe and Managing Director of Tanzania Honey Junction Ms. Rose Msangi convened for a brief, but constructive session to delve how best the two sides can work in sync to ensure professional and successive organisation of the events.<br /><br />The fruitful collaboration surfaces as Tanzania prepares to host the prestigious Apimondia Congress in 2027, showcasing AICC's dedication to fostering sustainable development and economic growth in Tanzania.<br /><br />During the talks, Ms. Mwakatobe highlighted AICC's rationale for partnering with the Tanzania Honey Show, saying: "AICC is deeply committed to supporting initiatives that catalyze growth and innovation across various sectors. Our partnership with Tanzania Honey Junction for the Tanzania Honey Show 2024 is rooted in our belief that fostering a vibrant beekeeping industry not only aligns with our sustainability goals but also contributes to Tanzania's global competitiveness,"<br /><br />Furthermore, she underscored AICC's commitment to hosting Apimondia 2027 by highlighting the ongoing progress in building the necessary infrastructure.<br /><br />"AICC is dedicated to ensuring the success of Apimondia 2027, and we’re currently making significant strides in constructing the vast-modern conference building with international quality and capacity to accommodate the prestigious event," she unveiled.<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2pEjgTdne9vGQdL_FQE80eZkylsCR8sNCTv1wsB9NrSJrWRM9Qchqlq71y0wvhOJaX26m1bVTgucAUcNOaEyvGDnJ4ytoiFnhGfc9zbdQwwGbTvsb4sacjTX56byC4TNpLtv8hagZI6Arn2K0jwcf4erxlDsn2s0k4wdERXKgVxoxyRY9Dv3jDI1Y-Cg/s1600/IMG-20240510-WA0087.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2pEjgTdne9vGQdL_FQE80eZkylsCR8sNCTv1wsB9NrSJrWRM9Qchqlq71y0wvhOJaX26m1bVTgucAUcNOaEyvGDnJ4ytoiFnhGfc9zbdQwwGbTvsb4sacjTX56byC4TNpLtv8hagZI6Arn2K0jwcf4erxlDsn2s0k4wdERXKgVxoxyRY9Dv3jDI1Y-Cg/w640-h626/IMG-20240510-WA0087.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And the AICC Chief boss, Ms. Mwakatobe added that the center’s partnership with Tanzania Honey Junction for the Tanzania Honey Show 2024 was signaling their commitment towards preparations for Apimondia 2027 in Tanzania.<br /><br />On her part, Ms. Msangi expressed to have been impressed with the development, emphasizing the importance of collaboration in driving impactful change.<br /><br />"At Tanzania Honey Junction, we are honored to collaborate with AICC for the Tanzania Honey Show 2024. This partnership signifies a shared vision for advancing the beekeeping industry in Tanzania and underscores our collective commitment to preparing for Apimondia 2027," she expressed.<br /><br />Tanzania has been selected to host the 50th edition of the International Apicultural Congress, slated for 2027.<br /><br />The annually staged event under the auspices of the Federation of Beekeepers’ Associations (APIMONDIA) is expected to bring into the country around 4,000 international beekeepers.<br /></span><br />

AICC Joins THJ inTanzania Honey Show 2024 As Part Of its Commitment Towards Apimondia Preps

BY VALENTINE OFORO TANZANIA will likely stand at a better and more professional side to host the 50th edition of the International Apicultur...

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Experts Push For Wider Use Of Certified Cassava Seeds To Improve Yields Among Farmers

<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SzyQC_MI-0115Tv0QOvOvTXSo2VkZYy_Z_OFqufRwF_sl9STiE2KLRnr913qf9frht53NsWChpgyotbJfX4DqhRvxdH2WIeruN9Jin0yxyGA9hIAa4_Ij07SIDfrorgiUwy0pd6UHovUkggdM8pPYOwVIFiouBuUAvIx7LLrf2VRkm27tZri0AIHjJQ/s4032/Image%201.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SzyQC_MI-0115Tv0QOvOvTXSo2VkZYy_Z_OFqufRwF_sl9STiE2KLRnr913qf9frht53NsWChpgyotbJfX4DqhRvxdH2WIeruN9Jin0yxyGA9hIAa4_Ij07SIDfrorgiUwy0pd6UHovUkggdM8pPYOwVIFiouBuUAvIx7LLrf2VRkm27tZri0AIHjJQ/w640-h360/Image%201.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />By VALENTINE OFORO<br /><br />CASSAVA stands among the important economic cash crops in Tanzania's agricultural landscape, and the popular starchy tubers crop is being used as a staple food consumed in various forms across the country.<br /><br />Despite endowed with favourable weather for the cultivation of the crop, productivity of cassava in the country has been hampered by prevalence of various diseases, such as cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) and cassava mosaic disease (CMD), which severely affect yields.<br /><br />Pests, diseases, limited access to improved varieties and seed dissemination channels have also been among key cassava production constraints across the country.<br /><br />To that end, the advancement in certified seed production for cassava in Tanzania is indeed a significant breakthrough for agricultural development, particularly for smallholder farmers who are engaging into the key sub-sector.<br /><br />Giving an exclusive interview to this publication concerning efforts to help cassava farmers in the country to adopt certified seeds in order to improve yields, Dr. Regina Kapinga, Head of Advocacy and Resource Mobilization from International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) unveiled that the experts and stakeholders in the crop have already started to take some useful strategies.<br /><br />According to her, the instrumental strategies and efforts have seen key research institutions bridging efforts and expertise to produce certified cassava seed varieties to help farmers to overcome the challenge of diseases.<br /><br />“The vision of the on-going efforts is to develop disease-resistant cassava varieties and establish an economically sustainable seed system to provide farmers with high-quality planting material,” Dr Kapinga unveiled.<br /><br />She disclosed the institutions involving into the robust initiative as IITA, Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA), the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), and the Tanzania Official Seed Certification Institute (TOSCI).<br /><br />“In the major initiative, the agricultural pundits from the mentioned institutions are working to address a number of challenges, including those basing on pest and diseases, as well as limited access to improved varieties,” According to Dr Kapinga.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBloVKLbbKHX6fgLrbfZn_yToC7eC-zeXAb518sdkGsWTUt-2SrSOz74XBEGMNgu_Tz38zI7SKXxhj-1-z3hU9KB3LoXyCLleT97vi2RT9ZpCrdHku2G8tne1WcHtwMraPakt8dXnbRtnodGXnY82fA0WvM2LlKSGRgpVcII2uv-t57KSzHktM8yaBWM/s4032/Image%202.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBloVKLbbKHX6fgLrbfZn_yToC7eC-zeXAb518sdkGsWTUt-2SrSOz74XBEGMNgu_Tz38zI7SKXxhj-1-z3hU9KB3LoXyCLleT97vi2RT9ZpCrdHku2G8tne1WcHtwMraPakt8dXnbRtnodGXnY82fA0WvM2LlKSGRgpVcII2uv-t57KSzHktM8yaBWM/w640-h288/Image%202.jpg" /></a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />She cited major initiatives to address these challenges which include strengthening Early Generation Seed (EGS) production at Tanzania Agriculture Research Institute (TARI) using high-ratio propagation technologies such as Semi-Autotrophic Hydroponics (SAH).<br /><br />‘’This is just among the most successful methods used to efficiently propagate cassava planting material in a controlled environment’’ She said. <br /><br />Dr Regina emphasized that, to achieve the last mile seed delivery to smallholder farmers, stallholders have been building the capacity of business-minded farmers called Cassava Seed Entrepreneurs (CSEs) and they are registered by TOSCI.<br /><br />“According to a thorough research conducted by IITA in collaboration with TARI, certified cassava seed has a yield advantage of at least 81 percent over recycled seed, which is a strong incentive,” Dr Kapinga unveiled.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnMBSIBvkKrXXrjjtOru49qmvg_qx9zJDkbRujvfFTn23GMNcE17y5Ye2a0M3TU_l8tJcBlkuhQuHSzcft9Fb0ROj40x9GCDEXse8Zl62kCb_OzzK9AQ1W9tBtRWf-gNDScgCzFojX8Uh5j3z56qwpNVf3o9tY5tKAiHGzgQIw01u3sFksVXWTzGjnS2c/s4032/Image%205.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnMBSIBvkKrXXrjjtOru49qmvg_qx9zJDkbRujvfFTn23GMNcE17y5Ye2a0M3TU_l8tJcBlkuhQuHSzcft9Fb0ROj40x9GCDEXse8Zl62kCb_OzzK9AQ1W9tBtRWf-gNDScgCzFojX8Uh5j3z56qwpNVf3o9tY5tKAiHGzgQIw01u3sFksVXWTzGjnS2c/w640-h480/Image%205.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />As part of concerted efforts by the government to heighten production and productivity in the crop, recently, the Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with key stakeholders including, the Tanzania Cassava Producers and Processors Association (TACAPPA), IITA, and AGRA - Sustainably Growing Africa's Food Systems, hosted a significant Cassava Business and Investment Forum in Dodoma Capital City. <br /><br />The gathering which attracted at least 150 delegates representing various sectors, including investors, policymakers, government officials, farmers, seed entrepreneurs, researchers, and development partners focused to discuss, reflecting on, and deliberating the business opportunities and challenges within Tanzania's cassava sub-sector.<br /><br />The event was graced by Dr. Hussein M. Omar, the Deputy Permanent Secretary on behalf of the Agriculture Minister, Hussein Bashe. <br /><br />In his remarks, among others, Dr Omar acknowledged the pivotal support of development partners such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and Cornell University in the efforts to spur the performance of the sector.<br /><br />He observed that, the initiatives like BASICSII, Muhogo Bora, and Next-Gen have significantly contributed to bolstering the country's cassava seed systems, ensuring the availability of 25 high-yielding and disease-resistant varieties, and facilitating the emergence of 1,000 youth and women-led cassava seed entrepreneurs who provide last-mile seed delivery to smallholder farmers.<br /><br /> In 2023, they sold 69 million cuttings with approx. TZS 3 billion and was planted at least 7,000 hectares.<br /><br />On the other hand, he cited key challenges in meeting targets outlined in the National Cassava Development Strategy (NCDS) 2020 – 2030.<br /><br />"By 2030, the plan is to distribute at least 3.5 billion cassava cuttings, and 30 percent of the total area under the cassava crop should be planted with improved varieties. But we're far behind from attaining this target and thus, more investment is needed to support this strategy," he challenged. <br /><br />Relevant research established that utilizing certified seed will bring about a substantial yield increases, translating into higher profits per hectare. <br /><br />This underscores the importance of seed certification in ensuring seed quality and disease management, ultimately contributing to enhanced food security and income generation for farmers.<br /><br />Tanzania is the twelfth largest producer of cassava in the world, and the sixth in Africa with the current productivity of 8.5 tons per hectare, the low extent in comparison to 60 tons that can be produced per hectare through application of improved seeds and recommended agronomic practices.<br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=3054839145188558284&postID=833226681818469623"></a><br /><br /></span><br />

Experts Push For Wider Use Of Certified Cassava Seeds To Improve Yields Among Farmers

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EHPMP Project Trains Miners In Shinyanga On Proper Use Of Mercury

<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCA2mBBPdV6-cx5I2lTLslI5U1nAPIYweHb_iJNCkJIi_O-SiofdyaO35F3ZCjIikZh1Q3T8dnac-sLAFEvffmSu4FsZPI300gU8R3HMAfNybniOIAcVBEEo21amN5OHsBr5aZ4eX6t-yq7g2TRykpNkBrdTmhey3Xap24kPIaN3lTvNCBUoIu7FdElI/s5472/237A0064.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCA2mBBPdV6-cx5I2lTLslI5U1nAPIYweHb_iJNCkJIi_O-SiofdyaO35F3ZCjIikZh1Q3T8dnac-sLAFEvffmSu4FsZPI300gU8R3HMAfNybniOIAcVBEEo21amN5OHsBr5aZ4eX6t-yq7g2TRykpNkBrdTmhey3Xap24kPIaN3lTvNCBUoIu7FdElI/w640-h426/237A0064.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />By STAFF REPORTER</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br />THE National Environment Management Council (NEMC) is teaming up with the office of Chief Government Chemist to roll out a special training on proper use of mercury towards the small-scale miners in the Mwakitolyo mines within Mwakitolyo ward of Shinyanga municipal.<br /><br />Dubbed 'Environmental Health and Pollution Management Project (EHPMP)' the timely initiative which is being funded by World Bank (WB) focuses to help reduce harmful effects of unprofessional handling of mercury towards human being and the environment. <br /><br />And as per the program’s design, the initiative will be implemented in several regions, including Geita, Mbeya, Singida, Mwanza, Mara, Songwe and Shinyanga.<br /><br />Speaking during the training, the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer from NEMC, Hassan Maalim informed that the vision behind the useful training is to ensure mining areas across the country are maintaining the quality of environmental as recommended by Minamata Convention on Mecury.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1P0KRTWGgDTgRUkulr8UTJfDuKjw1kaIl0kXNEy-UkyiJAiiG0arpoXaX-VPIAOKVrwsLxbf0SNTDlWxmtbA_mr4aJAYQ9hFOT8axHtNJ7ks7rddb98yKuCrlXUWRvRS5XzZ3ymOCz8sKokLB7R-Gooa27V4rBpH5unH-NezwO2pAuke6hjlQ-QolWqE/s5472/237A0077.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1P0KRTWGgDTgRUkulr8UTJfDuKjw1kaIl0kXNEy-UkyiJAiiG0arpoXaX-VPIAOKVrwsLxbf0SNTDlWxmtbA_mr4aJAYQ9hFOT8axHtNJ7ks7rddb98yKuCrlXUWRvRS5XzZ3ymOCz8sKokLB7R-Gooa27V4rBpH5unH-NezwO2pAuke6hjlQ-QolWqE/w640-h426/237A0077.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Minamata Convention on Mercury is the most recent global agreement on environment and health, adopted in 2013.<br /><br /> It is named after the bay in Japan where, in the mid-20th century, mercury-tainted industrial wastewater poisoned thousands of people, leading to severe health damage that became known as the "Minamata disease."<br /><br />"Most of the miners within the country are operating under complicated and unwanted risk conditions as they're not adhering to required standards,"<br /><br />"For instance during pre- processing of gold, which is often done by hands most of them are not wearing hands- gloves, which is very risk," Maalim revealed. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztl1xpcYUFeUoC3lJ4m_2nyr7gwnZvlTUDn-fQu_Ara5P3CYSiySELYe5slSw86Mn9Tdia_ALhl4Ep7Vo3DvsreMBKp7-dZi2W6bTygGPXAbz88SoHrf99N2_f5rBzdlwJdpO0AAoO-gotCcTLbpASjosYqRlwmHgaSRGHAW3w7xSixVEOzGSZi71Bq8/s5472/237A0079.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztl1xpcYUFeUoC3lJ4m_2nyr7gwnZvlTUDn-fQu_Ara5P3CYSiySELYe5slSw86Mn9Tdia_ALhl4Ep7Vo3DvsreMBKp7-dZi2W6bTygGPXAbz88SoHrf99N2_f5rBzdlwJdpO0AAoO-gotCcTLbpASjosYqRlwmHgaSRGHAW3w7xSixVEOzGSZi71Bq8/w640-h426/237A0079.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On his part, Audit and Registration from the office of Chief Government Chemist, Magdalena Mtenga itemised some of the side effects that often affecting the workers in the mines due to poor use of mercury as destruction of kidney, conscious system, as well as craziness. <br /><br />Other side effects, according to her include memory loss, stress all the time, loss of eyesight, shaking hands, reduced male power, miscarriage and children born with cerebral palsy.<br /><br />Mentenga challenged them to develop the habit of doing regular tests to know the levels of mercury in their body and when it exceeds they should follow the advice of the doctors they will be given.<br /><br />One of the miners, Juma Daudi said that he did not know the effects of mercury as it can cause miscarriage and loss of sight because he came to confirm this after seeing one of them affected by mercury and having two colors in his body and promisedtake precautions all the time he is at work.</span></div>

EHPMP Project Trains Miners In Shinyanga On Proper Use Of Mercury

By STAFF REPORTER THE National Environment Management Council (NEMC) is teaming up with the office of Chief Government Chemist to roll out ...

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