Tanzania

Capacity strengthening, Geodata, IITA, Research, Soils, Southern Africa, Tanzania

GIS modelling reveals hotspots of soil erosion in Kongwa, Tanzania

Soil erosion by water and wind is a major threat to agriculture in communities living in semi-arid areas in central Tanzania. Despite the significant efforts by private and public entities to control soil erosion, the problem persists in Kongwa District of ...

By Africa RISING communications OnJanuary 9, 2023

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Capacity strengthening, East Africa, Fertilizer, Intensification, Participation, Tanzania

Highlights of Africa RISING closing meetings in Tanzania

Michael Kinyua and Job Kihara As curtains come down on the implementation of Africa RISING Project activities in Tanzania; many smallholder farmers and project partners are taking time to look back back at their work and take pride in it. Recent ...

By Africa RISING communications OnJanuary 2, 2023

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Crop-Livestock, East Africa, IITA, Intensification, Malawi, Report, Southern Africa, Tanzania, Zambia

Africa RISING launches handbook of validated farming technologies from 11-years’ of research in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia

The Africa RISING East and Southern Africa (ESA) project has launched the ‘Sustainable agricultural intensification: A handbook for practitioners in east and southern Africa’ for extension service providers, practitioners, development partners and policymakers working to deliver improved technologies to smallholder farmers ...

By Africa RISING communications OnSeptember 5, 2022

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Extension, Field Day, IITA, Southern Africa, Tanzania, Vegetables

Lead farmers drive adoption of farming technologies in Tanzania

Africa RISING 's farmer-to-farmer trainers' approach paying huge dividends in enhancing the adoption of improved agricultural practices and technologies in Tanzania's Karatu District.

By Africa RISING communications OnAugust 5, 2022

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Agroforestry, Extension, Maize, Southern Africa, Tanzania

Farmers lead adoption of agroforestry practices in Dodoma, Tanzania

In 2016, Philemon Malekela, a farmer from Nghumbi Village in Tanzania's semi-arid Kongwa District, made a learning visit to Moshi Maile's farm. He had long heard about how Maile had found success after adopting agroforestry and other improved agricultural technologies promoted ...

By Africa RISING communications OnJune 20, 2022

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Africa, Islands of Peace, Scaling, Tanzania

Tanzania’s agriculture minister lauds achievements of five-year technology scaling program backstopped by Africa RISING

Tanzania’s agriculture minister lauds achievements of five-year technology scaling program backstopped by Africa RISING.

By Africa RISING communications OnJanuary 18, 2022

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East Africa, IITA, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia

Africa RISING ESA partners make plans to shore up project’s sustainable intensification legacy at 10th review and planning meeting

At least 300,000 farmers have been reached by Africa RISING project technologies.

By Africa RISING communications OnNovember 17, 2021

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IITA, Islands of Peace, Maize, Postharvest, Tanzania

Africa RISING–Islands of Peace partnership: A portrait of success from a Tanzanian smallholder’s point of view

How the collaborative intervention between Africa RISING and the Islands of Peace NGO on post-harvest handling of maize in Tanzania triggered a farmer's success.

By Africa RISING communications OnNovember 2, 2021

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CIAT, Crops, Fertilizer, Intensification, Legumes, Maize, Pigeonpea, Project, Southern Africa, Tanzania

Public and Private Partnerships improve smallholder farmer fortunes in Babati, Tanzania

In Bahati District, Tanzania, Improved crop performance and economic benefits demonstrated by application of fertilizers has helped to eliminate the farmers' initial fear of utilizing inorganic fertilizers.

By Africa RISING communications OnJune 15, 2021

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CIAT, Crop-Livestock, Extension, Forages, IITA, ILRI, Livestock, Mobile, Report, Southern Africa, Tanzania

Disseminating livestock extension information using text messages in Tanzania

A recent case study evaluating the effect of tailored short message service (SMS) sent to livestock farmers via the MWANGA platform has found that the messages had a positive impact on reducing key knowledge gaps among farmers in Tanzania.

By Africa RISING communications OnApril 19, 2021

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