Following the first year of implementation, the Program for Seed System Innovation for Vegetatively-propagated Crops in Africa (PROSSIVA) held its annual review and planning meeting from 12 to 14 December 2023 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.…
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IITA has welcomed its new Director for the Eastern Africa, Dr Leena Tripathi, who will be based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.…
“Drought affected the crop varieties we used to grow. It also increased attacks by pests and diseases, and we did not know how to manage them. One could plant but not harvest at all,” says Salum Lipeni, a farmer…
Eastern Africa
How to build a vibrant, sustainable sub-national Climate-Smart Agriculture alliance: Lessons from District CSA alliances in Tanzania
In 2015, Tanzania established three District-level Climate-Smart Agriculture (DCSAA) alliances in Lushoto, Kilosa, and Kilolo districts. The aim of these alliances, which brought together diverse district Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) stakeholders from local government officials, NGOs, researchers, universities, farmer organizations,…
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Participatory land use planning is seen as key to ensuring sustainable land use in Lushoto, Tanzania.
Arriving in Lushoto through its steep winding road has always brought an interesting feeling. As you climb from the valley in Mombo, one observes that farmers are growing a number of crops in the valleys and between the hills,…
Eastern Africa
Changing fortunes of farmers and empowering women in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania through legumes
While it is the number one cash crop for most farmers in Tanzania, maize is getting a serious run for its money from legumes such as beans, groundnut, and soybean which are becoming commercial crops in the cool and…
Eastern Africa
IITA supports Tanzania, Malawi, and Mozambique in developing Aflasafe to reduce aflatoxin contamination
Team at IITA Tanzania preparing the Aflasafe in the laboratory. IITA has produced and dispatched over 10 tons of experimental biological control products (Aflasafe), which will be tested in field trials for their efficacy to reduce aflatoxin contamination in…
Stakeholders in the agricultural sector in Tanzania support the move by CGIAR to integrate the activities of the different centers and research programs (CRPs) and to better align with the country’s priorities in developing its agriculture sector. The stakeholders…