By MARCELO GIUGALE : How would you feel if you were on an airplane and the pilot made the following announcement: “This is your captain speaking. I’m happy to report that we have just climbed to 36,000 feet and will soon reach our cruising speed….I think. You see, the airline has not invested enough in our flight instruments over…
Scientists from across the world will gather in Arusha, Tanzania, for the 12th International Plant Virus Epidemiology (IPVE) symposium between January 28 and 1 February 2013. The meeting will provide researchers a platform to share the latest knowledge, brainstorm and draw a road map to contain the spread of plant virus diseases. The conference, with the theme: “Evolution, Ecology…
PRESS RELEASE OFID Governing Board approves new funds to boost socio-economic development in Africa The Governing Board of the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has approved seven loans and three grants totaling over US$100 million to boost socio-economic development in 13 African countries VIENNA, Austria, December 14, 2012/ — The Governing Board of the OPEC Fund for International…
Dar es Salaam; 12th December 2012 Tanzania’s horticultural industry investments and development faces multifaceted challenges that need to be urgently addressed through public private partnership for best solutions as matter of necessity. Participants at a horticulture stakeholders’ incentive meeting held in Dar es Salaam ( 7th December 2012) noted that inadequate support policies and regulatory framework exacerbated by poor…
LONDON, United-Kingdom,** December 13, 2012/*– *In a drive to get Africa one step closer to zero new HIV infections, zero AIDS-related deaths and zero discrimination, global agri business Olam ( http://olamonline.com), along with NGO partners such as GIZ, EngenderHealth and Action Health Incorporated, has mobilised its supply chain network this month to get vital education and healthcare support to…
Dar es Salaam – 11 December 2012. Growing coffee and banana together not only generates more income for small-holder farmers, compared to growing either crop alone, but it can also help coffee production to better cope with the effects of climate change, a recent study has shown. The study, which sought to understand the potential impact of climate change…
LONDON, UK; WASHINGTON, DC, December 6, 2012 – Foreign investors, attracted by stronger economic growth in developing countries while mindful of risks, remain relatively optimistic about these destinations in the short term, according to the results of a survey released in a report by the World Bank’s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). World Investment and Political Risk notes that…
3rd December 2012, Dar es Salaam – Barclays Bank Tanzania was announced the winner of The 2012 Bank of the Year Award in Tanzania. The announcement came out on Thursday November 29th 2012, in London during the annual Bank of the Year Awards which is administered by The Banker Magazine affiliated with the Financial Times. Barclays Bank Tanzania Managing…