Tanzania will host the AGRF 2023 Summit, the announcement was made by Her Excellency Samia Suluhu Hassan, the president of the United Republic of Tanzania and H.E Hailemariam Dessalegn, the Chair of the AGRF Partners Group on the sidelines of the U.S. Africa Leaders’ Summit currently taking place in Washington, DC. The AGRF, Africa’s Food Systems Forum, is the…
The meeting, to be held on 27, 28 and 29 July in Costa Rica, will outline the role of Africa and the Americas in global food and environmental security. It will provide opportunities for bi-regional cooperation in science, technology and innovation, with a view to building resilient and sustainable food systems. San Jose / Nairobi, 19 July 2022 (IICA/AGRA/AUDA-NEPAD)…
A Policy Position Paper by Maida Waziri The position of this paper is that there is an urgent need to address the lacuna in development policies, laws and regulations about cottage (home based) industries. If addressed cottage industries will be able to establish business linkages, partnerships and subcontracting relationships to complement small, medium and large industries. Failure to recognize…
Arusha, June 6, 2022: In starring and guiding The Royal Tour Film, President Samia Suluhu Hassan has shown how Tanzania tourism remains one of the best globally, and despite the shortcomings brought about by COVID, it will rise. The sentiments have been made by Arusha based tourism entrepreneur and operator Ms Michelle Mrema, the founder and managing director…
By Elly D. Kimbwereza, Tona Lodge (tonalodge.org) I believe that Tanzania’s heritage of its cultural values should be recognized as our country’s most precious resource coupled by our wild land and animals because the rewards of wildlife and nature conservation can be reaped sustainably through multi- use tourism benefiting not only tourists but Tanzania’s land, animals and rural communities….
*Workable input distribution networks key to technology adoption, sustainable and improved food systems Dr Joseph Mhagama is a Member of Parliament for Madaba Constituency in Tanzania, chair of parliamentary committee on Law and Constitution and the CEO of RUCODIA (Ruvuma Commercialization and Diversification of Agriculture)” a vocal civil society about commercialization and diversification of agriculture as a pathway to…