Ni wakati wa Msimu wa Kilimo, Baada ya kumaliza kuandaa shamba fanya yafuatayo;

Shamba lililoandaliwa huko Mazimbu-Morogoro.

(i) Chagua Mbegu iliyo bora (ii) Tumia ''teknologia'' ya kisasa ( ikiwepo mbolea ya kupandia na kukuzia mbegu) (iii) fanya palizi katika muda muafaka pia (iv) fikiria masoko au namna gani utahifadhi mazao yako vizuri.

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The value of Information Communication Technology (ICT) to agricultural transformation in Tanzania

The value of Information Communication Technology (ICT) to agricultural transformation in Tanzania best became evident when severe attacks by several biotic and abiotic dynamics including cassava and corn mosaic disease (CMD) and cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) hit the lake zone.

Majority of Tanzania’s population lives in rural communities relying heavily on natural resources. Two thirds of Tanzanians depends on agriculture, 95 percent of which is rain-fed.

Agriculture Loans:Commercial Agricultural Loan

This is a medium term loan to medium and large scale farmers to assist in purchase of farm machinery, equipment and any other farming and social-development needs. The loan also takes care of financing expansion.

 Benefits/Features

 Minimum loan amount of Tshs. 2, 000,000 and maximum depends on ability to repay, Flexible security requirements  e.g. chattels, log books, shares or cash cover, debentures, title deeds, residential license, etc Maximum repayment period of 36 months, Repayments negotiated to match the seasonality of proceeds.

Eligibility:
Should be an account holder with Equity Bank for at least 3 months, Registered  business,

Permanent business locations, Acceptable securities,

 Pricing:
Interest rates of 18% flat and LACE 2%.

  

Series One: Financial Policy on Agricultural Loan

Access to capital in every business becomes a crucial factor in bringing productivity, effectiveness and value addition. Agriculture can be financed by individuals, public or private as well as through borrowing. Taking into consideration, 80% of Tanzania’s population lives in villages. Tanzania’s main economy activity is agriculture that contributes 24% of GDP and 35% of foreign exchange earnings; the initiatives that aim at transforming the sector contribute to poverty reduction.  The poor are in rural areas, where 60% if their livelihood depends on agriculture but productivity less than 1% which is due to hand hoe use, and limited resource to accelerate their production. At the same time the level of investment in agriculture is very low due to demand for collateral and high interest rates in loans charged by financial institutions.

tomatoes produces

Consequently access to funds has become a long process, and looking the fact that most of the current farmers are older people who do not have collaterals. The potential age cohort of borrowers for agriculture sector is in the age of 18-45 bracket, most of whom do not have legal ownership of assets such as land. Thus, financing agriculture need to target the youth as a way of motivating them, reducing rural-urban migration and creating jobs through adding value to produce.

Current and Emerging Youth Policies and Initiatives with a Special Focus and links to Agriculture

Introduction

Young people in developing countries are the most affected by the common persistent problems including extreme poverty, HIV/AIDS and unemployment, yet are often overlooked in addressing these problems. According to ILO’s 2006 Global Employment Trend Brief, unemployment has risen over the last decade and it is estimated that the number of unemployed worldwide reaches nearly 192 million people. Furthermore the estimate indicates that about 35 percent of the worlds unemployed are the youth.

AGRICULTURAL AWARENESS IN SCHOOLS

There are several ways to ensuring a successful future for agricultural products. First, we must attract and keep high quality teachers. Bright young people entering agricultural education will ensure it sustains itself in future years. Teachers need the support of strong state and national leaders to help them keep abreast of changes in teaching technology and methodology along with technical knowledge in agriculture. Another key to future success will be agricultural education's ability to deliver instruction to diverse audiences in diverse settings. Our programs must become global in scope and available to students of varied age levels and backgrounds. Distance delivery of instruction will become commonplace. Agricultural literacy will become a more important focus for agricultural educators, and we will need to determine the primary customer for our literacy efforts. For example, we should consider targeting Primary and Secondary students as the primary audience for our agricultural literacy efforts. By providing high quality instructional materials and establishing agricultural clubs in schools, agricultural educators can focus their efforts on a specific target population. Some of these students will be taught by teachers trained to teach agriculture while other students will receive instruction from teachers with little formal training in agricultural education. To ensure successful integrated instruction occurs, Students participating in those agricultural clubs should have their own gardens whereby they will learn skills on how to grow certain crops and controlling pests and etc.

students  preparing their shamba

                                          

MFUMUKO WA BEI WAZIDI KUPOROMOKA

Ofisi ya Taifa ya Takwimu NBS imesema mfumuko wa bei wa taifa kwa mwezi Januari 2015 umeshuka na kufikia asilimia 4.0 kutoka asilimia 4.8 ya mwezi wa Desemba mwaka jana kutokana na kupungua kwa bei ya bidhaa na huduma ambazo ni pamoja na Mahindi, Unga wa Mahindi, Samaki na Mihogo pamoja na kushuka kwa bei ya nishati ya mafuta ikiwa ni pamoja na Mafuta ya taa.

MAONESHO YA WAUZAJI WA MASHINE ZA KILIMO NA MIKOPO YA MASHINE.

EFTA TANZANIA LTD WANAKUKARIBISHA KATIKA MAONESHO YA WAUZAJI WA MASHINE ZA KILIMO NA MIKOPO YA MASHINE. NJOO UWEZESHWE: MAWASILIANO: 0762 461 460 EMAIL: ptemu@efta.co.tz LINI! TAREHE: 26, 27, NA 28 FEBRUARI 2015 MAHALI: VIWANJA VYA MAKUMBUSHO YA AZIMIO LA ARUSHA- ARUSHA KIINGILI: BURE PIA KUTAKUWA NA MAFUNZO NA SEMINA KUTOKA KWA WATAALAMU MBALIMBALI WA KILIMO,UJASIRIAMALI NA MASOKO " BURE KABISA" KILA SIKU KWA SIKU ZOTE TATU. EFTA LTD - WANATOA MIKOPO YA MASHINE " BILA DHAMANA" KWA WAJASIRIAMALI NA WAKULIMA. NJOO UWEZESHWE: KWA MAWASILIANO ZAIDI: 0762 461 460 sms 0763846255 EMAIL: ptemu@efta.co.tz cc. tgfaoffice@gmail.com NYOTE MNAKARIBISHWA.

Attend Workshop for Onion and Garlic value chains.

Dear All. You are invited to participate in a Stakeholders’ Workshop for Onion and Garlic value chains on Thursday, 5th February, 2015 at Lush Garden hotel, located at Sakina, Arusha. About the workshop; The objective of the workshop is to share and discuss results of an Onion and Garlic value chain study that was commissioned by Trias Tanzania, AgriProFocus Tanzania and TAHA and thereafter, work out some follow up interventions with stakeholders. About the study; The study identifies the obstacles and opportunities in the Onion and Garlic value chains and provides recommendations on how to improve the functioning of the value chains and increase fair returns for all main actors, it was conducted in Monduli district (Arusha region), Mbulu and Hanang districts (Manyara region). AgriProFocus will provide the necessary workshop materials together with tea and lunch during the workshop and requests participants to meet their transport and accommodation costs to and from the workshop. To participate, please send a confirmation email to Katarina Mungure, through kmungure.agrihub@gmail.com by February 3rd, 2015, or call us through +255 782 242 294 for any clarifications needed. See event program here. Kind regards, Mr. Tom Ole Sikar Coordinator – AgriProFocus Tanzania