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91.	African Food Safety and Traceability Conference
	Wednesday, March 28, 2007  by Admin
	The theme for this conference, which will take place in Nairobi, Safari Park Hotel from 11th - 13th April 2007 is "Maintaining Security and Standards throughout the Food Supply Chain". All those in the food industry are invited.
92.	The importance of fisheries for development
	Wednesday, March 28, 2007  by Admin
	The increasing global demand for fish puts pressure on wild resources, threatening the contribution of the sector in poverty reduction. The publication also incorporates issues on Investing in Africa’s fisheries, A sustainable global fish trade and The role of NGOs in fishing. The publication and the associated issues are meant to probe questions on whether the challenge can be reversed.
93.	Irrigation efficiency gives boost to Tanzanian farmers
	Thursday, March 22, 2007  by Admin
	Agriculture is a key element of the Tanzanian economy and is highly dependent on water resources. After the liberalization of the economy in 1986, increased food production and traditional and non-traditional exports created greater demand for water for irrigation and hydropower. This demand, combined with several years of below-average rainfall, contributed to water scarcity and conflict. Better management of the two largest basins–Rufiji and Pangani–was critical, as well as correcting irrigation inefficiencies since 80 percent of irrigation water was used by small holder farmers applying traditional techniques.
94.	Irrigation efficiency gives boost to Tanzanian farmers
	Thursday, March 22, 2007  by Admin
	Agriculture is a key element of the Tanzanian economy and is highly dependent on water resources. After the liberalization of the economy in 1986, increased food production and traditional and non-traditional exports created greater demand for water for irrigation and hydropower. This demand, combined with several years of below-average rainfall, contributed to water scarcity and conflict. Better management of the two largest basins–Rufiji and Pangani–was critical, as well as correcting irrigation inefficiencies since 80 percent of irrigation water was used by small holder farmers applying traditional techniques.
95.	ICT boost income amid hostile policies
	Thursday, March 22, 2007  by Admin
	Much has been said about how the ICT can be used to reduce poverty, improve lives and empower people. However, in Africa where majority of population is rural, how modern ICT can effectively enhance the livelihood of small-scale farmers who form the spine of most African economies. Though the idea existed since 1999, the founders of the Crop Marketing Bureau (CROMABU) in Tanzania designed a project to gather and disseminate relevant information regarding crop prices in local and international markets. (www.cromabu.com)
96.	The African Biosafety and Biotechnology Initiative - effective application of agricultural biotechnology in Africa
	Thursday, March 08, 2007  by Admin
	The benefits that the application of modern biotechnology can bring to African agriculture need to be fully exploited, and the associated potential risks to human and animal health and the environment need to be properly managed. Several consultations were carried out by FARA with a cross-section of stakeholders in Africa, with the aim of identifying specific roles that FARA could play to accelerate and improve the development and implementation of biosafety systems for the effective application of agricultural biotechnology in Africa.
97.	Nepad Joins Forces With Continent's Agriculture Forum
	Monday, March 05, 2007  by Admin
	The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) and the Forum on African Research in Agriculture (FARA) have agreed to combine research efforts in a bid to increase Africa's agricultural productivity. The collaboration should improve agricultural productivity in Africa.
98.	The millenium villages project - a new approach to ending rural poverty in Africa?
	Wednesday, February 14, 2007  by Admin
	The Millennium Villages Project is an initiative developed by a team of scientists aimed to provide successful evidence of how to achieve the Millenium Development Goals by using a bottom up approach to lifting developing country villages out of the poverty trap. Tanzania is one the selected countries that cover the principal agro-ecological zones and farming systems in Africa.
99.	Smallhoder farmers in spontaneous move for an apex national body
	Wednesday, February 14, 2007  by Admin
	Over 24,000 smallholder farmers in at least six regions countrywide have expressed their desire to form an association of farmers at national level. This is due to certain problems that have been occurring due to having no forum or communication network amongst them to address their problems. According to the Dai-Pesa association advisor, more than 10 associations comprising over 190 groups, including more than 24,000 members from different parts of the country have expressed their desire to form one association to cater for their interests.
100.	Farmers using sms in Africa
	Monday, February 12, 2007  by Admin
	Internet trading platform enables farmers and traders in agricultural commodities in Africa to conduct business through the use of sms. Potential buyers looking for a specific commodity only need to compose an SMS phones message stating the code of the commodity in question and the country from which they want the results.
101.	Pastoralism: drylands’ invisible asset? Developing a framework for assessing the value of pastoralism in East Africa
	Thursday, February 01, 2007  by Admin
	Pastoral land is shrinking and with it the opportunities for pastoral people to make a viable living. Is replacing pastoral access to prime grazing land with alternative commercial land use a rational and efficient decision? This paper argues that pastoralism does make a significant contribution to society and that, with better understanding, planning and data collection, its value can be demonstrated.
102.	Decision Support Tools for Smallholder Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
	Wednesday, January 31, 2007  by Admin
	With an increase in the number of people chronically hungry, advances in African agricultural research and development (R&D;) are needed. This will require investments and increased efficiency and effectiveness of agricultural R&D.; Access to information and communication technology (ICT) is rapidly increasing in many African countries and provides tremendous opportunities to accelerate their economic growth and development through the enhanced efficiency and effectiveness of R&D.;
103.	Small-holder farmers pitted against investor
	Tuesday, January 30, 2007  by Admin
	A row is simmering between 7,500 farmers under the Kapunga rice project in Mbeya and an investor, Export Trading Company, over the eviction of teachers from the area and the hiking of leasing fee for rice plots.
104.	Tanzania - Germany commits Euro 2.8million for projects
	Tuesday, January 30, 2007  by Admin
	The Government of Germany has committed €2.8 million to support food security, sustainable agriculture and natural resource management in Afghanistan, Kenya and Tanzania, under two agreements signed today with FAO. A second German-funded project aims to improve food security in Kenya and Tanzania through the promotion of conservation agriculture.
105.	Irrigation farming registers progress
	Tuesday, January 09, 2007  by Admin
	The latest country's economic survey has revealed that irrigation farming in Tanzania is progressing due to sound policies and programmes. "There is a drastic improvement in irrigation farming triggered by development of irrigation schemes, construction of irrigation dams, and rain-haverst irrigation schemes," the economic report for 2005 says.
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