Madanji Awe holds a recently-picked maize stalk which he has stripped clean of cobs. He places the long, yellowy-green stalk into a forage chopper and pulls the cord to start the motor. After a few attempts, the machine roars to…
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Tanzania: Intercropping and companion planting get results
Just three kilometres south of Arusha’s dusty, congested streets, the village of Engo Sengiu sits at the end of a long, bumpy dirt road, surrounded by fertile farmland. The village’s rutted roads are bordered everywhere by lush, green vegetation invigorated…
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Tanzania: Radio Plants Seed in Farmers’ Minds
Sitting in traffic can be tedious. But 53-year-old businessman Loiruki Mollel uses the time to listen to the radio. He tunes in to Kilimo chetu [Our farming] on Radio Maria 89.1 FM as he manoeuvres his way through traffic in…
Tagged with: agri-business, agriculture, dar es salaam, development, Dickson Mhoro, Farm Radio Weekly, kilimo chetu, Loiruki Mollel, nutrition, OFSP, Orange fleshed sweet potato, our farmers, radio, Radio Maria, tanzania
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