16/10/2010  ESAFF PRESS RELEASE ON THE WORLD FOOD DAY, 16/10/2010   Africa spends about 20 billion dollars annually on food imports. Forty five percent of rice and eighty five percent of wheat consumed in Africa is imported. Worse still many people in Africa spend about 50 to 60 percent of... Read More

12/10/2010 source: http://www.ippmedia.com/ By Beatrice Philemon Tanzanian and Brazilian experts are expected to carry out a countrywide survey to identify and propose strategic areas that would be allocated for biofuel farming. “Our intention is to have special areas or land that will be used for biofuel development or farming in... Read More

12/10/2010 source http://www.ippmedia.com/ By Beatrice Philemon At least 4 million hectares of land have so far been requested for biofuel production in Tanzania especially for jatropha, sugar cane and palm oil, it has been revealed. A research carried out by Emmanuel Sulle and Fred Nelson both from the International Institute... Read More

20/06/ 2010 http://www.dailynews.co.tz/feature/?n=10963 By JAFFAR MJASIRI, 20th June 2010 @ 16:00, Total Comments: 0, Hits: 565 TANZANIA’S ‘Agriculture First’ theme named in Kiswahili as ‘Kilimo Kwanza’ that was launched last year by President Jakaya Kikwete, and a government initiative towards prioritizing agriculture, is gaining momentum. The Eastern and Southern Africa... Read More

30/06/2010 Small scale farmers and pastoralists in the eastern and southern Africa (ESA) region are determined to engage with their countries in the implementation of the NEPAD framework for agriculture development -CAADP.  Speaking at the end of a training workshop organized at Egerton University in Nakuru, Kenya, small scale farmers... Read More

23/06/2010 By Patrick Jaramogi       Genetically modified seeds will not end hunger in Africa. While responding to the commissioner for crop marketing and production in the agriculture ministry, Alex Lwakoba’s remarks on improved seeds, Dr. Dan Maingi, an expert from Kenya Bio-diversity Coalition warned Ugandan farmers on the dangers of genetically modified seeds... Read More

21/06/2010 Small farmers jubilant but say better budget possible www.ippmedia.com/frontend/index.php?l=17705 By Rosemary Mirondo, The Guardian Newspaper Small scale farmers have applauded the government for proposing an increase in funding for agriculture from 666.9bn/- in financial year 2009/2010 to 903.8bn/- in the coming one. The rise, as appears in the 2010/2011... Read More

17/06/2010 Daily News | Farmers want clarification on proposed agricultural bank http://www.dailynews.co.tz/home/?n=10739&cat=home By JAFFAR MJASIRI, 12th June 2010 @ 12:00, Total Comments: 0, Hits: 248 THE Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers’ Forum (ESAFF) has demanded an explanation as to how the agricultural bank would differ from other micro-finance... Read More