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

16-06-2010 1.    Agriculture sector: the Budget 2010/11, context and trend •    The Budget for Fiscal year 2010/11 aims at implementation of Strategies for Economic Growth and Reduction of Poverty (MKUKUTA). The national vision for 2025 and Millennium Development Goals which has the objective of improving people standard of living and... Read More

13 June 2010 Agriculture sector: the Budget 2010/11, context and trend In short these are the areas that have comforted us, small farmers of Tanzania in this budget of 2010/11. Challenges and shortcomings of the budget of 2010/11 to 2011/12 from the Farmers Perspective   Following what we have seen... Read More

11th June 2010 In June every year, East African governments namely Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi (Burundi will read its budget later in the year); present their annual budgets to their parliaments. Ministers for Planning and Ministers for Economy in these countries present their national budgets for the coming... Read More