Tanzania dramatically increases its irrigation budget to stay the top regional food exporter. FacebookTwitterEmailShare Tanzania’s FY 2022/2023 budget has allocated Shs 420 billion (USD 181 million) for the construction of irrigation schemes infrastructure, about an 805 per cent increase compared with the Sh46.5 billion (USD 20 million) set aside in FY 2021/2022. By Anthony Muchoki As food systems and…
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Samia sends William Ruto congratulatory message
Summary Writing on her verified Twitter account, President Samia said Tanzania and Kenya will work together and strengthen historically ties. President Samia Suluhu Hassan has sent a congratulatory message to the people of Kenya for conducting a peaceful general election held on August 9 that made William Ruto the president elect. Writing on her verified Twitter account, President Samia…
Ruto ahead of Raila as IEBC prepares to declare final results
Deputy President William who vied for the top job on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party ticket was leading on Monday morning even as the electoral commission prepared to announce the final results. Based on tallies so far released by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), Ruto was ahead of his main competitor Raila Odinga of the Azimio…
Ruto ahead of Raila as IEBC prepares to declare final results
Deputy President William who vied for the top job on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party ticket was leading on Monday morning even as the electoral commission prepared to announce the final results. Based on tallies so far released by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), Ruto was ahead of his main competitor Raila Odinga of the Azimio…
Paper call for immediate policy intervention to hasten the implementation of TAIDF
Improved agriculture business enabling environment needed for faster agro-industrialisation uptake Dar es Salaam, 07/08/2022 Tanzania under the leadership of President Samia Suluhu Hassan has placed agriculture at the top of the agenda, thus it’s paramount for the ongoing efforts toward the implementation of the Tanzania Agro-industries Development Flagship (TAIDF) to be hastened, according to Dr Barney Laseko, a policy…
Africa will prosper with more Africa-to-Africa business
Businesses in Africa need to be more serious about doing business in Africa. This, for Ivorian businessman Boris Konan, is the best solution to building a more prosperous Africa. Konan, who was born and raised in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, is a serial entrepreneur. He created his first company (that developed websites), while still a student in France, where he…
Africa will prosper with more Africa-to-Africa business
Businesses in Africa need to be more serious about doing business in Africa. This, for Ivorian businessman Boris Konan, is the best solution to building a more prosperous Africa. Konan, who was born and raised in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, is a serial entrepreneur. He created his first company (that developed websites), while still a student in France, where he…
AGRA’s Women Agripreneurs Top 15 Named
The Women Agripreneurs of the Year Awards (WAYA) has announced the 2022 edition’s Top 15 applicants. The outstanding women agripreneurs were selected by a panel of independent judges under three categories; Outstanding Value-adding Enterprise, Female Ag Tech Innovator, and Young Female Agripreneur (Rising Star). The selected Top applicants are from nine African countries: Benin, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria,…
AGRA’s Women Agripreneurs Top 15 Named
The Women Agripreneurs of the Year Awards (WAYA) has announced the 2022 edition’s Top 15 applicants. The outstanding women agripreneurs were selected by a panel of independent judges under three categories; Outstanding Value-adding Enterprise, Female Ag Tech Innovator, and Young Female Agripreneur (Rising Star). The selected Top applicants are from nine African countries: Benin, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria,…
Tanzania: Nine MFIs to lead in reducing the financing gaps in the supply, delivery, and distribution for the water and sanitation service
TAMFI: Nine microfinance institutions commit to affordable lending for water and sanitation Dar es Salaam, 25, July 2022 Tanzania Association of Microfinance Institutions (TAMFI) and Water.org have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with nine financial institutions which have committed to start offering credit services for water supply and sanitation services in an initiative known as Water Credit Adoption Program…