Tanzania: AGRA and other development partners should provide more assistance in creating sustainable food systems

*Workable input distribution networks key to technology adoption, sustainable and improved food systems Dr Joseph Mhagama  is a Member of Parliament for Madaba Constituency in Tanzania, chair of parliamentary committee on Law and Constitution and the CEO of RUCODIA (Ruvuma Commercialization and Diversification of Agriculture)” a vocal civil society about commercialization and diversification of agriculture as a pathway to…

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Tanzania: AGRA and other development partners should provide more assistance in creating sustainable food systems

*Workable input distribution networks key to technology adoption, sustainable and improved food systems Dr Joseph Mhagama  is a Member of Parliament for Madaba Constituency in Tanzania, chair of parliamentary committee on Law and Constitution and the CEO of RUCODIA (Ruvuma Commercialization and Diversification of Agriculture)” a vocal civil society about commercialization and diversification of agriculture as a pathway to…

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Beatrice Nyamari at the helm of Smart Codes

Summary After the announcement of Beatrice Nyamari as the new Managing Director of Tanzanian firm Smart Codes, The Citizen Business Week reporter had a follow up interview to get to know her. Who is Beatrice Nyamari? You spent over 15 years in senior leadership roles across Africa with global companies such as Coca-Cola, WPP, and Airtel Africa; tell us…

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Ellen DeGeneres starts her ‘career pause’ in Africa

In Summary •She is planning to take a career break before she decides on her next move https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.517.2_en.html#goog_504759739 Ellen DeGeneres starts her ‘career pause’ in Africa TV star Ellen DeGeneres is planning to take a career break before she decides on her next move. The final episode of ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ will air later this week, and Ellen…

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Ellen DeGeneres starts her ‘career pause’ in Africa

In Summary •She is planning to take a career break before she decides on her next move https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.517.2_en.html#goog_504759739 Ellen DeGeneres starts her ‘career pause’ in Africa TV star Ellen DeGeneres is planning to take a career break before she decides on her next move. The final episode of ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ will air later this week, and Ellen…

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Samia dedicates Africa Road Builders award to Magufuli

Summary She explained that the construction of infrastructure requires time; from feasibility studies to finding funds for the projects – a herculean task to achieve within a year. Dar es Salaam. President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Wednesday May 25, received her Africa Road Builders–Babacar Ndiaye Trophy, during the African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meeting in Accra, Ghana. Speaking at…

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Samia dedicates Africa Road Builders award to Magufuli

Summary She explained that the construction of infrastructure requires time; from feasibility studies to finding funds for the projects – a herculean task to achieve within a year. Dar es Salaam. President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Wednesday May 25, received her Africa Road Builders–Babacar Ndiaye Trophy, during the African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meeting in Accra, Ghana. Speaking at…

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Samia: How Tanzania used IMF, AfDB loans to improve livelihoods

Summary Tanzania’s economy shrunk from 6.8 percent growth to 4 percent after Covid-19, even though the country, unlike its neighbours, did not go on a lockdown and did not initially order compulsory mask wearing, nor tap into vaccines. President Samia Suluhu Hassan has defended her usage of loans from multilateral lenders, telling an audience in Accra that the institutions…

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