A new report released by the Earth Security Initiative puts the question of arable land at the center of a new security agenda. The risks to national economies, political stability and social cohesion, it argues, must now be acknowledged and dealt with. As the interest in farmland and commodities investments accelerates over the next decade, a new risk management…
By Byase Luteke, Dar es Salaam: There’s a general notion that cheap things quite often end up being expensive. I’ll expound on this belief. We’re always cautioned, for instance, by the Tanzania Bureau of Standards not to buy cheap items like motor vehicle spares, tyres, drugs, and other consumables you can think of, because pocket-friendly as they may be,…
By Enock Nyorekwa Twinoburyo, Ugandan based Economist: With proven reserves of 2.5 billion barrels of oil so far confirmed in the Albertine Rift exploration areas, Uganda could be the nextimportant oil producer in Africa. The discovery could elevate Ugandafrom a low income country to a lower middle income country within thenext 25 years making Uganda more of an independent…
By Bob Wekesa, is a journalist studying international communication at theCommunication University of China in Beijing. ****************************************** Historically it was the Arabs who not only made the earliest contactwith Africa but actually eventually became part of Africa’s diverseracial and ethnic mix. Then followed the Portuguese and Spaniards atthe height of their naval power. After the scramble and partition ofAfrica…
All indications show that Heineken is setting the stage for a market share war with East Africa Breweries Limited (EABL) and SABMiller. Dar es Salaam, 21 March 2012: Global beverage giant, HEINEKEN has established a new regional office for East Africa, based in Nairobi, so as to capitalise on the growth of the premium beer volume in the region….
Thirteen diplomatic missions in Tanzania are jointly organising cultural and sport events to celebrate the International Week of the “Francophonie†starting from March 20th to March 31st, 2012, as well as the International Day of Francophonie on the 20th of March, 2012. Fifty Six member states of the International Organisation of Francophonie (OIF) and 19 observer members who share…
Mhe. Ezekiel M. Maige (Mb)WAZIRI WA MALIASILI NA UTALII, Dar es Salaam: Ndugu Wadau wa Misitu, Natumia fursa hii kuwafahamisha kuwa kuongezeka kwa mahitaji ya mazao ya misitu, kumesababisha msukumo mkubwa kwa wananchi kutaka kuvuna mazao ya misitu kutoka kwenye mashamba ya misitu ya serikali. Kutokana na msukumo huo wa mahitaji ni dhahiri kuwa mabadiliko ya haraka yanahitajika ili…
By Prof Issa Shivji, Dar es Salaam: We are in the final stages of preparing our 4th Julius Nyerere Intellectual Festival. Some of you would recall that at the last Festival we had announced that it had been decided to have the Festival every two years. However, that decision was changed because the Steering Committee of the Chair felt…
Washington, March 20, 2012 – Every two seconds, an area of forest the size of a football field is clear-cut by illegal loggers around the globe. A new World Bank report released today shows how countries can effectively fight illegal logging through the criminal justice system, punish organized crime, and trace and confiscate illegal logging profits. The report, Justice…
NEW DELHI (19 MARCH 2012)—Over 700 participants including ministers, World Food Prize laureates, gender experts, international and non-governmental organizations, and farmer’s groups from 50 countries rallied for increased investments and improved policies targeting women farmers at the first-ever international conference on women in agriculture. The majority of formal processes and policies now in place to lift up women farmers…