training on pest and disease ID, Chapulwa

Our Work in Tanzania

At a Glance

  • Over 96,400 farmers trained since 2015 (includes nearly 40,700 farmers trained from 2015 to 2019 under SEVIA).
  • We currently train smallholder farmers on sustainable vegetable production techniques in the Iringa, Mbeya, Morogoro, and Shinyanga regions.
  • We provide intensive, hands-on training in the field, coupled with radio programs to reach more farmers.
Male and female farmers at an on-field training.

Projects & Highlights

June radio session
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Radio Outreach

Our call-in radio show helps farmers adopt better techniques and identify solutions to common problems

Technical Field Officer Winnie Kessy holds up seed packets during a seedling training for a group of men and women.
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Expanding to New Areas

Our recent expansion to Morogoro, Iringa, and Mbeya regions is enabling more farmers to learn improved vegetable production techniques

News & Stories

Young mothers celebrate their cucumber harvest in the field.

Young Mothers in Tanzania Find a Career in Vegetables

EWS-KT TFO Winnie Kessy and farmer Mauwa Mbombwe hold a tray of tomato seedlings growing in leaf pots.

Strong Seedlings for a Strong Harvest: Mauwa’s Story

Joyce Julius holds a tray of seedlings in front of a seedling house.

Joyce’s Journey to Agricultural Empowerment

Tanzanian farmers at a seedling training react to a tray of young seedlings.

EWS-KT Joins USAID Feed the Future Kilimo Tija Project

Partner representatives sit at a long table to discuss the new Tanzania project.

Partnering to Support Smallholder Farmers in Tanzania

Hadija Muhidini, seated , at the women's conference in Iringa.

Vegetable Farming as a Path to Economic Empowerment in Tanzania

EWS-KT staff member and a farmer stand next to a live barrier edging the farmer's field.

Protecting Vegetable Crops with Live Borders in Tanzania

Visitors to the learning farm admire ripe tomatoes.

Showcasing Best Practices at the Learning Farm in Kahama

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A Memorable Field Day in Tanzania

Hamisi Kibasu Mzinga--buyer in Tanzania

Connecting Farmers and Consumers: A Vegetable Dealer’s Story

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Training Tanzanian Farmers Through Text Messaging

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Traveling in Tanzania

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A Day in the Life of a Technical Field Officer

The Tanzania Team in Action

Winnie with farmer's leaf pots and seedling trays

Preparing to plant seedlings

Field scouting & diagnosis of insect pests

Scouting for insect pests

radio show

Broadcasting a radio show

EWS-KT staff member training a group of young farmers on fertilizers

Training young farmers on fertilizers

providing support on nursery management sweet pepper

Providing support on nursery management

staff monitoring crop progress in the field

Monitoring crop progress

staff member and farmer harvesting and bagging cucumbers

Harvesting a cucumber crop

installing a signboard

Installing an informational signboard

measuring of bed spacing

Measuring the spacing for raised beds

explaining the importance of a raised nursery bed to farmer

Explaining the importance of a raised nursery

testing soil pH to assess nutrient availability2

Testing soil pH to assess nutrient availability

training on preparing raised beds

Training farmers on creating raised beds

training on trellising

Training farmers on trellising

traininig on preparing a raised nursery

Preparing a raised nursery

seed sowing sweet pepper

Training farmers on seed sowing

Farmers practicing sowing with leaf pots

Creating a seedling nursery with leaf pots

Reports & Resources

Click on the map to explore our farmer-managed demonstration plots

Partners

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