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AGCOT and TADB Forge Strategic Partnership to Boost Soybean and Agribusiness Development in Tanzania

Dar es Salaam, March 5, 2025 – The Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT), now transitioning into the Agricultural Growth Corridors of Tanzania (AGCOT), has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB). The landmark agreement aims to unlock

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Grimme’s Mechanization

Grimme’s Mechanization Boosts Tanzania’s Potato Sector: An Interview at Fruit Logistica

March 06, 2025 – At this year’s Fruit Logistica trade fair in Berlin, Tullah Mloge of the SAGCOT Centre sat down with Frank Nordmann of GRIMME Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG to discuss the German company’s transformative role in Tanzania’s potato industry. The trade fair, held

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Young Agripreneurs in Tanzania: Voices from the YEFFA Training Program

By Nelson Kowero  In Morogoro, Tanzania, SAGCOT Centre Limited, in collaboration with partners, conducted a transformative training program under the Youth Entrepreneurship for the Future of Food and Agriculture (YEFFA) project. This initiative aimed to enhance food safety compliance, boost market competitiveness, and create employment opportunities

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Umwagiliaji wa Kisasa: Nguzo ya Kilimo Kwa Uzalishaji Endelevu nchini Tanzania

Kilimo ni uti wa mgongo wa uchumi wa Tanzania, na umwagiliaji wa kisasa ni nguzo muhimu kwa uzalishaji endelevu wa mazao. Kupitia teknolojia inayopunguza gharama na kuongeza tija ya kilimo, wakulima wanaleta mabadiliko kubwa katika jukumu la uzalishaji wa mazao ya kutosha kwa uchumi wetu. Agribusiness

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GRIMME: Making a Difference in Potato and Vegetable Value Chains in Tanzania

By Tullah Mloge The SAGCOT Communications Team recently interviewed Frank Nordmann, the General Manager of Key Accounts and Sustainable Development at GRIMME. Renowned for its technological innovations and unwavering commitment to advancing agricultural practices, GRIMME is strategically positioned to be a driving force in transforming Tanzania’s

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Tanzania Emerges Victorious in CALA Cohort Three

On February 21, 2025, Team Twiga from Tanzania clinched the top spot in the Action Learning Project (ALP) competition at AGRA’s CALA Cohort 3 graduation in Nairobi, outshining seven other country teams from Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Uganda. Guided by leaders such as

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Empowering Youth Through Gender Equality and Safeguarding in Agriculture

From February 18 to 21, 2025, the SAGCOT Centre joined a transformative Gender and Safeguarding Training in Arusha, organized by AGRA. This event brought together implementing partners (IPs) of the Youth Entrepreneurship for the Future of Food and Agriculture (YEFFA) project in Tanzania, including GAIN, Wezesha,

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SAGCOT na Ofisi ya Mkuu wa Mkoa wa Morogoro Zawajengea Wakulima Uwezo Kupitia Ziara ya Mafunzo katika Mashamba ya Mfano ya Njombe

Gairo, Morogoro Mnamo mwezi Aprili 2024, SAGCOT, kwa kushirikiana na Ofisi ya Mkuu wa Mkoa wa Morogoro, iliwezesha ziara ya mafunzo kwa wakulima wapatao 40 na maafisa ugani 4 kutoka halmashauri za wilaya za Gairo na Morogoro. Ziara hiyo iliwapeleka wakulima kutembelea mashamba ya mfano ya

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Zanzibar: Establishing a Multi-Stakeholder Platform for Sustainable Landscape Management

Zanzibar:The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Natural Resources, in collaboration with the SAGCOT Centre and Kilombero District, has taken the initiative to establish a Multi-Stakeholder Platform (MSP) in Zanzibar. This platform aims to coordinate development projects and programs in Unguja

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Morogoro Launches ‘Soma na Karafuu’ to Transform Education and Agriculture

Morogoro: On February 17, 2025, the Mkuyuni Village in Morogoro District Council celebrated the launch of the Soma na Karafuu (“Learn with Cloves”) initiative. This innovative and transformative intervention combines educational and economic empowerment through agriculture while restoring the lost biodiversity in the Uluguru Mountains in

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