From Pasture to Prosperity: USAID Helps Tanzanian Pastoralist Reach Global Markets
For years, Joshua Makukula, a pastoralist in Tanzania’s Morogoro Region, dreamed of sending his children to a better school and building a brick house that wouldn’t collapse during heavy rains. But climate change was making life harder. With pastureland drying up and grazing space shrinking, feeding his 250 cattle had become a struggle and so had earning enough to support his family.…
Sailing Toward Success: How USAID Helped a Tanzanian Fisherman Multiply His Catch and Income Tenfold
For years, Mr. Robert Gregory Lwanga of Buchosa village in Sengerema District, Mwanza Region, worked tirelessly in the Nile perch fishing industry. Despite his lifelong experience, he could only manage a daily catch of around 30 kilograms. With an income of just TZS 300,000 (USD 111), supporting his family of 12 was a daily challenge.…
The Market Information (Intelligence) Unit: Building Smarter Markets that Drive Informed Decisions for Farmers and Traders
For years, Mr. Kolineli Bukiki, a maize farmer and grain trader in Sumbawanga, Rukwa Region, operated with little to no access to reliable market information. Like many farmers across Tanzania, he often relied on word-of-mouth updates or outdated price estimates to decide when and where to sell his crops.…
From Pastoralist to Prosperous Dairy Farmer: How USAID-supported Reforms Transformed Mr. Maloloi’s Life
For many years, Mr. Maloloi Kibangashi, a pastoralist from Dakawa village in Tanzania’s Morogoro Region, struggled to support his family. His dream was simple but powerful: to send his children to a good private school and live in a strong, safe brick house.…
The Value of Agricultural Research
When the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted global trade, Hadija Jabiri, founder and Managing Director of GBRI Business Solutions, feared for the future of her agribusiness. Her company, which specialized in exporting fresh fruits and vegetables, was struggling to stay due to border restrictions and a sharp decline in export demand.…
Tax Reforms Benefit Farmers and Traders: A Case of Tea Production and Marketing in Tanzania
Adam Kibiki is a tea farmer, husband and father of three kids in Iringa, located in Southern Tanzania. He is among the 65% of Tanzania’s labor force that is employed in agriculture and who contributes 29% towards the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP).…
Leveraging NSA partnerships for effective policy dialogue – a case of PAG
Lack of an enabling policy environment is widely recognized as one of the binding constraints to agricultural transformation, food security and nutrition, and economic growth in Tanzania. Recognizing this challenge, national and international development agencies have increased their technical support to the Government of Tanzania to accelerate policy reforms.…
