| ID: | 86840 |
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| Country: | Tanzania |
| Title: | Tanzania - Reversing Land Degradation trends and increasing Food Security in degraded ecosystems of semi-arid areas of Tanzania (LDFS) – July 2023 |
| Description: |
Mzume is a seaweed farmer and an aggregator. is journey began years ago in public service, where he played a pivotal role as a government extension worker, tirelessly training farmers on best practices for seaweed cultivation. After retirement from public service Juma decided to help manage the community collection centre , established in 1993, to eliminate the high costs and inefficiencies of drying seaweed at home, where equipment was often lacking therefor impacting the quality. As a result, farmers have seen an increase in the price of seaweed from Tsh 50 to 1,000 per kilogram. “For you to get money from seaweed farming, the seaweed has to be in good condition, therefore you have to have the right equipment and right conditions to dry it.” The benefits the farmers are getting from this centre has enabled Juma and the community start another aggregation centre not too far to cater for the high demand from farmer for drying racks and storage by farmers. Reversing Land Degradation Trends and Increasing Food Security in Degraded Ecosystems of Semi-arid Areas of Central Tanzania (LDFS) is one of 12 national projects under the Integrated Approach Pilot program on Fostering Sustainability and Resilience for Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa (IAPFS). The project focuses on geographic areas with high levels of poverty, food insecurity, malnutrition of children under 5 years of age, as well as land degradation and average annual rainfall. Additionally, it addresses potential conflicts among communities related to access to and use of crop, grass, forest land, and water resources. |
| Size: | 10.77 MB; 5024 x 3349 pixels; 425 x 284 mm (print at 300 DPI); 1329 x 886 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Show more details: | Imani Nsamila |
| Copyright: | ©IFAD/Imani Nsamila |
| Categories: | New from East and Southern Africa |
| URL: | https://www.ifad.org/en/ |
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