| ID: | 86892 |
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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: |
Daniel, a government extension officer, trains farmers on agronomic practices. Through a collaborative effort with LDFS, extension workers identified and implemented suitable technologies for the region, including minimum tillage pits (Jembe la Mzambia) and the Nine-seeds technology (Mbegu Tisa). The project has yielded impressive results. Over 100 farmers have adopted the new practices and seen significant benefits. Their crop yields have increased substantially, while soil fertility has also improved. Additionally, these techniques enhance water harvesting, reduce soil erosion, and lead to cost savings for the farmers. “As an extension worker I am happy to see the farmers adopt these technologies because it has increased their yields significantly.” 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, land degradation and average annual rainfall. It also centres on areas where there may be conflict among communities related to access to and use of crop, grass and forest land and water resources. |
| Size: | 10.21 MB; 5329 x 3553 pixels; 451 x 301 mm (print at 300 DPI); 1410 x 940 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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