The Iringa Regional Commissioner Hon. Queen Cuthbert Sendiga urged smallholder farmers’ members and non-members of MVIWATA to strengthen their unity and solidarity under the umbrella of MVIWATA for collective actions and protection of their interests. This was said during the Annual Meeting of members of MVIWATA Iringa branch held on 17...

Mtandao wa Vikundi vya Wakulima Tanzania (MVIWATA) organized a training on establishment and management of farmers’ managed financial institution alongside access to markets and entrepreneurship to smallholder farmers in Njombe and Ludewa districts. 538 farmers (347 women 191men) attended the trainings from 81 groups. The main facilitators of the training...

Members of   Mtandao wa Vikundi vya Wakulima Tanzania at Masasi District, Mtwara region on the Southern part of Tanzania gathered to exhibit the farmers’ managed indigenous seeds at Namombwe village, Mchauru ward. Hundreds of farmers and residents of Mchauru attended the exhibition. Mr Titho Stambuli a Mchauru division officer...

Mtandao wa Vikundi vya Wakulima Tanzania (MVIWATA) and Agricultural Development Denmark Asia (ADDA) held a two days partnership meeting at MVIWATA Headquarters. The meeting was attended by MVIWATA and ADDA staffs. The aim of the meeting was to familiarise at the organisational level and on the progress of the organic...

Sisi kwa sisi women group is the farmer’ group composed of 20 members among them are 8 youth, the group is a member of MVIWATA and resides at Igunda village, Igava ward in Mbarali District about 26 Kilometers from Mbarali District council. The main activity of the group members is...

Smallholder farmers in Mbozi district, Mbeya region faces one of the highest post-harvest loses on maize crop due to poor storage facilities and inadequate markets. Maize is the important food and cash crop in the Southern Highlands including the Mbozi district. Given the significant role played by MVIWATA in formation,...

Rural roads are often treated as the last link of the transport network. Despite this, they often form the most important link in terms of providing access for the rural population. Their permanent or seasonal absence acts as a crucial factor in terms of the access of rural communities to...

“I know that I am privileged to listen and follow different programs aired through MVIWATA FM”, says Odilia Jiovin, a farmer from Kilosa District, known for production and marketing of sunflower, coconut, sugarcane, and sisal in the Morogoro region of Tanzania. “I always take the initiative to share the information...

The delegation from MVIWATA Headquarters together with the delegation from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FA0) – Tanzania, under Farm and Forest Facility (FFF) paid a visit to members of MVIWATA at Mapogoro and Mavala villages, Ludewa District, Njombe region in the Southern Highlands part of...

Travelers under rural tourism programme of MVIWATA have an opportunity to visit rural based smallholder farmers (host families) in their villages and share, exchange and experience rural day-to-day life. This is made possible through well developed tour itineraries that puts almost 75 percent of a traveler’s time in rural areas...