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...

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...

“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...

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...

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...

Located at Chimala ward, Mbarali district, Mbeya region in the southern highlands, UPENDO Women Group was established on January 2013. The group is a member of MVIWATA and registered at Mbarali District council. The group...

Forest education and extension services. Forestry education and extension services are among key elements in ensuring that forest and farm producers share and exchange knowledge and skills, learn and adopt new relevant skills. MVIWATA’s role...

Smallholder farmers and members of MVIWATA at Mkuranga District on May 2021 were capacitated on land rights and legal aid service. About 50 participants’ representatives of farmers’ groups and networks from Kizapala, Tungi, Vianzi, Kibungachana,...

The delegation of IFAD-Tanzania, earlier today paid a courtesy visit to MVIWATA Headquarters in its attempt to develop new COSOP (Country Strategic Opportunities Programme) which is a framework for making strategic choices about IFAD operations...

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS INTENSIVE RESIDENTIAL TRAINING: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE Morogoro, 1/10 September 2021 Voices, needs, and concerns among African producers are hardly a priority in national politics, but whole food systems...

MVIWATA has conducted a three (3) days training on the establishment and management of microfinance services (VICOBA and SACCOS) for farmers and members of MVIWATA residing in Mkoka, Hongoro and Songambele wards in Kongwa District,...

Many times enormous amounts of resources are invested to generate solutions to crises facing smallholder farmers that are never adopted. A timely intervention against challenges early identified by rural family farmers themselves, allows farmers to...