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Four new papers on social protection and sustainable forestry to be released at East Africa workshop
08 November 2017
Tanzania is hosting a sub-regional workshop on social protection for forest-dependent communities in East Africa in Dar es Salaam on November 8 and 9. The event attracts the participation of governmental authorities responsible for forestry policy/programmes, social protection policy/programmes, and forest producer organizations from Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda...
Tanzania is hosting a sub-regional workshop on social protection for forest-dependent communities in East Africa in Dar es Salaam on November 8 and 9. The event attracts the participation of governmental authorities responsible for forestry policy/programmes, social protection policy/programmes, and forest producer organizations from Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda...
07 November 2017
Seaweed farming is one of the emerging and important sources of incomes to small holder farmers and also revenues to the Government in Zanzibar. The seaweed farming industry in Zanzibar started in 1989. Seaweed farming has improved the livelihoods of the small holder farmers who use income derived there from to...
Seaweed farming is one of the emerging and important sources of incomes to small holder farmers and also revenues to the Government in Zanzibar. The seaweed farming industry in Zanzibar started in 1989. Seaweed farming has improved the livelihoods of the small holder farmers who use income derived there from to...
03 October 2017
Forest experts have called upon African governments to recognize the importance of and facilitate financing including climate related financing for tree growing and use in sustainable forest and farm management by smallholders and their producer organizations to enhance rural livelihoods and enterprises, as well their contribution to national economies. The call...
Forest experts have called upon African governments to recognize the importance of and facilitate financing including climate related financing for tree growing and use in sustainable forest and farm management by smallholders and their producer organizations to enhance rural livelihoods and enterprises, as well their contribution to national economies. The call...
29 September 2017
THE Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism for Tanzania, Prof. Jumanne Maghembe, has called upon forest experts from Africa to educate small holder farmers and forest communities about carbon credits trade in order to assure them of income that would reduce their actions that negatively impact on forests. Prof. Maghembe was...
THE Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism for Tanzania, Prof. Jumanne Maghembe, has called upon forest experts from Africa to educate small holder farmers and forest communities about carbon credits trade in order to assure them of income that would reduce their actions that negatively impact on forests. Prof. Maghembe was...
27 September 2017
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has today handed over pheromone traps to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (MALF) to be used for the surveillance of fall armyworm (FAW) outbreak in the country. The 216 traps will also be used for providing early warning to...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has today handed over pheromone traps to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (MALF) to be used for the surveillance of fall armyworm (FAW) outbreak in the country. The 216 traps will also be used for providing early warning to...
