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Monday 29 February 2016


agriculture is the savior of the farmer if he will use modern methods of farming and follow the principles of protecting the environment to adapt to changing weather so our organization provides environmental education and teaching methods of modern farming and finding alternative fuels for use in homes so we sought friends were unfaithful invested in wind electric energy, biogas electricity we welcome all of good will and to invest in this energy scenario l'agriculture est le sauveur de l'agriculteur s'il utilisera des méthodes modernes d'agriculture et de suivre les principes de protection de l'environnement afin d'adapter à l'évolution des temps si notre organisation fournit des méthodes de l'agriculture moderne d'éducation environnementale et de l'enseignement et de trouver des carburants de remplacement pour une utilisation dans les maisons que nous cherchions amis ont été infidèles investis dans l'énergie éolienne électrique, électricité biogaz nous accueillons tous de bonne volonté et d'investir dans ce scénario énergétique Landwirtschaft ist der Retter der Landwirt, wenn er moderne Methoden in der Landwirtschaft verwendet wird, und die Grundsätze des Schutzes der Umwelt folgen zu ändernden Wetter so unsere Organisation in der Umweltbildung und Lehrmethoden der modernen Landwirtschaft und die Suche nach alternativen Kraftstoffen für den Einsatz in Wohnungen anzupassen, so haben wir versucht, Freunde waren untreu in Wind elektrische Energie investiert, Biogas Strom wir alle guten Willens begrüßen und in diesem Energieszenario zu investiere la agricultura es el que da el agricultor si va a utilizar métodos modernos de cultivo y seguir los principios de la protección del medio ambiente para adaptarse a los cambios de tiempo por lo que nuestra organización proporciona educación y enseñanza del medio ambiente los métodos de la agricultura moderna y la búsqueda de combustibles alternativos para su uso en hogares, de modo que buscamos amigos fueron infiel invertidos en energía eléctrica eólica, biogás electricidad que recibe todos los días de buena voluntad y de invertir en este escenario energético
Cultivation of the fruit is expected and many also raise the economy as well as build our health farm this relies on rain or water reservoirs flower rivers by being watered so as you can see these farmers in one of the green house as they grow seedlings so you these seedlings will be helped protect the environment

Monday 22 February 2016

Africa gets new agricultural innovation centre

Africa has a new innovation centre aimed at boosting agricultural productivity, increase incomes of smallholder farmers and create job opportunities for the youth and women in various African nations

africarice steveevans flickrThe innovation centre will focus on boosting agricultural produce of rice as well as create jobs for women. (Image source: Steve Evans/Flickr)
The Green Innovation Centre, inaugurated at Benin’s AfricaRice, will particularly help Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Togo, Tunisia and Zambia.
Through this initiative, the exchange of knowledge and interaction between researchers and development experts in 17 communities will take place. The centre will focus on strengthening the agricultural innovation system by promoting partnerships and developing an operational framework for innovation. Researchers will develop a set of services and innovation that will serve as youth training tools and help increase sustainable productivity and incomes of agricultural producers.
Initially, four major commodities – rice, soybeans, small ruminants and poultry – will be focused on, but the centre will encourage inputs on other commodities as well.
The centre is supported by the Federal German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in partnership with Benin Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, and AfricaRice.
Aside from water and fertiliser, agriculture needs knowledge and innovation, stated BMZ minister Gerd Müller. The organisation has given around US$3mn to AfricaRice to implement the centre’s activities in 2016 and 2017, according to AfricaRice knowledge management specialist Bernard Marc Winfried.
According to David Arodokoun, the director-general of National Agricultural Research Institute of Benin, African nations are yet to comprehend or develop technologies that could make agriculture and livestock production easier, productive and efficient.

ORO AGRI rolls out new packs for small-scale farmers in Africa

ORO AGRI has launched new 200ml crop protection products which are easily available to growers in Africa

African-farmer 
ORO AGRI has launched 200ml crop protection packs for farmers in Africa. (Image source: K. Trautmann)

According to the firm, small-scale farmers usually do not have the financial resources or transport facilities to purchase large quantities of pesticides.
The pack has been developed to allow small-scale growers to mix four to five backpacks from one bottle, said ORO AGRI.
“We have launched this new pack size to provide a product that is affordable, user-friendly, robust and able to withstand being transported in a basket on the back of a bicycle without breaking,” stated Johan Coetzee, general manager, sub-Saharan Africa.
"While every effort was made to find a suitable bottle in South Africa, we were eventually able to utilize the global footprint of ORO AGRI to source a bottle meeting our exact requirements," added Coetzee.
ORO AGRI has also created a special booklet label system, which allows the user to read the directions for use without having to remove the label from the container so as to prevent contamination, the company said.

‘Time for Africa’s own Green Revolution’

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) hosted a planning meet with a delegation from Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) to revitalise and transform agriculture

AfricanWomen martapiqs FLCIKRThe bank’s partnership with CGIAR and FARA hopes to revive and revolutionise agriculture with the goal of feeding Africa within the shortest possible time. (Image source: martapiqs/Flickr)
The meeting was also attended by the consulting firm Dalberg Global Development Advisors, which has been contracted by the bank to develop the African Agricultural Transformation Strategy.
Raising agricultural productivity depends on a number of factors, but the most critical one is new knowledge and technology generated from research.
AfDB director of agriculture and agro-industry department Chiji Ojukwu spoke about the numerous studies that show the GDP growth generated by agriculture can be up to four times more effective in reducing poverty than growth generated by other sectors.
He also observed that the Asian Green Revolution saw increases in agricultural productivity resulting from the widespread adoption of new, high-yielding rice and wheat varieties, together with the increased use of fertilisers, irrigation and other inputs.
“It is time for Africa’s own ‘Green Revolution’”, he said.

Solving the soil erosion problem

Soil erosion is a silent threat to our food supply; conservation practices offer a solution to long-term productivity

Soil erosion is a silent threat to our life on this planet, or at least our food supply. For it is not an immediate threat, and may not have as sudden and irreversible effects as climate change for example, it does not make the top news nor is it a common topic around dinner tables – nevertheless, it is sneaking up on us.
Soil erosion is a process in which soil quality and fertility diminishes, and the nutrient levels vital for food crop production are gradually depleted. Such degradation will eventually result in declining crop yield. Coupled with an increasing world population such decline in agricultural productivity may result in serious problems for our food supply. Therefore, it is now perhaps more important than ever to adopt conservation tillage practices to preserve soil quality and agricultural productivity.
Intensive production
Soil erosion happens from water, wind or over tilling in agricultural cultivation. For example in Europe, where intensive agricultural production is still largely the norm, farmers often cultivate their fields in multiple passes (stubble conditioning, plowing, and seedbed preparation) between harvesting a field and planting new crop.
The result is very appealing to the eye: enormous fields look like the best managed home gardens with their surface raked to perfection. However, the excessive soil disturbance in this mode of cultivation results in significant loss of fertile matter and moisture. Moreover, since the topsoil lies unprotected it is also exposed to rain and wind induced erosion. The ongoing climate change and the resulting extreme weather conditions have recently worked to exacerbate the situation resulting in the acceleration of the loss of topsoil. Therefore, agricultural producers worldwide must adopt conservation tillage practices to battle soil erosion to preserve topsoil and maintain or increase output levels.
Mulch tillage
Conservation tillage is a set of methods for soil cultivation that are designed to preserve and improve the topsoil. One form of conservation tillage is mulch tillage, which is also a kind of minimum tillage; as such, it provides a cost efficient alternative for modern high-yield agricultural production while ensuring that soil is properly managed to maximize long-term productivity.
Mulch tillage uses the large amount of plant residue left on the fields after harvesting to protect the soil from in adverse conditions and to maintain its nutrient levels. The key implement in this mode of cultivation is the mulch cultivator, which is used after harvesting to manage the stubble and create a seedbed most often in a single pass. The cultivator efficiently cuts the residue left on the fields and incorporates part of it into the soil, while leaving the remainder on top creating the so called mulch layer. The residue incorporated decomposes over time, thus increasing the concentration of organic matter and nutrients directly in the root zone. Such recycling of material minimizes the need for fertilizers and the application of chemicals aimed at soil improvement. The residue incorporated also increases the water absorption and retention capability of the soil, mitigating the effects of adverse climate conditions. The mulch layer created on top of the soil works to enhance this effect as it is essentially a protective layer in heavy winds and rain, and it also prevents overheating a drying out of the soil on hot weather conditions.
Cheap and easy
As in most cases of change, the adoption of mulch tillage and conservation tillage practices is not an easy or inexpensive transition. By virtue of incorporating several tillage functions the implements for these cultivation methods are often large machines requiring considerable tractor power. Therefore, the transition may require considerable and carefully planned investment. Luckily, as a form of minimum tillage, mulch tillage offers operational savings in man-hours as well as fuel costs, which in the long term more than offset the initial costs of shifting to this method of cultivation.
To conclude, with current trends of hectic weather conditions, climate change, rising energy costs and an ever-growing demand for food, it is clear that the future of agriculture lays in conservation cultivation methods that offer high-yields at the least costs in the long-run. As a minimum tillage method that ensures high agricultural productivity through improving and protecting topsoil mulch tillage is clearly a cultivation method that we will see gain ground in the future.

Soil Erosion Problems in Tanzania



Soil erosion occurs when environmental factors wear on and remove soil particles. Soil erosion has become a concern worldwide, causing serious problems for food production and other agricultural crops. It is also at the heart of other environmental issues.

Sunday 21 February 2016

Six lions on the loose in Nairobi

The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is looking for about six lions on the loose from the Nairobi National Park. The lions are believed to have escaped to Lang’ata, which is adjacent to the park.
Six lions have escaped from the Nairobi National Park ©Nation Media Group
Six lions have escaped from the Nairobi National Park ©Nation Media Group
KWS Corporate Communications Officer Paul Udoto said they were not certain of the number of the lions. “The lions were part of the wild population and we are depending on the public to report if they sight them,” he said.
The wildlife service has advised any person who spots the lions to call KWS on toll-free numbers 08002215566 or 0800597000.
Mr Udoto said the KWS was aware that a lioness had given birth on the border of Lang’ata Barracks and the park, and was monitoring the situation. “However, this morning we were called at 4am and told that some two lionesses, we believe, including the new mother, had been seen on the road near Lang’ata Hospital. We responded immediately. But we have not been able to track them down,” he explained.
He said another call was made by a member of the public at around 5am claiming to have met the lions at the bypass near the National Housing Corporation in Lang’ata.
“We are still combing through this area,” he said.

British Pilot’s Murder Highlights Anti-Poaching Issues In Africa

British Pilot’s Murder Highlights Anti-Poaching Issues In Africa
British Pilot’s Murder Highlights Anti-Poaching Issues In Africa
A heinous crime: cowardly, from start to finish. Capt. Roger Gower, 37, a British pilot, was shot dead as he flew a helicopter during a co-ordinated effort with Tanzanian conservationists tracking elephant poachers on 29th January this year. He was flying low whilst investigating the slaughter of three elephants when he was hit.
It was a calculated murder. He was piloting the helicopter when he was shot down with a single bullet, not as believed from an AK 47, but from a 458: a gun typically used by poachers for shooting elephants. He was scrambled to help wildlife authorities to track the poachers in Maswa Game Reserve, near Serengeti National Park – a hotspot for elephant poaching - when he was fatally wounded. A colleague, heroically, managed to crash land the helicopter but sadly Capt. Gower died before a rescue team could reach him. Pictures from the crash site clearly show a bullet hole through the pilot’s seat which entered from the floor. The survivor was being treated for shock and minor injuries.
Capt. Gower, a former accountant before qualifying as a pilot in 2004, moved to Africa about two years later and worked with a helicopter safari company. According to his former employer, he also supported the British Army on exercises in Tanzania. He had been working with the Friedkin Conservation Fund where Founder, Dan Friedkin, said the organisation was "profoundly saddened by the loss of our dear friend". He had spotted three dead elephants and was circling after spotting a suspected cache of ivory when one of the poachers “jumped out of the bush” and fired on his helicopter, commented Pratik Patel, another colleague at the Friedkin Conservation Fund.

A man admired

Conservationist group Wildlife At Risk International posted pictures of the wreckage to Facebook, saying: "We are shocked by this unbelievably sad news and we extend our condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Capt. Roger.
Roger was a man admired by colleagues and much-loved by friends and family. His death cannot be forgotten and his murderers must be brought to trial to face the crimes they have committed as soon as possible.
Dan Friedkin said Roger’s work needed ‘honouring’ and he was committed to “ensuring that those responsible for this attack are found and brought to justice. We believe that Roger can best be honoured by redoubling our commitment to protect elephants and our priceless wildlife heritage.”
Capt. Gower had been keen to make a difference in a country where the elephant population had dwindled from 110,000 in 2009 to a little over 43,000 in 2014. “Roger was very, very active. He was very passionate about Africa. He loved Tanzania ,” said another colleague. “He was very keen on making a difference and helping and combating the poaching crisis.”
Tanzanian politician Lazaro Nyalandu tweeted Mr Gower's killers were "coward, evil and sad people".

Men arrested

Since Friday, Government Officials state five men have been arrested, shortly after the Tanzanian President Magufuli announced that he would make sure the murderers were found and brought to trial as soon as possible. His comments have come under fire but I see no reason to question him based on what he has spoken publicly previously. They included, reportedly, the person who supplied the ammunition and a person who provided accommodation for the poachers in the reserve near Serengeti National Park in the country’s north.
Efforts are still going on in Tanzania to track others suspected of being involved with the continued help from the Friedkin Conservation Fund who helped capture the five.

Eradicating Poaching

It is heart-rending that it takes incidents such as this to highlight the atrocious risks and frightening costs of protecting not just Tanzania’s, but Africa’s, wildlife that diminishes at an alarming rate every day.
Tragic incidents like this cloud the colossal efforts of several organisations and charities fighting to stop poaching in the northern regions of Tanzania. Tanzania has lost 60% of its elephants in just the last five years. Whilst their efforts tend to focus on protecting animals slaughtered for body parts to be sold in lucrative markets, efforts must now surely be upped in protecting those desperate to stop the poachers. Rangers are exposed daily to disturbing scenes of poached carcasses of elephants, rhinos, various cats and zebra amongst others. These grisly finds are a frustrating reminder of failure and the worrying plight of many species. A ranger’s pay and support is not always adequate in some countries but still they work unyielding to protect and save the lives of the animals in their regions.
Whilst this is the first incident of poachers shooting at our aerial surveillance patrols in its seven years of operation, it isn’t the first crime in seven years against conservationists in the country: last year, Emily Kisamo, head of Tanzania National parks’ head of anti-poaching was murdered. Whilst mean have been charged the reasons behind the murder are not clear. In 2014, for reasons unknown, a helicopter donated to the Tanzanian government to support anti-poaching, crashed, killing four.
In 2014, it was reported: " Worldwide, about two rangers are killed every week ," said Sean Willmore, president of the International Ranger Federation and founder of the Thin Green Line Foundation, a charity that trains rangers and supports the widows of those killed in the line of duty. "But that's only partial data," he adds. "It could be double that amount."
The same year, retired US military officials and top diplomats urged African governments to increase the fight against illegal poaching amidst claims that poaching funded criminal and terrorist organisations; any determination to do so since where not enough to prevent this sad and tragic crime. Whether or not this is also the case in Tanzania isn’t clear but other questions must also be asked: how are these poachers acquiring the means to procure AK 47s and other weapons? The answer lies in the organised crime units operating in Africa. Whilst the poachers tend to come from local villages with knowledge of the environment and animals being poached, the export and intermediate trade is masterminded by much more dominant and affluent crime units. Conservationists have since said that extreme violence is a common feature of poachers who are often allied to terrorist groups such as al-Shabaab and Boko Haram; they use the funds from ivory sales to fund their operations.
Statistics like the one claimed by Sean Wilmore show a very exigent need to put into practise plans suggested in 2014 before another pointless and tragic death occurs. This isn’t just an African problem; it is a world-wide one! Many great charities and NGOs are doing as much as they can to tackle such problems but it isn’t just their responsibility. These organisations rely on private funding when a large proportion of their sources should be coming from governments who cannot afford to do their bit; this puts at risk their economies in years to come when tourists no longer visit countries to view game that no longer exists!
Certainly it appears there is enough evidence of organised crime being funded in Africa with poaching operations being hailed the new ‘blood diamonds’ of Africa now several insurgent groups are being accused of having a hand in poaching to raise funds for weapons whilst poachers become more sophisticated. State-sponsored anti-poaching patrols are outnumbered and outgunned . This makes eradicating them somewhat more difficult until the funds being used for and by poachers are cut. Permanently. How could this happen before another tragic murder occurs? It’s a question that needs answers now.
The Friedkin Conservation Fund has been working with the Tanzanian government agencies across six reserves it operates in to respond to what was described as an explosion of an “industrial scale” in poaching in the last few years, driven by demand from Asia and increased human population. Poaching for meat, ivory, fish, timber and illegal cattle encroachment are threats encountered daily across the countries network of national parks and game reserves. They have sixteen anti-poaching teams functioning across six reserves mobilised by a variety of vehicles. However, there are a further ten parks and reserves whose anti-poaching methods need further support, too.
FCF believe there are several things that could be done across Tanzania to answer the above question: a more coordinated and pro-active anti-poaching effort between the Government agencies and all the stakeholders (photographic & hunting operators). By increasing the numbers of well-trained ranger units in the field across Tanzania's parks and reserves, they would be able to better protect the wildlife and deter poaching through a year round 24/7 presence. They believe it is a battle they cannot win alone. An increase in light aircraft and helicopters for aerial surveillance would also be exceedingly beneficial but to do this would mean more independent funding as it is beyond the government’s means.
It is shocking that the current penalties for poaching are a system of fine and short jail sentences for poaching offenders. This is hardly the deterrent desperately needed to reduce poaching. Alongside this, a reward system for information leading to arrests or confiscation of weapons is a great idea suggested by Andy Payne at FCF – with communities surrounding the reserves benefiting from compensation for information. As well as this, foreign and Tanzanian government cooperation on clamping down of illegal ivory leaving the country is not beyond the government’s means. If Magufuli wants to cut down on corruption, this would be one place to start.
A further change could be to implement the coordination of more wildlife authorities and organisations across Tanzania and in the neighbouring countries. The wildlife population in most other areas in Tanzania is poorly protected. As an inevitable consequence, poachers are turning to our wildlife reserves because that's where the wildlife is abundant: it is relatively safe and secure in their natural habitat. It is this extreme pressure that puts brave young people, like Roger Gower, in danger. ‘This is a risk we have to accept when confronting armed poachers in the field,’ said Andy. It is a terrible acceptance they make. Help from fellow conservation organisations, such as Honeyguide Foundation, in coordination with the Tanzanian wildlife authorities, is desperately needed to fulfil responsibilities to protect the wildlife under their stewardship.
Enter Tac Trac, one such organisation based in South Africa who run projects aimed at eradicating poaching. Marcus Rangers and his team, along with Rosie Plaia from Different Rhythm, are currently developing a new initiative: Project Thin Green Line, to work towards this vision. In the future, hopefully Tanzania, and other countries in Africa who struggle with poachers, will also benefit from Tac Trac’s amazing work. However, organisations, like Tac Trac, Honeyguide and the FCF, operating in Africa, cannot be expected to solve the problem of poaching alone. Util more support is offered, crimes against rangers will continue across the African continent and the rest of the world.

WONDERFULL ANIMAL IN IRINGA,TANZANIA.

Hi!guys this is our new blog shows different attractive things in this word especially Iringa Tanzania.

Sunday 14 February 2016


These are floods that result from global climate that will bring serious consequences if you have seen this and Its Region IringaTanzania expressed gushing rain so it is important to help these people who have lost their belongings and food assistance we ask all concerned will abide by these disasters
Ce sont les inondations qui résultent de climat mondial qui entraînera des conséquences graves si vous avez vu cela et je tika Région IringaTanzania exprimé pluie jaillissant il est donc important d'aider ces personnes qui ont perdu leurs biens et l'aide alimentaire, nous demandons tous les intéressés se conformer à ces catastrophes .
Dies sind Überschwemmungen, die von den globalen Klima führen, die schwerwiegende Konsequenzen nach sich ziehen wird, wenn Sie diese und ich tika Region IringaTanzania gesehen haben ausgedrückt sprudeln regen so ist es wichtig, diesen Menschen zu helfen, die ihr Hab und Nahrungsmittelhilfe verloren haben bitten wir alle Beteiligten wird von diesen Katastrophen halte  
Haec flumina quae ex global climate quod convertitur consequentia si vidisti et tika Regionis IringaTanzania exprimitur prohibitae sunt pluviae ita sit amet suscipere huiusmodi cassi pertinentibus cibique opem petimus de stabitur mala                                                                   .Estas son las inundaciones que resultan de clima global que traerá graves consecuencias si usted ha visto esto y yo tika Región IringaTanzania expresado que brota de lluvia por lo que es importante para ayudar a estas personas que han perdido sus pertenencias y asistencia alimentaria nos preguntamos todos los interesados será cumplir con estos desastres

Nämä ovat tulvat, jotka johtuvat maailman ilmastoon, joka tuo vakavia seurauksia, jos olet nähnyt tämän ja minä Tikan alueen IringaTanzania ilmaisi ylitsepursuava sade joten on tärkeää auttaa näitä ihmisiä, jotka ovat menettäneet omaisuutensa ja ruoka-apua pyydämme kaikkien osapuolten tulee noudattaa näiden onnettomuuksien