Strengthening Capacity of Livestock Keepers to Produce Drought-Resistant Pasture
Latest Tanzania agriculture news · Strengthening Capacity of Livestock Keepers to Produce… explained · updated Aug 13, 2026 · agriculture news · farmers · crops
TLDR
- The National Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) has allocated 400 million Tanzanian Shillings to support a project aimed at improving pasture availability for livestock keepers during dry seasons.
- The project is being implemented by researchers from Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) in Kongwa District (Dodoma), Kishapu (Shinyanga), and Meatu (Simiyu).
- COSTECH Director General, Dr. Amos Nungu, stated that this initiative is part of 36 projects funded by the government with a total budget of 19 billion Tanzanian Shillings to address climate change effects.
- Early results from a pasture demonstration farm in Mtanana Ward, Kongwa District, indicate improved access to livestock feed for farmers.
- More than 1,300 farmers and livestock keepers in Mtanana Ward are benefiting from the project through a model farmer approach.