Economic Benefits from Native Pasture Seed Production for Livestock Keepers in Arusha
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- He said the project had reached more than 100 households, including women and youth who were being trained in the seed production process, from harvesting and preparation to planting.
- So far, we have 100 seed champions from two groups of youth and women whom we have trained on the entire process, including seed preparation, planting and harvesting,” he said.
- ARUSHA: LIVESTOCK keepers in some villages in Monduli and Simanjiro districts are increasingly benefiting economically from the production of native pasture seeds, an initiative aimed at restoring degraded grazing lands.
- He said the seeds could be used for different types of livestock, including dairy and beef cattle, noting that reliable availability of pasture was important for productive livestock keeping.
- Mr Mollel said small-scale livestock keepers who reached commercial production levels would be linked with large-scale livestock keepers who could provide a market for the seeds they produced.