Improved Livestock Productivity through Pasture Farming Training
Habari mpya za kilimo Tanzania · maelezo ya Improved Livestock Productivity through Pasture Farming… · imesasishwa 13 Aug 2026 · habari za kilimo · wakulima · mazao
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- The three-year project, which started in October 2025, also promotes sustainable livestock practices in the face of changing climate conditions.
- Dr Nungu said the project aligns with the Development Vision 2050, which targets increased production and export of quality livestock and meat.
- DODOMA: THE National Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) has provided 400m/- to support a project aimed at helping livestock keepers cope with climate change by improving pasture availability during dry.
- He added that more than 1,300 farmers and livestock keepers in Mtanana Ward are benefiting from the initiative through a model farmer approach.
- He said he planted two acres of pasture and sold 54 of his 56 local cattle to invest in 14 improved dairy cows, which now produce between five and 22 litres of milk per day, compared to less than a litre previously.