Tanzania

For over a decade, we have been working with Tanzanian farmers, particularly smallholders who are the backbone of rural communities.

These farmers face numerous challenges, including increasingly erratic weather patterns and economic instability. We serve farmers in Iringa, Njombe, Songwe, and Mbeya, with pilots in Morogoro, Dodoma, and Singida. In recent years, the Tanzanian government has stepped up to meet fertilizer demand, shifting our focus from providing credit to investing in alternative services that offer a higher impact at sustainable costs.

How We Serve Farmers

To reach as many farmers as possible, our field officers are supplemented by a rapidly expanding network of dukas, helping us meet local farmers' evolving needs. Our achievements include:

• Quality inputs and services: Our field officers are supported by an expanding duka network, enabling us to meet local farmers' evolving needs. These shops provide a cost-effective way to supply quality seeds, other life-improving products, and training that supports increased crop production and farmer profits.
• The tree program: We support smallholder farmers in generating income while contributing to the environment and improving soil health.
• Encouraging climate-smart agriculture: We support farmers in growing climate-smart, high-value crops like sunflowers, macadamias, avocados, and coffee. These crops increase resilience and enable higher profits than food crops.

“The organization has a good understanding of farmers’ needs. I can get all my inputs even when I do not have much money at the beginning of the season. And this season, we were able to receive trees. I’m looking for much more next season.” Angelus Mwapinga, Njombe District