Speaking during Awareness workshop here,
the Mwanza regional Commissioner, Mr John Mongela said that the
government in Mwanza will extend the support to ensure the project
excels in its implementation.
The RC who was represented by Ms
Candidah Kyamani from the Mwanza regional secretariat said that the
support will enable new entrepreneurs engage in the production of maize
and kitchen production that will have a great impact in improving
people’s livelihood through the Lead project.
He noted that Lead project of the BRAC
Maendeleo Tanzania which is busy carrying out market assessment aimed at
establishing existing opportunities in the market system and existing
gaps, organising facilitation workshops for training both government and
private actors.
RC said that BRAC through Lead Project
has successfully organised 80 facilitation workshops, trained 89 agro
vets/dealers for accessing improved inputs, trained 85 Maize and
83Poultry traders to buy the products from farmers, conducted 309
farmers field days, disseminated modern farming technologies through
maize and poultry demonstration farms.
Through the efforts, Mr Mongela said
that the technology will enable smallholder farmers to increase maize
harvest and believes will further consolidate agricultural activities in
the region.
The BRAC Lead project Livestock Manager,
Dr Muhammad Abdul Barek, said that Lead programme is introducing
integrated support package to small-holder farmers in agriculture and
poultry to enable them increase their profits and create new jobs in
rural areas.
Dr Barek hinted that the first component
of the project will develop linkages between producers and markets and
the second component will establish a strong community- based supply
chain to supply extension services and its inputs
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