A 10bn/- three-year empowerment project is expected to benefit thousands of farmers and entrepreneurs in the northern part of the country giving them profitable returns on investment as well as empowering them with related trainings.
The project, which is to be implemented in Arusha and Manyara regions will be facilitated by TRIAS—a Belgium-based non-governmental organisation.
“As TRIAS, we believe in the power of local economy as a lever to better welfare and as a weapon against poverty,” said Anthony Rottjers, who is the organisation’s country director.
Speaking in Arusha over the weekend at the official launch of the project, Rottjers said TRIAS focuses on integrated local economic development of which support to microfinance is an important component, and main focus placed on women, rural communities and the youth development.
“We intend to empower those groups with general business knowledge as well as various valuable life skills and increase their access to loans as well as link them with markets for their produce,” he said.
According to the official, beneficiaries will be trained on the best use of farm inputs in onion and garlic farming, cattle and poultry rearing techniques.
In this project, TRIAS Tanzania is to work closely with Tanzania’s small-holder farmers’ network (MVIWATA) and Simanjiro Milk Producers.
TRIAS’ programme advisor, Francis Shimit said the project is aimed at supporting small-scale farmers step out of extreme poverty.
“Our interest is to work with farmers when they are in groupings, rather than in individuals,” he detailed noting that so far, the organisation has been working with eight groups of about 35,000 Tanzanians.
The project, which is to be implemented in Arusha and Manyara regions will be facilitated by TRIAS—a Belgium-based non-governmental organisation.
“As TRIAS, we believe in the power of local economy as a lever to better welfare and as a weapon against poverty,” said Anthony Rottjers, who is the organisation’s country director.
Speaking in Arusha over the weekend at the official launch of the project, Rottjers said TRIAS focuses on integrated local economic development of which support to microfinance is an important component, and main focus placed on women, rural communities and the youth development.
“We intend to empower those groups with general business knowledge as well as various valuable life skills and increase their access to loans as well as link them with markets for their produce,” he said.
According to the official, beneficiaries will be trained on the best use of farm inputs in onion and garlic farming, cattle and poultry rearing techniques.
In this project, TRIAS Tanzania is to work closely with Tanzania’s small-holder farmers’ network (MVIWATA) and Simanjiro Milk Producers.
TRIAS’ programme advisor, Francis Shimit said the project is aimed at supporting small-scale farmers step out of extreme poverty.
“Our interest is to work with farmers when they are in groupings, rather than in individuals,” he detailed noting that so far, the organisation has been working with eight groups of about 35,000 Tanzanians.
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN
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