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Study: Donor Dependence and underfunding hampering climate financing in Tanzania

Study: Donor Dependence and underfunding hampering climate financing in Tanzania

Climate Finance Tracking Study for Agriculture and Livestock Sector Ministries in Tanzania 2009/10 – 2013/14 | Published by Forum CC | October 2015 A recent study commissioned by the Tanzania Civil Society Forum on Climate Change (ForumCC), a Rosa Luxemburg Foundation partner, has revealed that Climate Financing in Tanzania is highly dependent on foreign funding, a detrimental trend that is coupled with lack of pr ...

Newsletter: Sustainability School Bulletin No 6

Newsletter: Sustainability School Bulletin No 6

Published by NAPE | September 2015 The purpose of the bulletin is to bring you information regarding the implementation of the Sustainability School programme and now the Community Green Radio. Content includes among other Katwe residents hail NAPE over protecting salt lake, The New Colonialism and why it should be resisted, the celebration of the first anniversary of the Community Green Radio ...

Study: Farmer Managed Seed Systems in Tanzania

Study: Farmer Managed Seed Systems in Tanzania

Published by TOAM | September 2015 Farmers Prefer Farmers-Managed Seed Systems - this is one conclusion of a recently published report commissioned by Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement. The study has revealed that the majority of farmers in eight agricultural zones surveyed prefer using the Farmer Managed Seed System (FMSS) over the formal / commercial system.

Study: Bearing the brunt of women’s exclusion in Agriculture

Study: Bearing the brunt of women’s exclusion in Agriculture

Addressing the Critical Gaps that Increase Women’s Vulnerability to Shocks of Poverty, Hunger and Malnutrition | Published by Food Rights Alliance | August 2015 The Food Rights Alliance (FRA) in Uganda presents a compelling study establishing facts about the effects of women’s exposure to shocks of vulnerability, poverty and traumatic stressors of hunger and malnutrition. The study is carried out in two formerly w ...

Paper: Farmers’ Seed Sovereignty is under threat

Paper: Farmers’ Seed Sovereignty is under threat

The example of Tanzania | Written by Abdallah Ramadhani Mkindi, Coordinator of TABIO | May 2015 There are concerns with regards to the government’s proposals to revise seed legislation. Moreover, seed sovereignty in Tanzania can only be achieved if smallholder farmers, who provide over 80 per cent of the country’s seed requirements, are placed at the centre of decisions on seed systems and policies.

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