Ni wazi kuwa wakulima wengine wamevuna nafaka mbalimbali kama vile maharage na mahindi katika msimu huu wa mavuno hivyo wasipokuwa makini na kuhifadhi kwa usahihi mavuno yote yatapotea kwa kuharibiwa na wadudu, panya, au hata ukungu unaotokana na unyevu. Ili kuepukana na hasara ni muhimu kuhakikisha unahifadhi mazao yako katika njia salama kama unavyoshauriwa na Mkulima Mbunifu au wataalamu wa…
Mkulima Mbunifu is seeking to recruit suitably qualified intern to support MkM work in support monitoring activities of the project, data management and feedback from users of knowledge products disseminated. Mkulima Mbunifu (MkM) is a farmer information service organization based in Arusha, Tanzania, and implemented since July 2011 with support from Biovision Foundation, Switzerland and Biovision Africa Trust (BvAT), Nairobi,…
Jarida la MkM limenisaidia kufanya kilimo ikolojia kwa faida ‘’Nimekuwa nikifanya kilimo ikolojia toka utotoni kwani wazazi wangu walikuwa wakijishughulisha na kilimo na walitegemea kilimo pekee kwa chakula na biashara, na njia ya uzalishaji ilikuwa ni njia za asili pekee’’. Hayo ni maneno ya Bi. Rehema Joel Mbula (48) mkulima mzalishaji kwa misingi ya kilimo ikolojia na mnufaika wa jarida…
Kilimo kimekuwepo tangu kale za mababu zetu. Binadamu wa kwanza walipata chakula chao kwenye mazingira yanayowazunguka na kwa juhudi kama uwindaji kabla ya kuanza kulima ardhi, kupanda mazao na kufuga mifugo kama vyanzo vya lishe. Hii ni pamoja na nafaka, mazao ya mizizi, karanga, matunda, nyama, maziwa, na hata mayai. Kilimo kimebadilisha maisha na maisha pia yamebadilisha muundo wa kilimo.…
The Mkulima Mbunifu (MkM) Magazine, a Farmer Communication Programme project, has been empowering smallholder farmers in Tanzania since July 2011 through production and distribution of farmer magazines. Supported by the Biovision Foundation and Biovision Africa Trust, MkM aims to enhance the economic, social, and environmental livelihoods of smallholder farmers through the adoption of ecologically sustainable agriculture (ESA) and improved agricultural…
SAT seeks to recruit a consultant to support MkM project to carry out a rapid progress evaluation for the implementation period running from January 2023 – June 2024. CLICK THE LINK HERE https://mkulimambunifu.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/20240429_TOR-for-Evaluation-Consultant_1.pdf
Swali hili limekuwa likijirudia mara kwa mara, kuwa ni kwa nini wakulima wawe maskini? Kwa watu walio wengi hata wakulima wenyewe, wana majibu mengi sana ambayo wamekuwa wakiyatoa, hasa katika kutetea huko hiyo, huku wakiweka kuwa wao ni watu wa chini na wanaokubaliana na hali hiyo ya umaskini. Kuna wale ambao watasema kuwa ni maskini kwa sababu ya zana duni…
Ngwara ambalo pia hujulikana kama Fiwi, ni aina ya maharagwe katika familia ya Fabaceae. Asili yake ni katika eneo la Afrika Kusini mwa Jangwa la Sahara na hulimwa katika maeneo ya kitropiki. Zao hili lenye utajiri wa virutubisho, ambalo kwa muda mrefu lilisahaulika, sasa limeanza kupata umuhimu mkubwa kutoka kwa wadau wa kilimo. Zao hili linastawi katika hali ya hewa…
Maziwa ya mtindi ni maziwa mabichi ya ng’ombe yaliyoganda na mara nyingi yanakuwa na hali ya uchachu. Maziwa haya hutumika kama kinywaji au kiambaupishi katika mapishi mbalimbali. Mahitaji Maziwa mabichi safi na salama Kimea cha maziwa Vifaa vinavyohitajika Sufuria / keni safi ya kuchemshia Chombo (container) ambacho utaweza kuhifadhi mtindi unaoendelea kuchachuka (fermenting) na kiwekwe katika hali ya usafi ili…