Ndugu Mkulima, kama tunavyofahamu huu ni msimu wa mvua katika maeneo mengi nchini, ni muhimu kupata na kufahamu taarifa za mwenendo mzima wa msimu, nini kifanyike au kisifanyike katika uzalishaji na mwenendo wa maisha kwa ujumla. Tafadhali soma kwa kubonyeza hapa chini kupata taarifa kamili kwa mkoa wa Arusha https://www.meteo.go.tz/uploads/publications/sw1724331524-Downscaled%20OND%202024%20Rainfall%20Season%20Outlook%20(Swahili)%20for%20Arusha%20Region%20and%20Districts.pdf
Uchambuzi wa mwenendo wa mifumo ya hali ya hewa na mwelekeo wa msimu wa mvua za Vuli kipindi cha Oktoba – Disemba 2024, ushauri na tahadhari kwa wadau wa sekta mbalimbali kama vile kilimo na usalama wa chakula, mifugo na uvuvi, maliasili, wanyamapori na utalii, nishati na maji, usafirishaji (nchi kavu, kwenye maji na angani), mamlaka za miji, afya pamoja…
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,…
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.…
Kilimo ikolojia ni njia ya kilimo inayolenga kuhifadhi mazingira, kuhimiza uendelevu, na kukuza ustawi wa jamii kwa kuzingatia mifumo ya ikolojia na utamaduni wa eneo husika. Ni mfumo ambao unazingatia uhusiano wa karibu kati ya mimea, wanyama, binadamu, na mazingira yao, na kujaribu kuiga mifumo ya asili ili kudumisha bioanuai na kuzuia uharibifu wa mazingira. Kanuni na vipengele 13 vya…
Udongo wenye afya ndio msingi wa kilimo chenye tija na endelevu. Kusimamia afya ya udongo kunaruhusu wazalishaji kufanya kazi na ardhi – sio dhidi ya – kupunguza mmomonyoko wa ardhi, kuongeza upenyezaji wa maji, kuboresha baiskeli ya virutubishi, kuokoa pesa kwenye pembejeo, na hatimaye kuboresha ustahimilivu wa ardhi yao ya kufanya kazi. Iwe unalima mahindi, unafuga ng’ombe wa nyama, au…
Mtazamo Virutubisho hai Mbolea zisizo za asili hazitumiki katika kilimo hai. Virutubisho vya asili vinavyotokana na mimea hutumika kurutubisha udongo. Kuongeza rutuba kwenye udongo huchukuliwa kama nguzo muhimu. Mbolea za asili hutumika kuboresha au kushikilia rutuba ya udongo, kwa kuongeza mbolea inayotokana na mifugo, mbolea vunde, na kuacha mabaki ya mazao shambani yatumike kama matandazo. Mbolea za asili huwa na…
Kwa kawaida viumbe hai vyote ni vya asili. Fikra na mitazamo juu ya kilimo hai inaonekana kama vile viumbe hai wana sehemu yao maalumu tangu miaka mingi iliyopita. Hii inajumuisha viumbe wadogo wadogo waliopo ardhini, kwenye mimea, wanyama pamoja na binadamu mwenyewe. Mfumo wa kilimo hai umetelekezwa kwa kiasi kikubwa na mabadiliko katika sekta ya viwanda, ongezeko la watu na…
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