Horticulture farming in the midst of climate change impacts

This case study describes the application of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and microfinance to support smallholder horticulture farmers in the Singida region of Tanzania, focusing on the experience of a youth entrepreneur named Amani Saidi Mwangu.

• The Singida region of Tanzania is highly vulnerable to climate change, with a semi-arid climate where approximately 80% of the population consists of smallholder farmers who rely primarily on rain-fed agriculture. Farming in this area faces challenges including unreliable rainfall, pests, poor soil fertility, improper use of inputs, and poor infrastructure, many of which are attributed to climate change.
• The government of Tanzania promotes climate-smart agriculture (CSA) as a local adaptation strategy to increase productivity for smallholder farmers. Specific CSA techniques mentioned include the use of early maturing and drought-tolerant seeds, agroforestry, cover cropping, conservation agriculture, intercropping, crop rotation for soil fertility, intercropping with leguminous plants for nitrogen fixation, and drip irrigation for water efficiency.
• Amani Saidi Mwangu, a 31-year-old farmer in Ipungi village, improved his livelihood by combining training from Sustainable Environment Management Action (SEMA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) with a 3,000,000 Tanzanian shilling loan received by the "Muungano Group". This support enabled the purchase of fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides, and improved seeds, and provided access to local agriculture extension officers.
• The adoption of improved seed varieties, such as Bombay red and Red creole for onions and tomatoes, has led to higher production due to shorter maturity periods of three months and increased resistance to pests and diseases. Amani now harvests 150 bags of onions and 400 to 500kg of tomatoes per acre, with market demand extending to Kenya and Uganda.
• To support communities in developing countries where CSA techniques are not well established, the document suggests that government and non-government actors should provide increased access to extension services, affordable resilient seeds, resilient transport infrastructure, and training on adaptation and mitigation techniques.

APA

Danny, J., Mnyororo, C., Hamisi, E., & Msumba, E. (2022). Horticulture farming in the midst of climate change impacts. Global Resilience Partnership. https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/horticulture-farming-in-the-midst-of-climate-change-impacts/

Chicago

Danny, Jerry, Charles Mnyororo, Emmanuel Hamisi, and Emmanuel Msumba. Horticulture farming in the midst of climate change impacts. Global Resilience Partnership, 2022. https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/horticulture-farming-in-the-midst-of-climate-change-impacts/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{danny2022horticulture, author = {Danny, Jerry and Mnyororo, Charles and Hamisi, Emmanuel and Msumba, Emmanuel}, title = {{Horticulture farming in the midst of climate change impacts}}, institution = {Global Resilience Partnership}, year = {2022}, month = jul, url = {https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/horticulture-farming-in-the-midst-of-climate-change-impacts/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }