Horticulture farming in the midst of climate change impacts

The document highlights the climate vulnerability of the Singida region in Tanzania, where smallholder farmers face low productivity due to unreliable rainfall and pests. It details the success of Amani Saidi Mwangu and the 'Muungano Group', who adopted climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and irrigation after receiving training from Sustainable Environment Management Action (SEMA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO), and a 3,000,000 Tanzanian shilling loan. These interventions enabled the use of drought-tolerant, early-maturing seed varieties (such as Bombay red and Red creole), leading to increased yields of tomatoes and onions and expanded market reach to Uganda and Kenya.

• The Singida region of Tanzania is highly climate-vulnerable, with approximately 80% of its population consisting of smallholder farmers who rely primarily on rain-fed agriculture and face challenges including unreliable rainfall, pests, and poor soil fertility.
• The Tanzanian government promotes climate-smart agriculture (CSA) as an adaptation strategy, which encompasses techniques such as agroforestry, cover cropping, conservation agriculture, intercropping, and the use of early maturing and drought-tolerant seeds.
• A combination of entrepreneurship training by Sustainable Environment Management Action (SEMA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO), alongside a 3,000,000 Tanzanian shilling loan, enabled the 'Muungano Group' to purchase essential inputs and adopt irrigation and CSA practices.
• The adoption of improved seed varieties, such as Bombay red and Red creole, and irrigation has resulted in higher pest tolerance, shorter maturity periods (three months), and increased yields, with tomato harvests reaching 400 to 500kg per acre and onion harvests reaching 150 bags per acre.
• To support communities in developing countries, the document recommends that government and non-government actors increase 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} }