Dar Es Salaam — PRIME Minister Mizengo Pinda will on Thursday officiate at the 15th Research on Poverty Alleviation (REPOA) workshop whose theme is 'Kilimo Kwanza' in Dar es Salaam.
In a statement, the non-government profit organization said the workshop will be one of the largest capacity building gathering on economic and social issues. It will draw over 300 people from local and foreign countries.
"REPOA specialises in economic and social research in mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar and has had some research projects covering every district in the country," the statement said.
It further noted that over the years, this annual research workshop has grown to be the biggest research capacity building and policy dialogue event, attracting many high profile intellectuals both locally and internationally.
"The objectives of the event are to disseminate research findings as a contribution towards policy making; provide a peer review platform that contributes towards capacity building for researchers and to provide a network forum for debate and dialogue among stakeholders," the statement said.
During the two days gathering, Professor Hans Binswanger from Tshwane University of Technology in South Africa will deliver a key note address.
There will be at least 20 presentations on various subjects related to REPOA's primary research themes of growth and poverty; gender; environment and agriculture; technology; governance and vulnerability and social protection.
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There are a number of problems farming in Tanzania. Apart from the unreliability of rains, they are also man made including bureauratic procedures and indecisions, many meetings to decide on an issue; including making decision on marketing of piled maize in rukwa region.
Planners dont seem to relise that Tanzania has differrent rainfall regimes which can be used to effectively plan how to invest our meagre resources instead of spreading them regardless of the impact that can be made.
The rural infrastructure does not seem to target agricultural production areas. There are some rural roads that lead no where; They should be targetting agricultural potential areas so that produce can be hauled to food deficit areas.
Famine and food shortages are man made. A debe of maize in Ludewa is 3,000 Tshs while in Dododma is 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 Tshs; a distance of 800 Km. Lets have Planning Zones which caan be zoned according to Climatic Zones based on Raifall regimes. Lets not generalize that all equipment is suitable everywhere.Tractors are not fit for some of the Ludewa mountais. There ids plenty of unused agricultural potential land in Tanzania; lets take stock and allow big farmers to rent it if it belongs to villagers (not buy/sell)Let
Extension Staff exchange ideas by organising Workshops and seminars. We are blaming them too much!
Tax some of the foodstuffs being imported Fruits, Meat products etc that are available inplenty. We need to be bold in making some of the decisions.