International climate experts are on a Tanzania visit to intimate climate smart agriculture (CSA) projects that involve small holder farmers.
The team comprises of training planners as well as key stakeholders at district and regional levels. Their primary focus is to find ways in supporting small holder farmers who can finally cope up with climate change.
Lately one such training wrapped up in Morogoro and it was a part of USAID supported Building Capacity for Resilient Food Security project.
According to an expert such training is important to support efforts of government in increasing agricultural productivity.
Head of environmental unit in the ministry of Agriculture, Shakwaanande Natai, further added the project is focused to enable farmers mainstream CSA and this is possible by taking care of the environment on one side and reducing greenhouse gas emissions on the other.
The climate change experts are from USAID California Business Hub, University of California, EcoAgriculture Partners, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and Cornell University.
The previous training held in Morogoro from March 25 to 29 was funded by USAID. The upcoming with similar funding channel is scheduled to be held in Zanzibar this week.
Principal agricultural officer in the Regional Administration and Local Government ministry, Dr Hassan Shelukindo, believes climate change is real.
Shelukindo said, “Though we are not emitting much as a country, we are very much affected.”
According to climate change experts the crop yields could decline after 2030 across the world and by 2050 three percent of African land would be unsuitable for maize farming.
