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Organization Activities Methods to promoteconservation farmingTanzania FarmersService Centre(TFSC)TanganyikaFarmersAssociation (TFA)NandraEngineering Ltd,MoshiCIMMYT (2005)Women’sAgricultureDevelopment andEnvironmentalConservation(WADEC)Tractor subsoiling and ploughing,combine harvester hire servicesSell agricultural machinery andspare partsService agricultural machinerySupport conservation agricultureresearch, training anddemonstration trialsHold workshops and courses onsustainable agriculture, usingagricultural machinery andeffi cient crop productionInitially supported by GTZ, nowself–funded; retain a developmentmandateSupplies: seeds, fertilizer,pesticides, fungicides, handtools, draught-animal equipment,sprayersBranches throughout countryMembership fee TZS 15,000:discount on purchases, accessto credit, share in dividend, freeadviceManufacture draught-animalrippers, spare parts for rippersand tractors on requestManufacture maize mills, hullers,grain storage tanks, coolers,water tanksPromote conservation agriculturein maizeProvide lablab to farmersAgroforestry techniques in soiland water conservationBuild contoursEstablish tree nurseriesSell tree seedlingsCollaborate with SARIdemonstration plot withcover crops, minimumand no-tillProvide machinery fordemonstration trials,seeds and expertsupportPromote tractorsubsoiling services tofarmers(TZS 60,000 per acre)Sell to members(on credit) and nonmembersSell draught-animalrippers by NandraEngineering at BabatidepotOpportunity: displaylablab seeds to createawarenessFacilitate grouppurchases on creditSpare parts for rippersand tractors direct fromworkshop or shop inArushaOpportunity:manufacture no-tilldirect planter, jabplanterTrials with cover cropsand rippingProvide cover crops andtrainingLinks with otherorganizationsSARIManufacturersand suppliersLandManagementProject (LAMP)Babati (rippers),ConservationTillage Project(rippers)SARISARI44 Maguzu et al.