Conservation agriculture Tanzania_casestudy.pdf - Sokoine ...

Karatu acknowledgementsWe are very grateful to CIRAD (Centre de Cooperation Internationale enRecherche Agronomique pour le Développement), ACT (Africa ConservationTillage), FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) and thegovernment of Tanzania for nominating RECODA (Research, Community andOrganizational Development Associates) and sponsoring this study. May BernardTriomphe, Martin Bwalya, Josef Kienzle and Richard Shetto receive our thankson behalf of the institutions they are representing. We appreciate the roles Bernardplayed in coordinating this study, for his guidance, encouragement, advice andconstructive criticism during the mid-term review.We give special thanks to Dr David Watson for his contribution in this work. Hevisited the study area to see the reality on the ground and gave constructive criticismand inputs, which enabled us to give this report shape.We extend our thanks to Karatu District Council, particularly the agriculturaldepartment, for its assistance during fieldwork and interviews. They were availablewhen needed and responded well to our questions. We appreciate the participationof farmers. Their dedication and free sharing of information contributed a lot tothis report. It is our hope that the results of this study will contribute meaningfullyto improving conservation agriculture technologies and practices.Many institutions agreed to be interviewed. We appreciate the participation ofNandra Engineering Moshi, Tanganyika Farmers Association, Karatu DevelopmentAgency, Tanzania Association of Foresters, Ngorongoro Conservation AreaAuthority, Heifer Project Tanzania, Centre for Agricultural Mechanization andRural Technology, Tanzania Engineering and Manufacturing Design Organization,Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief, and Msituni Farm.54 Ringo et al.