New book ‘Farming Food and Nature: Respecting Animals, People and the Environment’ highlights the urgent need to transform our current #foodsystems to #savetheplanet from the devastating impacts of #livestockproduction – out Nov 2 https://t.co/PDPTiSjCTN
#Extinction17Book
Today, SAT team enjoyed in-house training on Fall Armyworm (FAW).The idea was to make sure that everyone is aware about it. We visited some farms affected; Farms of the groups we are dealing with are not among those affected, as they are already taught on how to deal with it
Welcome to the Second International Agroecology symposium, which provides an opportunity for us to discuss how to elaborate and implement policies that can help scale-up #agroecology to accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals #SDGs#ZeroHunger
First transfers already done! Today we introduced Mobile Money bulk management to our office. We'll reduce petty cash flow drastically, having now highly transparent and paperless transactions. #Innovation#MobileMoney#BestAccountantPractises
SAT releases 2018 FTC Training Schedule!
Our tutors are experienced and they have been practicing what they teach. Our courses take 3-5 Days! Where should I stay? Our fee includes training fee, training materials and accommodation!
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We mobilize people to be in groups, THEN?> we assist them in terms of skills/resources, THEN? > we BUY what they produce!!
SAT facilitator in the meeting with Mela and Njovu villagers for women group mobilization. They showed great interest to receive entrepreneurship training.
From ZERO to HERO...
Members of Upendo Amini Kinole group thanking SAT after being visited by SAT facilitator to monitor their progress.
Through SAT support, they are now capable to produce 5tons of #ginger&sweet potatoes organically (per year); from ZERO!!
Why Record keeping is important!
FPC Facilitator introduces to pastoralists at Nameloki...training on Record keeping in their Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA).
#ICT4agriculture starts through: 5years research on #agroecology, 30 on-farm researches run by farmers & 3 on-station researches in 3 regions. All using #ICT to exchange knowledge, to store data together on cloud, to demonstrate scientific evidence; agroecological farming works!
Happy research launch #ICT4agroecology ! Here @ research plot SAT Farmer Training Centre, which is part of 2 further on-station research in Masasi & Bagamoyo and 30 on-farm researches run by small scale farmers who will use ICT for data management. #foodsecurity#agroecology
Smart phone farmers communication!
During yesterday's workshop, SAT facilitors introduced #farmers to the usage of #smartphones getting in touch with each other and exchanging experiences, challenges and marketing information #kilimohai#organicfarming#agroecology
SAT Executive Director @janet_maro visited three groups from the Farmer & Pastoralists Collaboration (FPC) Project. The SAT Director had the great honor to be dressed in the traditional #Masai outfit as a sign of their appreciation #agroecology#organic#farming#project