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Bio-data of participants who attended the PHILA Review Workshop, Morogoro, 23 - 25 November 2005Juma S. Kachemela
E-mail: jkachemela@yahoo.co.uk
Kissa K. Kajigili E-mail: ndinikisa@yahoo.co.uk Dr. Frederick Petro Kasanga E-mail: Violet Israel Kidulani Nimezaliwa mnamo mwaka 1970 katika Mkoa wa Singida, elimu yangu ni Kidato cha Nne katika Shule ya Kilimo Ruvu Mkoa wa Pwani, pia nina Certificate in Agriculture and Livestock Production katika Vyuo vya LITI – Morogoro na MATI Maruku (Bukoba). Nimekuwa nikifanya kazi katika Idara ya Kilimo na Mifugo Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Singida (Vijijini). Najihusisha zaidi katika kutoa ushauri juu ya masuala mazima yahusuyo kilimo na mifugo. Nimehudhuria warsha 2 juu ya Hifadhi ya Maza, Singida na Dodoma – Mlali, nimeona mafanikio yaliyopatikana kwa wakulima juu ya suala zima la Hifadhi ya mazao kwa kutumia dawa mbali mbali za nafaka. Pia nimetoa ushauri na maelekezo kwa wakulima wanaonizunguka na nimeona mafanikio makubwa katika suala hili zima la hifadhi ya mazao. Mobile: +255 (0)745 440432 Mohamedi Njoka Kisija Mkulima: Mudida – Umri 48. Nimeshiriki katika majaribio ya kilimo. Na kuwa mkulima wa mfano, nimeshiriki semina na warsha zinazohusu utunzaji wa nafaka, na nilipata mafaniko makubwa na nina uzoefu katika mbinu shirikishi PRA. Pia mimi ni kiongozi wa kuchaguliwa (Diwani) kwa muda wa miaka (10) nategemea kuchaguliwa tena mwezi Desemba 05. Nina mke na watoto. Address: Box 1541, Singida district Patrick Grevas Manguka Lameck Following his master degree he worked as a researcher on SUAs Soil and Water Management Research Programme (SWMP) from 1993 to 1996. He then joined INADES Formation Tanzania (an International NGO dealing with capacity building for farmer social and economic development based in Dodoma) as a senior trainer and still works for them. At INADES he has worked as a coordinator of a number of training projects including; Land Use Management (LUM); Promotion of Farmer Innovations (PFI); programme collaboration with UNDP and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (1997-2001), Civic Society Training programme (CSP) on policy issues; and as the national technical advisor on Promoting Local Innovation in collaboration with PELUM Tanzania. He joined PHILA in 2005 representing INADES Formation Tanzania and has facilitated the Case study 3 District Nodal analysis workshops and undertaken Case study 2 - Comparative analysis of how Public service providers (PSPs) work with farmers and how Farmer Centred Organisations (FCOs) work with farmers. E-mail: Patrickmbanga2@yahoo.com Benjamin B.E. Manento E-mail: benjinento@yahoo.com Lungowe Sepo Marongwe (Mrs) E-mail: sepomarongwe@yahoo.com
Deusdedith M. Mathias In 1989 I started working in Public Service in the Ministry of Agriculture as a Plant/ Produce Inspector based at Dar es Salaam sea port. I then successfully studied for a diploma in Farmer Mechanization at Larenstein International Agricultural College, in the Netherlands in 1995. I have benefited from various in service training related to: Plant Protection (Advanced Professional Training Certificate, Germany); Post Harvest Management (University of Botswana); Fumigation Techniques (Germany and Tanzania); Plant Quarantine and Extension methods. Since 2002 I have worked as a trainer/ facilitator for the Post Harvest Management Services of the Food Security Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. In this role I have been involved in organizing various Post Harvest Management training courses for district agricultural extension staff and farmers throughout Tanzania. I have also collaborated on a range of post harvest projects including biological control of the larger grain borer (Prostephanus truncatus) and small-scale farmer utilisation of diatomaceous earths as grain protectants for small-scale storage. I am a member of PHILA and have been involved in the case study on exploring empowerment initiatives while also studying for my BSc Agricultural Education and Extension degree at Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro. I enjoy working for farmers and other stakeholders who play a role in helping farmers and disadvantaged groups to help themselves. E-mail: demathia@yahoo.com
Horace J.F. Mhando E-mail: Norman Mhazo (Mr.) E-mail: mhazo@agric.uz.ac.zw
Job David Mika E-mail: jobumika@yahoo.com Masumbuko Mkumule Mkulima. Ninaishi kwa kilimo na bustani ya kumwagilia, na biashara ndogo ndogo za mazao, alizeti, karanga na mahindi. Address: Box 37 Mlali village, Kongwa district Happiness Mlaki I worked Farmers’ Education and Publicity unit of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives from 1990 to 2001, in-charge of the editorial submissions and dealt with the preparation of printed materials for farmers and livestock keepers. In 2002, when the Ministry of Water and Livestock Development was established, I shifted to a new Ministry. I worked with the Control of Epizootics Pan African Programme as a communication officer up to October 2005 when I was deployed to join the Agricultural Sector Development Programme (ASDDP) Secretariat as the Information and Education Officer. My main activities include the preparation and design of information, communication and education materials and public awareness raising on agricultural issues and training. E-mail: hmlaki@yahoo.com Francis Mnguto Mnkabenga He is currently working with Manyoni District Council in Tanzania. He is very active in preparation and planning of agricultural development projects; supervision of construction, maintenance and operation of irrigation schemes; dissemination of research findings to farmers; carrying out of community needs assessment’s appraisal of community development projects; data collection, data analysis; data storage and report writing. He is computer literate conversant with MSWord, MS Excel, Ms Access,
MS Power Point and SPSS for Windows computer programmes. In 2001
he applied remote sensing and GIS to assess the effect of shifting
cultivation and the implications of sustainable use of land resources
in Manyoni district Council. He was the District Executive officer
at the 2002 Population and Housing Census in Manyoni District. In
2004 he supervised data collection, analysis and report writing
on service delivery performance of Manyoni District Council. E-mail: mcbenga@engineer.com Yona Mnyabahi Kwa taarifa ni kwamba nimefurahishwa na semina hii. Kwa sababu dawa ya kuhifadhi nafaka nje na dawa za kitaalamu zimegunduliwa. Mimi naomba wataalamu ambao wameziona basi zipelekwe kwa watafiti ili kujua kama zinaweza kuleta madhara kwa watumiaji 2 vile vile kujua dawa inakosa nguvu kwa muda gani. Pia kutetea dawa zote ambazo mkulima alisema ni mbaya kumbe hakufuata taratibu za utumiaji aina dawa hizo kwa mfano dawa iliyotumiwa Mlali pakiti moja ambayo inatosha gunia mbili kwa miezi 6 wao watumia kwa mwaka mmoja lazima yabunguliwe. Address: PO Box 14, Itigi Mike Morris He has lived and worked long term in the Sudan and Namibia, and undertaken many further assignments in Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and India. E-mail: m.j.morris@gre.ac.uk
Delphina Francis Moshi E-mail: Fatuma Mpura Mimi nimezaliwa mwaka 1957 nina mme miaka 48 mimi ni mkulima wangu wa Mudida nilifundisha na wataalamu wa kilimo na mifugo ya namna ya kuhifadhi mazao na uchanganyaji wa madawa sahihi ya Viwandani na ya asili. Asanteni sana wataalam wetu kutuelimisha. Address: Po Box 26, Singida district Vicky Mtegwa Nimezaliwa 1960 Wilaya Manyoni. Nimesoma elimu ya Msingi Kilimatinde 1971-1977. 1979 nikaolewa ninaishi Kijiji cha Solya, nimekitumika Serikali (Halimashauri) ya Kijiji miaka 10. Baada ya kuacha nilichaguliwa kamati ya Maji ya Muungano Kilimatinde, Solya, St. Johns na Hospitali. Nimetumikia miaka 2 nikaacha, nikachaguliwa Kamati Ardhi mpaka sasa miaka 8 pia Mwenyekiti Kamati ya Ugawaji mbegu (Kilimo). Nashukuru sana kuwa mmoja wa washiriki warsha hii ya PHILA. Address: PO Box 87, Manyoni district Margareth Natai Mtemi “I am encouraging PHILA members to continue with this good work which is beneficial to farmers. Keep it up!” E-mail: Margy76@yahoo.com Brighton Mvumi Researcher and Lecturer in Post-harvest Science & Technology and Pesticides and the Environment at University of Zimbabwe since 2000. Zimbabwean with more than 15 years experience working in the agricultural sector with a focus on food security and the crop post-harvest sub-sector, 10 of which were with the Ministry of Agriculture as a crop post-harvest specialist, before joining the University of Zimbabwe in 2000. Have special interest in crop storage and the use of integrated pest management techniques including the use of inert dusts, synthetic insecticides, biopesticides, natural enemies, and resistant cultivars. Practical experience in participatory technology development (mainlining communities) and sustainable livelihood approaches. Strong background in multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary teamwork. Have been involved in a number of post-harvest collaborative research and development projects in Eastern and Southern Africa during the past nine years. Have been engaged in several community-based consultancies as an agricultural specialist, in a livelihood framework. E-mail: mvumibm@afric.uz.ac.zw Francis Salum Mwambashi Maelezo yangu binafsi: Nilizaliwa mwaka 1948 katika Wilaya ya Lushoto Mkoani Tanga. Elimu yangu ni Kidato cha IV Shule ya Sekondari ya serikali na ambado niliingia mwaka 1966 na kumaliza 1969. Nilijiunga wa Wizara ya Kilimo mwaka 1970. Nina vyeti vya taaluma kama ifuatavyo: Cheti cha kilimo (General Agric. Cert.); Diploma (Stashahada) ya uzalishaji wa mazao niliyopata Uyole Mbeya; Cheti cha Afya na Uzalishaji wa Mifugo Mpwapwa; Cheti cha Udhibiti wa ubora wa mbegu toka TOSCA & Wizara ya Kilimo; Cheti katika mafunzo ya utoaji huduma kwa wakulima (SEP) walioendeshwa na SUA na Chuo Kikuyu cha Dublin Jamhuri ya Ireland. Nimetumikia Wizara ya Kilimo kwa muda wa miaka 35 hadi sasa. Nimeoa na nina watoto 13 na wajukuu 4. Namshukuru Mungu kuniwezesha kuwa mshiriki wa Warsha hii ya PHILA tangu mwanzo hadi sasa. E-mail: Judicate Naftal Mwanga Currently Mr Mwanga is a Senior Scientist in the Socio-economics Research department based in the Semi-arid Central zone of Tanzania. He is the head of the socio-economics and information management department at Mpwapwa Agricultural Research Institute. He is experienced in participatory approaches, livelihood models, innovation systems, knowledge management, natural resource management, seed systems, participatory monitoring and evaluation for impact, and local knowledge systems. He is computer literate, acquainted with MS-office, SPSS and STATA; competent on rigorous analytical models e.g. Logit, Tobit, and Probit, and institutional analytical frame work. He is a seasoned field based socio-economist, and has been part and parcel of multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional and regional teams. He is a member of the Agricultural Economics Society of Tanzania (AGREST) and INADES Formation Tanzania. He has offered a number of consultancy services to several organisations both as a facilitator and a researcher. He has been: the team leader for Local Indigenous Knowledge and Agro-biodiversity research programme commissioned by FAO-LInKS project in 2003; the team leader of the DFID-CPHP-PHILA comparative analysis case study between public service providers and farmer centred organisations (PSPs versus FCOs) ways of working with farmers; a facilitation consultant to Tanzania Agricultural Research Project (TARP II-SUA) on livelihood models, gender analysis and PRA techniques in 2004; a consultant to the Participatory Agricultural Development and Empowerment Project (PADEP) on participatory approaches, involved in the preparation and appraisal of sub-projects; a facilitator at the DFID-CPP regional monitoring and evaluation workshop held at Muslim university, Morogoro in 2005. E-mail: mwangajudi@yahoo.com
Emil Laiser Njau E-mail: Gasana Rwabufigiri
E-mail: Gasana2000@yahoo.com Justice Christopher Shekilango
E-mail: justsheki@yahoo.com Mary Simebeye E-mail: msimbeye63@yahoo.com
Zwanyadza Soroti E-mail: zsoroti@crsert.org.zw Tanya Stathers E-mail: tstathers@aol.com
and T.E.Stathers@gre.ac.uk Suitbert M. Tungaraza E-mail: suitungaraza@yahoo.com
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I
hold an MSc in Agricultural Extension and currently work as an extension
communication specialist (media) at the Institute of Continuing
Education (ICE), Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) and am
involved in outreach activities. I am also the Head of the Information
Communication Technology and Distance learning section of ICE. I
have more than 20 years of experience in producing agricultural
extension materials in print and electronic media, and have also
produced a number of videos for agricultural training/ education.
I
have both a BSc and MSc degree in Human Nutrition from Sokoine University
of Agriculture, Tanzania which were awarded in 2001 and 2003 respectively.
I am employed as an extension officer by the Extension section of
the Crop Development department of the Ministry of Agriculture and
Food Security. I co-ordinate Farmer Field School activities in Tanzania
and conduct both supervision and monitoring of extension activities
in the District Councils. During my career, I have been frequently
seconded to other organisations, i.e. UNICEF from 1984-1990, FAO
from 1990-1991, IFAD in 1995. I have attended a number of short
course including: Maternal and Child Nutrition (Jan 1988, University
of Zimbabwe); Household Food Security (Oct 1989, Post Harvest (Food
losses) FAO Dodoma; Food Management (1990, International Agriculture
Centre, Wageningen, the Netherlands); Risk Factors in Pregnant Women
and Children (1986, Uppsalla University, Sweden). I recently presented
a paper on extension methodologies at an international conference
in Beijing, China.
I
was born in 1959 at WOTTA, Mpwapwa, Dodoma Region. I am a Roman
Catholic, married with five children, three girls and two boys.
I attended primary school from 1969-1975, and Kwiro secondary school
in Mahenge from 1976-1979, then Shinyanga Secondary School from
1980-1982. I was awarded a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVM)
degree from Sokoine University of Agriculture in 1988. From September
2003 – November 2005 I have been studying for a Masters in
Business Administration at Mzumbe University. My work experience
includes: National Service at Mafinga Camp (1982-83); Clerical duties
at the National Bank of Commerce (1983-1989); Animal husbandry and
Management as the Veterinary Officer Rukwa Regional and Nkundi Multiplication
Unit (1989-90); District Agricultural and Livestock Development
Officer, Kasulu District Kigoma Region (1990-95); and District Agriculture
and Livestock Development Officer, Kongwa District Council in Dodoma
Region (November 1995 to date). PHILA have been conducting research
in Mlali village in Kongwa District and that is how I have become
involved in the project.
I
was born in Singida region in 1970, I reached standard four in Kilimo
Ruvu secondary school in Coastal Region, and I also have a Certificate
in Agriculture and Livestock Production from LITI Morogoro and MATI
Maruku (Bukoba). I was then employed by the division of Agriculture
and Livestock of the Singida district Council. My work involves
advising them on agricultural issues. I have been involved in two
Post Harvest Management workshops in Singida and Mlali, Dodoma.
I saw the fantastic results farmers got from using new protectants
(Diatomaceous Earths) to protect their stored grain. I am also involved
in advising farmers about post harvest matters and have seen some
significant progress.
I
am a 48 year old farmer from Mudida village in Singida district.
I am involved in agricultural farmer managed trials. I was a farmer
representative at a post harvest management workshop and am experienced
in PRA techniques. I have been a local councillor for 10 years,
and am hoping to be re-elected in December 2005. I have a wife and
children. 
Mr
Patrick G. M. Lameck was born in 1960 in Tabora region. His Parents
moved to Tabora in the late 1950s from Kigoma where they originate
from. He attended primary school in Tabora from 1967 to 1974 and
Kazima secondary school in Tabora from 1975 to 1978; he then attended
Moshi Secondary school from 1979 to 1981 and studied physics, chemistry
and biology. He did his national service from 1981-1982 in Masange
JKT in Tabora. He then joined TARO (Tanzania Agriculture Research
Organisation), Tumbi Tabora as a trainee researcher in the tobacco
breeding section (1981-1983) where he got the opportunity to learn
about research methodologies and biostatistics. From 1984 to 1986
he undertook BSc. Studies in Agricultural Engineering at Sokoine
University of Agriculture, Morogoro, and then went on to work as
a tutor in Agro-mechanics at M.A.T.I Ukiriguru (1986-1991). He was
awarded an MSc degree in Irrigation Engineering from SUA in 1992.
I
hold a MSc. Agriculture degree, a BSc. Agriculture degree specialising
in seed and Diplomas in both Seed Technology and Farm Management.
By profession I am an agronomist, seed technologist and a manager.
I have worked as both an agronomist and a manager of foundation
seed farms, co-ordinated the National Seed project, and am currently
the District Agriculture and Livestock Development Officer for Singida
Rural. My MSc. thesis was on the Genetic breeding effects of Gamma
Rays and Sodium A risk in Rice Seeds (1983), the training manual
I wrote on Seed Technology was published by IMDU, MAFS (2003).
I
work as an extension subject matter specialist for the Crop Production
Branch of the Department of Agricultural Research and Extension,
Ministry of Agriculture, Harare, Zimbabwe. I specialise in small
grains (sorghum, pearl and finger millet), and co-ordinate the conservation
agriculture activities.
I
was born on the 28th November 1965 in Mwanza district, Mwanza Region.
As a child I learnt about farm work, herding livestock and fishing.
I also enjoyed cultural group dancing (ngoma). I went to Kabusungu
primary school from 1975 to 1981, and then joined Lake Secondary
School in Mwanza from 1982 to 1985. In 1986 I started my professional
agricultural training at MATI Nyegezi in Mwanza, for which I was
awarded a Certificate in Agriculture for in 1988. From there, I
did my two years National Service.
I
am employed as the DALDO of Manyoni district. I have a BSc in Agriculture
(Animal Sciences) and am computer literate. I was born in Kilindi,
Tanga on the 25th September 1962. The date of my first appointment
was 4/12/1991. I got married in 1991 and have four children.
I
hold a BSc degree in Agronomy from the University of Zimbabwe, and
an MSc degree in Agricultural Engineering, from Silsoe College,
Cranfield University. I have worked as a research agronomist with
SADC – ICRISAT on the Sorghum and Millet Improvement Programme,
and as a mechanisation extension officer with the Ministry of Agriculture
of the Government of Zimbabwe. I am currently employed by the University
of Zimbabwe where I teach undergraduate courses in Farm Power and
Agricultural Mechanisation and conduct research into agro-processing
technology, energy and animal traction.
I
am 50 years old. I work as the Zonal Communication Officer for the
Central Zone including Dodoma and Singida Region under the employment
of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in the Farmers
Education and Publicity Unit, of the Extension Section of the Crop
Development Department. I am experienced in: desktop publishing
(designing and printing leaflets, posters and books); video (professional
video shooting and editing, producing video tapes, VCD’s and
DVD’s, planning various shots of video episodes and drama
on agricultural matters); radio (initial preparation of Agricultural
Radio Programmes through conducting interviews and use of drama).
I am a PHILA member and was involved in shooting and editing the
video as part of the exchange visit case study methodology. I am
also involved in a Crop Protection Promotion (CPP) project.
I
am a farmer, my agricultural livelihood activities include traditional
farming as well as irrigated vegetable production and small scale
crop trading of sunflower, groundnut and maize.
I
am a Livestock Principal Officer and have been working for the Ministry
of Agriculture for more than 10 years. I am a graduate holding a
BSc in Agriculture Animal Science and an MSc in Agricultural Extension.
Mr.
Francis Mnguto Mnkabenga was born on 14th January 1960 in Korogwe
District, Tanga Region in Tanzania. He was awarded a Masters of
Science degree in Agricultural Engineering by the Sokoine University
of Agriculture in 2001. In 2003 he was awarded a Diploma in statistics
by the Eastern Africa Statistical Training Centre. He is a member
of Institute of Engineers Tanzania and Society of Agricultural Engineers.
This
has been an enjoyable seminar. I have found out about traditional
and commercial grain protectants. I request the researchers to find
out how long these protectants remain effective. Also to defend
these protectants that farmers say are bad, when in fact they are
just not being applied correctly, for example the Actellic Super
Dust protectant they were using in Mlali, one packet protects two
sacks for 6 months and when they used it for one year and it became
heavily damaged by insects.
Mike
is interested in how people’s needs and priorities are understood
and addressed by government, the private sector and civil society
organisations. He is currently exploring how learning alliances
might be used to better understand the socio-economic, historical
and institutional contexts, and to increase the effectiveness of
policy change in bringing about improvements in people’s livelihoods.
He is employed by the Natural Resources Institute (UK), but typically
works in teams made up of colleagues from diverse organisations,
North and South. Recent work has focused on developing guidelines
to better facilitate the accommodation of customary law within the
statutory frameworks for integrated water resources management,
and participatory monitoring and evaluation methodologies for assessing
the impact of industry codes of practice and SME development. 
I
was born in 1958 in Arusha Region. I now work as a senior Agricultural
Field Officer with Singida District Council. I hold a diploma in
Crop Production from MAT – Ukiriguru (1984) and a general
BSc (Hons.) from the Open University of Tanzania. I believe in and
practice PRA methodologies in planning sustainable development activities
in different fields from the grass root levels. I am a Co-ordinator
of the PADEP Programme in Singida District.
I
was born in 1957. I am a farmer from Mudida village. I have learnt
about post harvest management and how to use both commercial and
botanical grain protectants. Thank you for our training.
I
was born in Manyoni district in 1960. I studied at Kilimatinde primary
school from 1971-1977. In 1979 I was married and now live in Solya
village, I was involved in the village council for 10 years. After
that I was chosen to be involved in the Kilimatinde Water Confederation,
Solya, St Johns Hospital. After 2 years I stopped and was chosen
to sit on the land committee which I have now done for 8 years.
I am also chairperson of the agricultural seed distribution committee.
I am very grateful for the opportunity of being able to participate
in this PHILA workshop.
I
come from Kilimanjaro region and am married with two children. By
profession I am an agricultural nutritionist, having graduated from
Uyole Agricultural Centre and Sokoine University. I am currently
employed by the National Food Security Department of the Ministry
of Agriculture and Food Security. My responsibilities include dissemination
of post harvest management technologies in order to reduce post
harvest losses, and promotion of food processing for various crops
to add value and raise income for farmers. I am also involved in
encouraging better utilisation of various food crops to improve
the nutritional status of Tanzanians, especially those living in
rural areas.
BSc
Hons Agriculture (Crop Science), University of Zimbabwe
I
was born in 1948 in Lushoto district, Tanga Region. I was at Government
Secondary School from 1966-1969 and finished Standard IV. I joined
the Ministry of Agriculture in 1970. I have: a General Certificate
in Agriculture; a Diploma in Crop Production from MATI Uyole, Mbeya;
a Certificate in Livestock Health and Production from Mpwapwa; a
Certificate in Seed Quality Control from TOSCA and MAFS; a Certificate
in Service delivery for farmers (SEP) taught by SUA and Dublin College,
Ireland. I have been with the Ministry of Agriculture for 35 years
and work as an extension officer. I am married and have 13 children
and 4 grandchildren. I thank god for giving us the opportunity to
participate in this PHILA workshop.
Mr.
Judicate Naftal Mwanga was born at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro.
He joined Uyole Training Institute to study for a Diploma in Animal
Production, he then studied BSc and MSc degrees in Agricultural
Economics at Sokoine University of Agriculture in Morogoro. He has
also attended several courses in different areas of socio-economics
both within the country and abroad. He is married, and a father
to two daughters.
I
am 47 years old. I hold an Advanced Certificate in Secondary School
Education and worked at Moshi Secondary School from 1979 –
1981. I also hold a Diploma in Crop Production from MATI Ukiriguru
(1984). I currently work as the Manyoni District Plant Health Officer.
From 1996 -98 I was a district extension officer and prior to that
the district crops officer (1994-96). I participated in the exchange
visit at Mlali village, Kongwa District in September 2005. I have
benefited from various training courses including: Produce Inspection;
Quality Control; Bio-control; IPM; TFDA; Household Food security;
Vulnerability assessment; Migratory pest management; and PHILA.
I am: a member of PHILA; secretary of the District Workers Association;
DALDO advisor on crop production, processing, marketing, storage
and utilization. I have been involved in conducting surveys and
controlling agricultural pests and storage management.
I
was born 48 years ago on the 29th December 1957, at Igabiro village,
Muleba district, in Kagera region about 25 km from the western shores of
Lake Victoria. I am married and blessed with three boys. I am currently
employed by the Government of Tanzania as a Zonal co-ordinator for the
Plant Health section, and am based at Dodoma. The zone includes Dodoma,
Singida and Morogoro regions. I am responsible for the control of migrant
pests like quelea birds, armyworms and locusts in the area. The Plant
Health section also deals with the control of exotic and other outbreak
pests like the larger grain borer (LGB, Prostephanus truncatus). I am
also a trained Produce and Pesticides inspector under the 1997 Plant
Protection Act. I started work as an agricultural field assistant having
attained a certificate in Agro-vet science at MATI-Ukiriguru and a
Diploma in Crop Production at Uyole Agricultural Centre. I have attended
professional training courses on Pesticide Application and Aerial
Spraying (Malawi, Kenya, Tanzania), Storage of Durable Agricultural
Products (ODNRI Slough UK) and a hold a Postgraduate Diploma in Post-harvest
technology-Horticulture (University of Greenwich UK).
Is
employed as the Gender and Extension Officer at MVIWATA. His professional
experience includes 
Also
I am a member of Post Harvest Innovation learning Alliance (PHILA)
and I am trying to publicise the PHILA activities in Newspapers.
I
work in the Livelihoods Society Unit of the Catholic Relief Services
in Zimbabwe. The unit’s main aim is to improve food security
and mitigate HIV and AIDS at household level. My major contributions
to the team, are in agricultural input distribution, drip irrigation
and mushroom production. I am also involved in capacity building
of partner and extension staff and beneficiaries. I have also worked
as a lecturer for more than eight years, at various colleges of
agriculture and universities.
Tanya
is a post harvest/ integrated pest management (IPM) specialist employed
by the UKs Natural Resources Institute. She has >12 years experience
developing and promoting IPM technologies, including diatomaceous
earths as grain protectants, use of the farmer field school approach,
cultural control methods, entomopathogenic fungi, pheromones, natural
enemies, and resistant cultivars. Her recent work has focused on
innovation systems, access to information and service provision.
She has a practical background in multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary
teamwork, and the use of participatory methodologies to identify
and manage agricultural needs in disaggregated rural communities.
She has worked on long term assignments in Tanzania and Papua New
Guinea and on short term assignments in Uganda, Kenya, Zimbabwe,
and South Africa. Her mother tongue is English and she speaks good
Swahili and French, and basic PNG Pidgin. She is currently living
and working in Tanzania, and is married with one young daughter.
I
was born Mwanza Region, and completed ordinary level education in
1978 at Tarime Secondary School, and A levels at Moshi Secondary
School in 1981. In 1984 I completed a two year diploma course in
Animal production at Uyole College in Mbeya, and in 1999 a BSc course
in Animal Science and Production at SUA. My first appointment was
in June 1984 in Musoma rural district where I worked as an extension
officer (Livestock field officer). In 1991 I was transferred to
Kwimba district in Mwanza region working as an extensionist and
mainly as a District Subject Matter specialist. I moved to Mpwapwa
(Dodoma) in June 2004 to work at the Zonal Research Centre (Livestock
Production Research Institute) as the Zonal Research and Extension
Liaison Officer (ZRELO) where I am still currently. I have recently
been working with the CPP (crop protection promotion) project coordinated
by INADES formation Tanzania and am a PHILA (post harvest innovation
learning alliance) member. I worked with SEP (Sokoine Extension
Project) as a TOT (Training of trainers) member involved in extension
method strengthening in two districts Kwimba and Misungwi in Mwanza
region 2001 – 2003. I was also a PRA team member for the Tanzania
social action fund (TASAF) for Kwimba district responsible for the
participatory involvement of farmers in raising their problems,
solutions, and prioritising which projects to implement.