Finland, phone firm push for digital farming

Agriculture will continue to be the mainstay of Tanzania’s economy for the foreseeable future. It is for this reason that any innovation geared at making our farmers produce more will always be welcome.

Digital wellbeing explained - your phone and your brain  Android Authority

A Nigeria-based firm which deals in integrated digital payments in Africa, Interswitch, has entered Tanzania’s market, the company announced yesterday.

H.E. Sauli Niinisto, President of Finland

H.E President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete of the United Republic of Tanzania has sent a congratulatory message to H.E. Sauli Niinisto, the President of the Republic of Finland on the occasion of the 97th Anniversary of Finland’s Independence on              6th December, 2014.“His Excellency Sauli Niinisto,

   The President of the Republic of Finland,

   Helsinki,

   FINLAND.

It is my pleasure on behalf of the people and the Government of the United Republic...

 Since December 31, 2012 Tanzania started migrating from analogue to digital broadcasting. The implementation has been successful by 100% which makes Tanzania the first country in the East African Community (EAC) and Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) to meet the deadline imposed by the International Telecommunication Unity (ITU). In fostering this process StarTimes in partnership with SmartCodes is now running a campaign which offers an added value to digital...

Tanzania depends heavily on agriculture. Yet when it comes to sustaining the sector, our leadership seems to believe it can thrive on its own.

With local and foreign investment concentrated in urban areas, hundreds of thousands of young Tanzanians leave their rural homes annually to seek employment in towns.

Yesterday was Nane Nane Day, which was celebrated at national level in Lindi Region. Nane Nane Day is intended, among other things, to remind Tanzanians that agriculture is the backbone of our nation, so it should be given the importance it deserves.

A change is sweeping across Tanzania. Our smallholder farmers are growing and harvesting more than ever. Our grain storages are full. We are food secure.