COPRA trains Coast Region officers to boost sesame and legume quality

Training extension officers just leveled up the sesame and legume game in Tanzania's Coast Region.

Officers get pre-season boost

• COPRA rolled out skills sessions for extension workers there.
• Focus locked on sustainable methods plus market-quality standards.
• Shangwe Twamla opened it, urging real grassroots farmer support.
• He praised six tonnes of upgraded sesame seeds handed to councils.

Practical tools hit the field

• Yona Msaga from COPRA Eastern Zone laid out clear guidelines.
• Sessions push better extension delivery to match buyer demands.
• Officers now pack knowledge to lift crop output and standards.
• Participants stayed hyped about stepping up their farmer game.

A bigger government push shows

• Dr. Obed Nyasebwa reps the livestock ministry's wider agenda.
• Building extension capacity ties straight into national policies.
• Effort covers both farming and animal production sectors.
• Anna Kiria from Mkuranga wants more sessions to keep the momentum.