Tanzania's agriculture ministry is doubling down on ecological farming with help from PELUM Tanzania, which just hit its 30-year anniversary. The deputy permanent secretary gave them props for helping write up policies and getting 13 traditional seed types officially registered and legal.
They're planning to build a national gene bank to store indigenous seeds and keep biodiversity alive. A farmer from Kilimanjaro said the old-school seeds boosted her harvests and let her pay for her kids' education, and she pointed out how traditional varieties keep soil healthy way longer than hybrid stuff. The government wants more investment in local seed growers who live out in rural areas and actually feed the country.
They're planning to build a national gene bank to store indigenous seeds and keep biodiversity alive. A farmer from Kilimanjaro said the old-school seeds boosted her harvests and let her pay for her kids' education, and she pointed out how traditional varieties keep soil healthy way longer than hybrid stuff. The government wants more investment in local seed growers who live out in rural areas and actually feed the country.
