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The Agriculture and livestock sector contribute significantly to Municipal economy. About
13% of the population is engaged in Agriculture and livestock production. It is estimated that
the sectors contribution to food requirement in the municipality is 30% while the remaining
is obtained from outside the municipality.
Agriculture is still a major economic activity especially in the peri urban area of the
Municipality. Out of the Municipals 656,000 hectares of land, 45,000ha are potential arable
land. However, only 28,000 ha are used for crop production.
Urban Agriculture is believed to be a socio- economic survival strategy for urban poor
residents, providing food and employment. Furthermore, it contributes to the livelihood
strategies of better off as well as making use of idle resources in the urban ecosystem
which would otherwise go to waste.
Due to the increase in population and the struggle for survival there have been changes in
land use that have led to crop production being squeezed out of the city area.
Urban Agriculture in Temeke Municipality encompasses, Formal cultivation and many more
things including fruit growing, container gardening, use of marginal areas such as road
reserves, basement of abandoned buildings, boxes, canals, vacant land in towns, aquaculture,
Urban horticulture (vegetables and fruit production) in urban and Peri urban areas,
Floriculture (i.e. production of flowers and ornamental plants such as shrubs and trees),
backyard and front yard gardening, rooftop gardening and bio degradable waste
recycling(compositing).
The main food crops cultivated in the municipality include paddy, cassava, sweet potatoes
and vegetables and fruits. The major cash crop is cashew nuts, water melon, okra and other
vegetables.
Livestock as an important component of agriculture contributes about 30-50 percent of milk
supply in the municipality. There are 4,144 dairy cattle, 5,706 indigenous cattle, 103 dairy
goats, 2,912 indigenous goats, 32,000 broiler chickens; 53,000 layers, over 78,000
indigenous chicken, 1,560 ducks, 572 rabbits and 3,015 pigs.
Regarding livestock production we can divide the Municipality into two regions; urban and
peri urban. In urban areas livestock are raised in bookshelf cages and well built sheds on
backyard of houses. In peri urban areas some farmers practice zero grazing (especially
farmers in projects like HPI and Heifer in Trust Scheme) and the
remaining part where large number of indigenous cattle are kept tradition grazing system is
used.
Constraints to livestock production:
Constraints to livestock production in Temeke municipality include poor infrastructure
especially in peri urban areas, animal disease control facilities, animal holding grounds,
marketing facilities, grazing land and unreliable rainfall. Specific priority constraints that are
identified to influence livestock production in the areas are:
In Temeke Municipality, there are several partners who are involved in provision of various
agricultural services. They include private sector (agriculture input supply companies,
Groups, NGOs, processors, SACCOS etc) and church organizations:
The Agriculture input supply companies/shops providing different types of services includes:
TFA, WANGOSA, AGROVET, Kibugumo Farming Systems, Jampen Enterprises, Mji
Mwema Veterinary Centre etc. Those involved in processing of livestock products are Lake
Traders, Sak International and Afro Leather, while
SACCOS are Chekeni Mwasonga, MVIMWATE, Vumilia Ukooni SACCOS etc
Various groups taking part in agricultural activities in the municipality include: Hope
International, Nzasa women group, Moringe youth group etc.
Church organizations and NGOs involved in extension services delivery and farmers
empowerment are: Heifer Project International (HPI), CARITUS and TEATE
There are also farms involved in production of heifers and day old chicks e.g. Nguva farm,
Amadori, and Ideal chick, and markets for agriculture products e.g Temeke Sterio and
Tandika markets.
It is important to note that; private sector role in agriculture activities in the council is of
paramount importance. Thus, extension services in some words, especially remote ones will
be outsourced to private sector. Activities like disease control (vaccinations), input supply,
and farmers field schools will be carried out by private sector. The private sector who have
shown interest so far and their activities to be carried out in brackets are CARITAS (farmers
field schools at Kisarawe II ward), HPI (Heifer intrust and environment management at
Somangila ward), WANGOSA (input supply) and Jampem (rabies control)
Table I Private Sector and other stake holders in agriculture activities
S/no Name of stake holder
Location
Activities carried out
1
Tanzania
Associatio(TFA)
Farmers Changombe
WANGOSA
P/mnazi
P/mnazi
MVIMWATE SACCOS
Chekenimwasonga SACCOS
P/mnazi
Mjimwema
Extension services
AGROVET
Mjimwema
Jampem Enterprises
Sandali
Veterinary services
Veterinary services
METL
Mbagala
Cashewnut processing
10
Lake Traders
Changombe
Leather processing
11
Afro Leather
Mbagala
Leather processing
12
SAK International
Temeke
Leather processing
13
Hope international
Yombo
Vituka
14
Charambe
15
HPI
Somangila,
Kisarawe II
16
CARITUS
Kisarawe II Extension
services,
and P/mnazi
livestock schemes
17
Nguva Farm
Kisarawe II
18
Amadoli
P/mnazi
19
Ideal chicks
Changombe
20
21
Mbagala
22
Kurasini
23
Miracle group
24
Charambe
agriculture
and