Vituo Sita, Maono Yanayofanana, Kilimo Ikolojia Inabadilisha Tanzania

Vituo Sita, Maono Yanayofanana, Kilimo Ikolojia Inabadilisha Tanzania Tarehe 24 hadi 25 Juni 2026 mkoani Arusha, Mradi wa AgroKilimo, ulioratibiwa na Iles de Paix Tanzania (IDP) na kufadhiliwa na Ubalozi wa Ufaransa Tanzania, uliwakutanisha wawakilishi kutoka vituo sita vinavyoongoza kilimoikolojia nchini Tanzania: Research Community and Organizational Development Associates (RECODA), Practical Permaculture Institute Zanzibar (PPIZ), Mogabiri Farm Extension Centre (MFEC), SJS Organic, Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania (SAT), na Agroecology Hub in Tanzania (AEHT) pamoja na Wizara ya Kilimo kupitia Kituo cha Bihawana. Siku ya kwanza ilijumuisha mawasilisho kuhusu uhusiano uliopo kati ya kanuni za kilimo ikolojia na mbinu ya Rural Initiatives for Participatory Agricultural Transformation (RIPAT), na jinsi Mradi wa Kilimo Endelevu Arusha (KEA) unaotekelezwa na RECODA, IDP na MVIWAARUSHA ulivyochangia kuleta mabadiliko chanya katika jamii. Washiriki walifanya ziara ya shambani hadi Vikundi vya Afya na Namaiyan, Kijiji cha Ekenywa ambapo wakulima walishirikisha shuhuda za kweli za mabadiliko yaliyotokea maishani mwao. Siku ya pili ilijumuisha ziara za shambani katika Kijiji cha Seuri ambapo awamu ya kwanza ya usambazaji wa mbinu ya RIPAT (RIPAT Spreading) ilionyeshwa kwa vitendo, na Kijiji cha Oldonyowas, ambapo Mkulima Bingwa wa Kilimo Ikolojia, Flora Godson, aliwaonyesha washiriki jinsi mbinu ya RIPAT inavyofanya kazi kufanikisha kilimo ikolojia kwa ushahidi unaoonekana kwa macho. Hili lilikuwa jukwaa lenye nguvu la kubadilishana maarifa, ushirikiano, na kujifunza kwa msingi wa Ushahidi/ushuhuda hai kwamba Tanzania inasonga mbele kuelekea kilimo ikolojia. Six Centres, One Vision, Agroecology is Transforming Tanzania On 24–25 June 2026 in Arusha, the AgroKilimo Project, coordinated by Iles de Paix Tanzania (IDP) and funded by the French Embassy in Tanzania brought together representatives from six leading agroecology centres: Research Community and Organizational Development Associates (RECODA), Practical Permaculture Institute Zanzibar (PPIZ), Mogabiri Farm Extension Centre (MFEC), SJS Organic, Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania (SAT), and Agroecology Hub in Tanzania (AEHT), alongside the Ministry of Agriculture through Bihawana Agricultural Centre. Day 1 featured presentations on the relationship between agroecology principles and the Rural Initiatives for Participatory Agricultural Transformation (RIPAT) approach, and how the Kilimo Endelevu Arusha (KEA) Project (implemented by RECODA, IDP and MVIWAARUSHA) has driven positive community change. Participants then visited Afya and Namaiyan Groups in Ekenywa Village, where farmers shared powerful testimonies of transformation. Day 2 included field visits to Seuri Village where the first phase of RIPAT out-scaling/RIPAT Spreading was demonstrated, and Oldonyowas Village, where agroecology champion farmer Flora Godson showcased the RIPAT approach was applied to implement agroecology in action. This was a powerful platform for knowledge exchange, collaboration, and evidence-based learning, a living testimony that Tanzania is transforming towards agroecology. #AgroKilimoTanzania #RIPATApproach #AgroecologyAfrica #KilimoEndelevu #FrenchEmbassyTanzania