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06 June 2025
Tanzania has made history by becoming the first East African country to receive official endorsement from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) for its rabies control programme, marking a transformative milestone in the global fight against this deadly zoonotic disease. Rabies, one of the world’s most neglected tropical diseases, causes...
Tanzania has made history by becoming the first East African country to receive official endorsement from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) for its rabies control programme, marking a transformative milestone in the global fight against this deadly zoonotic disease. Rabies, one of the world’s most neglected tropical diseases, causes...

29 April 2025
Strengthening national capacities and partnerships to protect banana production Rome – Bananas are a lifeline for millions of smallholder farmers in Africa and worldwide, with over 1 000 varieties produced, traded, and consumed locally. However, destructive diseases such as Fusarium Wilt Tropical Race 4 (TR4) and banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV) pose a...
Strengthening national capacities and partnerships to protect banana production Rome – Bananas are a lifeline for millions of smallholder farmers in Africa and worldwide, with over 1 000 varieties produced, traded, and consumed locally. However, destructive diseases such as Fusarium Wilt Tropical Race 4 (TR4) and banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV) pose a...

08 April 2025
Along the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania, people depend on fishing to make ends meet, but this reliance exposes many women and girls to harmful practices. To help address this problem, FISH4ACP joined forces with local authorities and the Sokoine University of Agriculture to train students on how to...
Along the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania, people depend on fishing to make ends meet, but this reliance exposes many women and girls to harmful practices. To help address this problem, FISH4ACP joined forces with local authorities and the Sokoine University of Agriculture to train students on how to...

17 March 2025
Tanzania offers a favourable environment to produce honey, beeswax, and other bee products, with an estimated potential production of 138 000 tons of honey and 9 200 tons of beeswax per year. However, actual production remains low, with current yields of just 31 608.30 tons of honey and 1 901.60...
Tanzania offers a favourable environment to produce honey, beeswax, and other bee products, with an estimated potential production of 138 000 tons of honey and 9 200 tons of beeswax per year. However, actual production remains low, with current yields of just 31 608.30 tons of honey and 1 901.60...

11 March 2025
From 24 to 28 February 2025, the Secretariat of Flexible Voluntary Contribution (FVC) and FAO Tanzania jointly organized a field mission to Arusha, Dodoma and Dar es Salaam with a high-level delegation including six officials of FVC’s partners, namely the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden, and...
From 24 to 28 February 2025, the Secretariat of Flexible Voluntary Contribution (FVC) and FAO Tanzania jointly organized a field mission to Arusha, Dodoma and Dar es Salaam with a high-level delegation including six officials of FVC’s partners, namely the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden, and...