19/06/2026
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Thank you, AgriCord, for highlighting Daniel Saitabaoโs journey as a sunflower farmer through the support of the project in Arusha, Tanzania. ๐น๐ฟ
At We Effect, together with our partners Mviwaarusha and Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute , we are proud to support farmer-led innovation that empowers smallholder farmers to test new approaches, improve livelihoods, and strengthen community resilience. ๐ค๐ฑ
Danielโs story demonstrates how locally driven solutions, combined with research and knowledge sharing, are creating meaningful change for smallholder sunflower farmers.
Daniel is one of the projectโs top-performing farmer-researchers, and his success reflects the significant contribution of the project to strengthening the sunflower value chain in Arusha, Tanzania.
๐ His experience shows how farmer-led research drives innovation, increases productivity, and enhances resilient, productive and sustainable agroecological agri-food systems.
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https://www.agricord.org/en/publications/crossroads-0501
We Effect European Union in Tanzania
๐ปAt 50, Daniel Saitabao has spent his life farming a modest plot in Losikito village, Tanzania. Livestock, maize, beans, but returns that rarely matched the effort.
That changed when his farmers' organisation, MVIWAARUSHA, joined the FORI programme (Farmers Organization Research-Led Innovation), funded by the European Union and Secretariat of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS). In a region long dominated by to***co as a cash crop, sunflower cultivation opened an unexpected door.
Mr. Saitabao was among the first ten farmers to test it. From a single demonstration plot, he harvested 120 kilograms of sunflowers, processed into 20 liters of oil. Not just a harvest. A proof of concept that spread through the community.
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Three processing units are now in place, built with farmers' own land, materials, and labour
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Neighbours are embracing sunflower cultivation and exploring its commercial potential
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Women's leadership on the farm has grown through gender-transformative support from We Effect Tanzania
As Mr. Saitabao puts it, the farm operations are now largely managed by his wife, a shift made possible by the inclusivity training they received. ๐
This is what farmer-led innovation looks like in practice: results rooted in local realities, owned by the community, and built to last.
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