Raip-Tanzania

Our vision is that Small-holder farmers in rural Tanzania to be food secure. Additional information
We achieve this through the use of: small pack-sizes of seed that are affordable to farmers; multiple technologies that address the diverse needs of farmers within the village; and through self-employed Village-Agricultural Advisors (VAAs) serving the communities in which they live. We work with a r

ange of appropriate technologies, information, knowledge, marketing and input including improved varieties: Cereals maize, Legumes, Oil-seeds, Root and Bananas, Vegetables Fruit trees, Timber trees, improved blends of fertilizer, methods of soil and water, Livestock inputs through improving vaccine to protect indigenous chickens against the Newcastle disease, chicken breads, Pig breeds, acaroids de-wormers and mineral salts. RAIP organization identifies keen, hard-working farmers at the village level and develops them into “agro-entrepreneurs”, called Village-Agricultural Advisors who provide inputs (such as improved seed), services (such as livestock vaccination) and advice on good farming practices to their community. These micro-businesses offer the double benefit of creating rural employment opportunities and building a sustainable system for delivering agricultural technologies.