Name Contact information Brief
Services include: Free, Pro ($5,000 per year), and Enterprise ($10,000 per year).
Free tier allows up to 20 forms and 100 questions per form
mAgri info@gsmworld.com mAgri is project of GSMA Mobile for
Development. The mAgri Programme exists to catalyse the deployment of mobile solutions benefiting the
agriculture sector through partnerships to provide funding and guidance to local ITC mobile projects.
Nuru Infocomm Ltd.
Dar es Salaam Tanzania
Email: info@nuruinfo.com
Licensed application services provider based in Dar es Salaam. Currently providing high speed fibre access on Seacom and last mile solutions, SMS application services (ex: market prices) on short code for Premium SMS, and developing and deploying applications using mobile communication technology.
Vodafone Tanzania
Vodacom Tanzania Limited 1st Floor, Building No. 2 Mlimani City Office Park Mlimani City
Sam Nujoma Road P. O. Box 2369 Dar es Salaam.
http://www.vodacom.co.tz/
Cellular network offering GSM
communication services, with more than 10 million customers across the country.
Currently partner of the Connected Farmer Alliance (CFA)
Kenya, Mozambique, and Tanzania, with Technoserve with support of USAID.
Voice of the farmer (Ipsos)
Ipsos Tanzania
Aggrey Oriwo, Manager Aggrey.Oriwo@ipsos.com Migombani Street, Plot 161 P.O. Box 106253
Dar-Es Salaam Tanzania
Tel: +255 22 277 5851 www.ipsos.com
Monitoring and evaluation using mobile phone (SMS and phone-based
interviews).
Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA)
The Director General, TCRA Mawasiliano Towers,
Plot 2005/5/1/2, Block C, Sam Nujoma Road
P.O Box 474 Dar Es Salaam Tel: +255 22 2199760 - 8;
+255 22 2412011 - 2
Director General Direct Line +255 22 2199769
Fax: +255 22 2412009 / +255 22
The regulatory body responsible for the communications and broadcasting sectors in Tanzania.
Name Contact information Brief
2412010
Tigo MIC Tanzania LTD
Head Quarters P.O.Box 2929
New Bagamoyo Rd, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Phone: Dial 0716123103 Fax +255 22 2120474
Tigo is part of Millicom International Cellular S.A (MIC) and provides
affordable, widely accessible and readily available prepaid cellular telephony services in the 26 regions of Tanzania.
Thery also offer value added services of mobile internet access such as facebook and twitter Sms.
Information / Content Providers
Name Contact information Brief
Agricultural Research Centers
SARI:
www.erails.net/TZ/sari/sari/
MARI:
P O Box 6226, Dar es Salaam Phone: +255 2700552
Email: mari@mari.or.tz
Including Sealian Agricultural Research Institute (SARI), Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute (MARI), and
Naliendele Agriculture Research Institute (NARI); research local issues and disseminate knowledge through farmers extension.
Community Animal Health Network (CAHNET)
CAHNET Tanzania Dr. Sultan Jaribu
Email: wamoneraj@yahoo.co.uk Website: www.cahnetafrica.net/
Enables networking and sharing of information regarding livestock via radio, print, word of mouth, mobile phones and the web.
Connected Farmer Alliance (CFA)
Drew Johnson Djohnson@tns.org Mike Elliot
melliot@tns.org
Partnership to increase the productivity, incomes and resilience of smallholder farmers in Kenya, Mozambique, and Tanzania.
Farm Radio International
Head Office:
Farm Radio International 1404 Scott Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Y 4M8 Tel: 1.613.761.3650 Fax: 1.613.798.0990 Toll-Free: 1.888.773.7717 Email: info@farmradio.org Tanzania:
Margaret Kingamkono Regional Field Manager 141C Radio Road PO Box 16604
Share radio scripts, information
packages, weekly electronic news, and an online community with African
broadcasters; provide training services to broadcasters; work with partner radio stations to plan and deliver radio campaigns aimed at specific development challenge
Name Contact information Brief Arusha, Tanzania
Tel/Fax: +255.732.978.997
Email:mkingamkono@farmradio.org Blog:
http://blog.farmradio.org/fr/tags/tanzania / (partially working)
Health for Animals and Livelihood Improvement (HALI) Project
David Wolking
One Health Institute - Wildlife Health Center
University of California, Davis
Ph: +1 415 690 9955; +1 530 341 3507 Skype: djwolking
Email: djwolk@gmail.com Website:
http://haliproject.wordpress.com/
Mailing address:
HALI Project, PO Box 2263, Iringa, Tanzania, East Africa
Street address:
HALI Project, Gangilonga, Uhuru Street Block No. 123, Iringa, Tanzania
Works with local stakeholders to investigate health at the human-animal-environment interface in Tanzania. They will implement an initiative using
cellphones for remote disease diagnosis and provision of human and livestock health information.
Infonet -Biovision
Regional Coordination and Awareness Anne Bruntse-Nganga, Agronomist Infonet-Biovision Office at ICIPE P.O. Box 30772-00100, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254 (0)20 863 2000
Direct: +254 (0)20 863 2112
A online and offline knowledge bank;
Information about different crops, pest and disease, conservation agriculture, and Publications and database of TOF Organic Farmer Magazine
Ministry of Agriculture Food Security &
Cooperatives
Dr. Janet Kaaya
Division of Research & Development P.O. Box 2066, Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA
Tel: +255-22-2860326 Skype address: janeOZU Email: janetkaaya@gmail.com
From the Tanzania Government website, the vision of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives is:
“envisaged of the ministry that is substantially commercial, competitive, highly diversified, that ensures food security, improves rural livelihood, expands rural employment and acts as an effective basis for economic growth and inter-sectoral linkages, while utilising natural resources in an overall
sustainable manner.”
National Network of Farmers’
groups of Tanzania (Mtandao wa Vikundi vya Wakulima Tanzania -MVIWATA)
Stephen Antigon Ruvuga Executive Director P.O. Box 3220 Morogoro Tel: 023 261 41 84 Fax: 023 261 41 84 Email: info@mviwata.org www.mviwata.org
Founded in 1993, MVIWATA “aspires to empower smallholder economically and socially farmers through capacity building and undertake lobbying and advocacy especially by strengthening their groups and networks, facilitating communication and learning so that they are capable of defending their interests” (MVIWATA, 2012).
Name Contact information Brief
Delivers information to farmers via cellphone34.
National Parks P.O Box 3134 Arusha, Tanzania Call: +255 272 503 471 +255 272 504 082 Fax: +255 272 508 216
E-Mail: info@tanzaniaparks.com www.tanzaniaparks.com
The Tanzanian National Parks Service has made significant efforts to spread awareness about conservation and climate change, including what actions farmers can take to join in environmental conservation efforts.
Njombe Development office (NDO)
Fr. Nestor Mtweve
Diocese director for Caritas and Njombe Development office (NDO, and NGO)
Catholic diocese of Njombe.
P.O.Box 54
Njombe, Iringa. Tanzania
Email: nestor.mtweve@gmail.com Skype: nmtweve
Tweeter: @nestorkayombo
Supports and carries out projects in hydroelectricity, sustainable
agriculture, rural water supply, orphans and vulnerable children, and gender.
Strengthening Documentation, Communication and
Dissemination of Information Related to Climate Change Impacts,
Adaptation and Mitigation in Tanzania
www.infosysplus.org/db/db_index.php/d oor/upcome/main_unit/organisation/data set_id/3252/URL_NAME/asareca
Provides an Open Access Repository (OAR),
Information Resource Center,
Question and Answer service (QAS), the CCIAM website, and
Document Delivery service.
Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA)
Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3000, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro -Tanzania Tel. + 255 23 2603511-4.
Telefax: + 255 23 2604651 E-mail: sua@suanet.ac.tz Website: www.suanet.ac.tz/
A public institution; the only agricultural university in Tanzania. Extension, research, information resources.
Tanzania Association of Radio Maria
Nguah John Bosco Director
Mikocheni Industrial Area Box 34573
DSM, Tanzania
Radio with national coverage and agricultural programs.
34 William Mato (matobill@gmail.com), email communication 12/11/2012
Name Contact information Brief Phone: +255 (22) 2773837
Fax: +255 (22) 2773813 Email: info.tan@radiomaria.org Tanzania
Society of Agricultural Education and Extension (TSAEE)
Beny Mwenda
Email: batistabeny@gmail.com
Website: http://tsaeelakezone.org/tsaee/
(under construction)
Society of agricultural experts supporting initiatives to increase agricultural
production of rural and peri-urban farmers in Tanzania. Provides training, guidance, consultation and technical assistance to attain community-based participatory rural development.
Veterinary Investigation Centers (VICs)
Veterinary Investigation Centre, Tanzania
PO Box 1068, Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania
Phone: +255 27 2501464 Website: www.dfid.gov.uk
A project of the British Department for International Development that
researches and disseminates information regarding improved pastoral
management with a focus on local issues.