Farm mechanisation toolkit published by RIU Tanzania
28 June 2011

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RIU Tanzania has published a toolkit based on their experiences and successes with the Mechanisation Innovation Platform activities in Morogoro region.

Jwani Tranquilino Jube, Programme Officer: Communications at RIU Tanzania explains:

"This is a practical toolkit aimed at helping smallholder farmers and providers of farm mechanisation services to develop a sustainable system for increasing access to mechanisation. It describes, step-by-step, how farmers and machinery owners can bundle demands and supply of mechanisation services and benefit from the resultant economies of scale.

The guide is designed to help farmers, tractor owners, village, ward, district or regional authorities and other stakeholders in the agricultural system understand and engage in the process and make mechanised services accessible to smallholder farmers."

The mechanisation platform in Tanzania was one of the first RIU programme to be mainstreamed when local government mechanisation officers took over both day-to-day management and strategic development of the initiative.

Download a copy of the toolkit in Kiswahili June 2011 (PDF 1.5MB)

Mechanisation toolkit (English) Authors: RIU Tanzania 2011 (PDF 700KB)