Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute

Seven students (4-Male & 3-Female) from Karagwe University College(KARUCO) in Karagwe district, Karagwe region and one student from Sokoine University of Agriculture(SUA) who is undertaking her Bachelor degree in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness  has benefited by being trained on different research programs being carried out at TARI-Ukiriguru Centre based in Mwanza region. The KARUCO students.

Field Practical students learning on good agronomic practices of paddy production.

During their one month presence at TARI Ukiriguru the students were practically involved in activities done by researchers at the Institute in particular areas of agronomy, breeding, entomology, pathology of the mandated crops like root crops(sweet potato& cassava)  and cotton as well as  non-mandated crops like sun flower, sorghum, maize, paddy and leguminous crops like chickpea.

Field practical students exercising thinning and gap filling of sunflower after being trained on sunflower production.

Students were also trained on tractor maintenance and operations. Practically, they managed to drive a tractor both forward and reverse ways, including  hitching the farm implements (disc plough, disc harrow and a ridger). Finally, they were able to make ploughing using a tractor                                                

            Field practical students in a group photo.