Paddy fish farming project to benefit 70,000 Igunga villagers

More than 70,000 villagers in Igunga district, Tabora region, are expected to benefit from fish farming project that will be undertaken in their rice fields through an Eco Village project financed by the European Union.

 

The four-year project is jointly being implemented by the governments of Holland and Tanzania, including the International Research Institute (ICIPE).

Dodoma Regional Commissioner Aggrey Mwanri said the aim of the project was to build fsrmers’ capacity in keeping fish as well to mitigate climate change impacts.

 

“Keeping fish in rice farms is a new technique the project is teaching farmers in Igunga district. The technique will enable farmers to increase their income,” he said, adding: 

 

“The technique will assure farmers of income in case rice harvest drops due to climate change impacts.”

 

He said the project was being implemented in nine villages of Igunga district.

He said climate change impacts had affected the world and the nation as a whole, including the environment, water sources, energy and agriculture.

 

Explaining the magnitude of the problem, he said Tanzania was among countries affected by climate changes.

 

The RC noted that temperature had increased by 1.7 degrees Centigrade in northern and eastern parts and by 2.5 degrees in western parts of the world.

He noted that the war against climate change was a sustainable process that could bring opportunity to increase energy and new technology.

SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN