AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES

The Kolping Society of Tanzania assists its programme communities to design and implement income generation projects for improving standards of living in their families and their communities. The KST pays particular attention to rural development because more than 90% of its membership is rural based. The critical issues are agro ecosystem farming, household food security, crop diversification, agribusiness, microcredit, and employment creation particularly among women and the youth.
To make this possible, the Agriculture department dwells on the followings:
1.Sustainable Land Use Management
2.Value Chain Development
3.Enterprises Development

A).ORGANIC FARMING
Organic farming has been the backbone of our Agriculture department. Through organic farming the families have been trained or are trained on how to make and apply composite manure. Moreover organic farming is emphasized due to the following advantages achieved through its application:





B).LIVESTOCK KEEPING
Livestock keeping also feature prominently in the community economic improvement plan of the KST. Through this plan communities are trained on how to improve their livestock keeping for maximum production of milk and meat to raise their standards of nutrition and also manure for fertilization of the soil.
C).FOOD PROCESSING
The KST through its Agriculture department conducts special program for Women and Youth on Food Processing . Through this program several women groups have been trained and the program is on going . The skills we provide in this program enable the family members to produce banana juices , wine , clips (CHIPS)
These skills have promoted the economic development of many women groups in our area of operation . Although Banana is said to be a perishable crop but the banana products such as wine , chips (clips) ,juice can last longer before expiring.