Kinondoni Municipal council has potentials that assist growth and wellbeing of most people who engage in Agricultural activities and is in line with the implementation of KILIMO KWANZA. Agriculture provides the Municipality with 1002.09 tons of food crops, which is only 0.59% of the total annual food requirement. There are existing potentials for agricultural practices such as presence of market (consumers), presence of local food market which is soon to be inaugurated for agricultural and livestock produce, improved infrastructures e.g. roads which reach the peripheral areas of production, presence of agricultural Training centre at Malolo which is now is at finishing stage and being inaugulated by ‘Mbio za Mwenge wa Uhuru 2016,’ presence of three green houses which are among the training and production equipments, 20 potential private services provider who facilitate inputs accessibility to farmers and livestock keepers, Mpiji River which is the main source of water for irrigation practices and is estimated to cover about 100 hectares and 18 farmers’ groups engaged in livestock production and horticultural crop production through irrigation. The group facilitated through provision of Power tillers, irrigation equipments and capacity building on agricultural practices.
About 2,604 farmers were advised on proper agricultural practices, 4 agricultural group members received training on keeping production and financial records. Also they were trained on monthly reporting and project management. Other services provided to livestock keepers were on how to vaccinate cattle, dogs and chicken.
The Municipal council has developed water distribution from deep well to Malolo resource centre and to domestic point community consumption which now is in use. Other ongoing interventions are refresher course / training to urban agriculture staffs on better and improved ways and technics of crop production. About 32 staffs have received training on nursery establishment and management, importance of drip irrigation application on an open field and in green house, application of proper crop spacing and all cultural practices with the aim of improving crop productivity in terms of quality and quantity.
The major obstacles to agricultural productivity include
• Poor farming methods and implements.
• Non existence of data about farmers and crop yields
• Great increase of people especially youths heading to high for requirement
• High rate of urban expansion leading to decrease of agricultural Land
• Land degradation due to soil erosion
• Inadequate knowledge on improved farming techniques by farmers
• Outbreak of crop pests and diseases affecting plants and crops
• Shortage of inputs including better quality seeds/fertilizers.
