The Department of Model Training Farm (DMTF) through the Pasture Management Units is showcasing practical livestock husbandry techniques to local communities, emphasizing the business aspect. This success is largely attributed to the established diverse pastures like Bracharia ruziziensis, Cenchrus ciliaris, Chloris gayana, Pennisetum purpureum, Juncao grass, and Guatemala grass, and more. As a result, cattle, predominantly Friesian and Ayrshire...Read More

At the Model Training Farm’s Aquaculture Unit, students are integrating fish farming with horticultural crops such as Chinese cabbage and bananas, along with Azolla, a plant protein source used for fish feed. With practical skills, students have successfully established plots of Chinese cabbage and banana plants. Water from the fishponds is utilized to cultivate horticultural...Read More

Tarehe 25 Aprili 2024, wanafunzi wa Shahada ya Sayansi ya Ufugaji Viumbe Maji, wakiwa Idara ya Shamba la Mfano la Mafunzo (Kitengo cha Ufugaji wa Samaki) wakionyesha umahiri wao kwa vitendo walipokuwa wakifanya zoezi la uvunaji wa samaki aina ya Sato na Kambale. Uvunaji huu wa samaki ulihusisha mchakato wa kuwatenganisha samaki katika makundi mawili makuu:...Read More

For inquiries, please contact: Section Manager:  Name: Stella Genge Email: stella.genge@sua.ac.tz Mobile phone: +255-712-413-590   Field Technician: Name: Buharata Salum Email: buharata.salum@sua.ac.tz Mobile phone: +255-747-612-361   For official communication, please contact:  Head of Department, Model Training Farm, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3001, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Mobile phone: +255753937587 Email: newtonk78@sua.ac.tz   CC: dmtf@sua.ac.tzRead More

On April 22, 2024, Her Excellency Tone Tinnes, the Ambassador of the Royal Norwegian Embassy to Tanzania, paid a special visit to the Aquaculture, Dairy, and Pasture units within the Department of Model Training Farm (DMTF). During her visit, Hon. Tone Tinnes expressed her satisfaction with the practical skills imparted to students in Sustainable Fish...Read More

    WAFANYAKAZI KUTOKA BENKI MBALIMBALI NCHINI WAPATA MWANGA KATIKA UFUGAJI WA SAMAKI KIBIASHARA Tarehe 18 Aprili, 2024, Wafanyakazi kutoka benki za Exim bank, TPB, DTB na Mkombozi walifanya ziara ya kipekee katika Kitengo cha Ufugaji wa Viumbe Maji kilichopo katika Idara ya Shamba la Mfano la Mafunzo katika Chuo Kikuu cha Sokoine cha Kilimo...Read More

In the past 6 weeks second year students from Animal and Range sciences courses were undertaking their field practical training at the Department of Model Training Farm specifically Magadu Animal Unit. They took part in various activities which included the Pasture farm management in activities like sowing, weeding , harvesting and processing of different pasture...Read More

Aquaculture-SUA Students are Producing Quality and Low-Cost Fish Feed. At the Modal Training Farm (MTF)- Aquaculture Section: Azolla is a cost-effective protein feed for fish and poultry. With up to 35% protein content, Azolla is a fast-growing aquatic fern ideal for farmers seeking affordable feed options. Its rapid growth and nitrogen-fixing ability reduce the need...Read More

IDARA YA SHAMBA LA MAFUNZO SUA “MTF” YASHIRIKIANA NA “SUGECO” KUTOA MAFUNZO YA VITENDO KWA WANAFUNZI JUU YA KILIMO HIFADHI CHA KIBIASHARA. Shamba la mafunzo SUA kwa kushirikiana na “Sokoine University Graduate Entrepreneurs Cooperative (SUGECO)”wameendesha kwa Pamoja mafunzo ya kilimo hifadhi cha kibiashara kwa wanafunzi yaliyojumuisha namna bora ya uzalishaji, kilimo biashara na utunzaji wa...Read More

Title: Special Visitors from the World Food Program (WFP)   On April 2nd, 2024, special visitors from the World Food Program (WFP) visited the Aquaculture unit in the Department of Model Training Farm, part of the College of Agriculture at Sokoine University of Agriculture. The purpose of the visit was to learn and see best...Read More