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TAJAS Volume 17, No. 2 is now out

Be informed of Tanzania Journal of Agricultural Sciences (TAJA),  Volume 17, Issue No.2 of December 2018)  is available online at   https://www.ajol.info/index.php/tjags The journal edition has the following articles Graft compatibility between eggplant rootstocks and hybrid tomato (Solanum lycopersicum Mill.) cultivars Effect of grafting on yield and quality of hybrid tomato (Solanum lycopersicum Mill.) cultivars Physical characteristics and […]

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Kongamano na Maonesho ya Kilimo 2019

Ndaki ya Kilimo ya Chuo Kikuu cha Kilimo cha Sokoine (SUA) imeandaa   Kongamano na Maonesho ya Kilimo  yatakayofanyika katika kampasi kuu ya SUA iliyopo Manispaa ya Morogoro   kuanzia Disemba 4 mpaka 6, 2019. Mada kuu ya kongamano na maonesho haya ni: Kuelekea Tanzania ya uchumi wa kati na viwanda: Jukumu na michango ya wadau wa sekta za […]

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The Horticulture Unit: a cornucopia of plants

Our 15 ha Horticulture Unit, serves as a research, demonstration and semi-commercial area located within Sokoine University of Agriculture Main campus. The Unit hosts a diversity of crops including Mango, Mangifera indica L.; tangerine, Citrus reticulata Blanco; lemon, Citrus limon (L.) Burman f.; sweet orange, Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck. – Also breadfruit, Artocarpus altilis (Parkins.) Fosb.; […]

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College of Agriculture set to participate in Chibunda Cup sports tournaments 2019

The College of Agriculture (CoA) is set to take part in the 2019 Chibunda Cup tournaments that were officially opened today,  Friday 20th September 2019 at SUA main campus in Morogoro. CoA will take part in various games including football, netball, basketball and volleyball. ​Prof Raphael Chibunda, Vice Chancellor SUA, officiating the tournament by a […]

CALL FOR SCHOLARSHIPS YEAR TWO: Intra-Africa Academic mobility Project: – Collaborative training in fisheries and aquaculture in East, Central and Southern Africa (COTRA)

The EU under its Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme, has provided funding to support training of graduate students in African universities. In this mobility programme five African partner institutions and one EU Technical partner will collaborate in the training of professionals to achieve sustainable fisheries management and aquaculture resources that shall lead to increased fish production […]

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Model Training Farm Updates

The development of Model Training Farm is deeply rooted in Mwalimu JK Nyerere’s speech that he gave  on 26th September 1984, during inauguration of SUA, he said and we quote “Thus, the main objective of this University is not abstract research, or the training of academics who can write learned treatises’. Certainly we hope that […]

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The 15th College of Agriculture Board meeting

The 15th College of Agriculture Board meeting was held on Friday 23rd August 2019 at the African Seed Health Centre in the main campus. The Board received, considered and approved even semeters results. This was the first meeting of the new CoA board for the triennum that commenced on 1st July 2019.  

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Mtibwa Sugar Managing Director visits College of Agriculture

On Wednesday 28th August 2019, the Managing Director of Mtibwa Sugar Company, Mr Stan Rau  and his team of farm managers visited SUA and held talks with SUA Management led by the Vive Chancellor, Prof. Raphael Chibunda, DVC Academic Prof. Peter Gillah and DVC administration and Finance, Prof. Eng. Frederick Kahimba. The team visited various […]

College of Agriculture and TARI to open up collaborations

College of Agriculture and TARI to open up collaborations

On 21st August 2019, the Principal of College of Agriculture, Prof Maulid Mwatawala, CoA Field Practical Coordinator, Dr Anthony Sangeda and Dr. George Tryphone of Department of Crop Science and Horticulture, visited the Tanzania Agriculture Training Institute (TARI) headquaters at Makutupora, Dodoma. The SUA team met with TARI Director General Dr Geoffrey Mkamilo and discussed […]

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College of Agriculture conducts 12th special academic committee meeting

The College of Agriculture Academic Committe held its 12th special meeting on Monday 19th August 2019, at the African Seed Health Center, in the main campus. The committee received, considered and approved examination results for even semesters, and recommended the same to the CoA Board. This was a first meeting for the newly constituted academic […]