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Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania (SAT)  
When it comes to organic farming, the 25 year-old Tanzanian holds wisdom beyond her years.

 

Janet Maro Wa Bustani Ya Matumaini

Farmers travel hundreds of kilometres to hear Janet Maro speak. When it comes to organic farming, the 25 year-old Tanzanian holds wisdom beyond her years. As a student of agriculture and agribusiness in the rural area of Morogoro, she witnessed farmers' struggle against the effects of climate change, food shortages, deforestation and crop disease. She was attentive to their inquisitiveness about how to make compost, identify pests and adopt environmentally-friendly practices.

These exchanges led to the launch of the Bustani ya Tushikamane project, which delivers accessible training on controlling pests and disease using ecological methods. Maro and her team teach communities how to harness botanical extracts, repellent plants, and how to improve soil fertility using composting, green manures and organic liquid fertilisers. Bridging online and off-grid communities, she has translated agricultural e-manuals from the internet into KiShwahili and local languages.

In June 2011, drawing on the success of the project, Maro founded the umbrella organisation, Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania (SAT). Today, SAT works with over 300 farmers (60% of whom are women) and has become the leading centre for organic and sustainable agriculture in Tanzania. 

Under Maro's guidance, 24 farmers in Towelo have achieved Tanzania's first East Africa Organic Products Standards certification. A further 216 are on a permanent training programme with SAT and over 125 famers and 100 of their children have attended SAT-led workshops. To ensure the learning is shared as widely as possible, Maro has set up a popular information centre, a free demonstration garden and a mobile office. To ensure there is a market for the produce, Maro has launched a successful organic shop in the city of Morogoro. With her vision and energy, Maro has sowed the seed for long-lasting change in her community and beyond.

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