In the Kilombero District of Morogoro Tanzania the yields for maize have recently increased for some smallholder farmers from 1.5 tons per hectare to 4.5 tons per hectare; the yields for rice have increased from 2.5 tons per hectare to 6.5 tons per hectare. While Kilombero is but one district in a country of 44 million people it shows what can happen, and happen very quickly, when the right tools are present. Similar production gains are being made in soybeans, beans, groundnuts, cowpeas, and chickpeas that are important sources of incomes and nutritious food in Tanzania and elsewhere in Africa.
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