LIBRARY FACILITIES, SOLOMON MAHLANGU CAMPUS

Solomon Mahlangu Campus (SMC) is one among the campuses of Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) situated in Morogoro Municipality, about 200 Km west of Dar es salaam, the major business city of Tanzania. Initially the campus started in April, 1979 as an educational facility for the African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa being known as ANC School, Mazimbu. Following the execution of a famous ANC freedom fighter, Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu by the then apartheid regime in South Africa, the ANC School was renamed Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College (SOMAFCO) in honor of the freedom fighter’s contribution to the liberation struggles. The SOMAFCO facility was handed over to the Tanzanian Government in 1992 by the ANC following the collapse of apartheid regime in South Africa. Following several requests to the Government by SUA to own the facility, the Government eventually approved the request on 23/7/1998. In March, 1999 the SUA Council during its 60^th meeting, renamed the Campus, Solomon Mahlangu Campus in honor of the historical role the Campus played in the liberation struggle of the Republic of South Africa. On March 13^th 2000 the MSTHE officially handed over the Campus to SUA. After the handing over, the SUA Council appointed a Director in April,2000 to oversee the administration and transformation of the campus.

  There are two libraries at Solomon Mahlangu campus, The Library (formerly used by the ANC) has been extended by constructing a new building near the old one to increase sitting space and other facilities. This has been necessary following the expansion of enrolment in the existing degree programs, and the launch of new degree programs. and contains different learning materials like books, journals, news papers, research report, magazines and other learning materials.

Images taken from libraries,

 

               
 

HORTICULTURAL FARMING AT MAZIMBU

HORTICULTURAL FARMING

Horticulture is the science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants. The term horticultural can be broken down into two Latin words: hortus (garden) and cultus (tilling).It involves the cultivation of a garden, orchard, nursery, flowers, fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants. Leaf or green vegetables are growing in flats soil. Most are picked young, so successive plantings are often used to extend the season. (E.g. lettuce, spinach). Leaf vegetables are typically low in calories and fat, and high in protein per calorie, vitamin c also the vitamin K content of leaf vegetables is particularly high.
 for more information click here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horticulture

Our university endowed to have large land size that can use enough for university activities and other part can be leased to other people for commercial cultivation of green vegetables. Most of farmers are women that engaged in agribusiness as a self employment they produce okra, cassava leaves, spinach, sweet potato leaves(matembere), tomatoes and so forth.

The following are important factors that influence horticultural production in this area; 

 

Availability of enough land, since SUA is well endowed with large size of the land that why the excess land are used by farmers for horticultural cultivation.

Presence of Ngerengere River stream for irrigation activities, it is very important factor since horticultural crops have greater water requirements than cereals farming. Many horticultural crops require irrigation on a regular schedule and potentially more often, so this river stream enable the farmers to produce even if there is no rainfall and can sell at good price because during dry season supply of vegetables are very low.

Availability of reliable market, since customers are near to the production area thus facilitates easily supply of horticultural products. Also transport system supports producer to link with customers found far away from production area.

The most challenges of horticultural farming in this area are pests and diseases. Also there is great amount of uncertainty about climatic condition because there possibilities of water floods from Ngerengere River stream during rainy season as well as drought during dry season.

  For more information listen this audio;

                  

Prepared by:

No	Name of participant	Registration numbers
01	SELYA, Noel Yared	AEA/D/2013/0024
02	MGAYA, Advela B	AEA/D/2013/0136
03	LUVINGA, Judson E	AEA/D/2013/0067
04	MWANANGWA, Fredric G	AEA/D/2013/0164

 For further study read the following PDF document
Horti Final Report.pdf by Noel Selya

HANDS WASHING

                    PROPER HANDS WASHING

Hand washing is easy to do and it's one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of many types of infection and illness in all settings from your home and workplace to child care facilities and hospitals. Clean hands can stop germs from spreading from one person to another and throughout an entire community

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MASTERS, PhD AND POST DOCTORAL PROGRAMMES

The Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) has provided financial support to Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) for the period 2015 to 2020 to support the training of 37 PhDs, 23 Masters and 6 Post-doctoral researchers (Post-docs).

Waste collection at SUA- Main Campus, Morogoro

Wastes are unwanted or unusable materials, any substance which is discarded after primary use, or is worthless, defective and of no use. Wastes can be of solid, liquid or semi-solid type. Examples are pieces of papers, woods, bottle, water from the bathrooms and sludge’s.

Sokoine University of Agriculture - Dumpsite

Wastes management is all those activities and action required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal. This includes other things such as collection, transport, treatment and disposal of waste together with monitoring. 

WATER HARVESTING AND PURIFICATION

WATER HARVESTING AND PURIFICATION

Water is an essential component for life as it supports life of both plants and animals. For aquatic organisms water acts as an habitat. Most of the human activities like fishing, irrigation are water dependent. For water to be safe and clean for human consumption should pass through the following processes

Water Harvesting (Mindu Dam)

By definition water harvesting is a technique used for collecting storing and use of water either from rain water, runoff and land surface catchment. According to Natural Resources Management and Environmental Department (2016), "Water harvesting in its broadest sense will be defined as the 'collection of runoff for its productive use'. Runoff may be harvested from roofs and ground surfaces as well as from intermittent or ephemeral water courses."

SERVICES PROVIDED AT SUA MAIN CAMPUS

SUA ADMINISTRATION

Sokoine University of Agriculture was established on 1 July 1984 by Parliamentary Act No. 6 of the same year. The university which is located in Morogoro Municipality has 3,350 hectares of land for training, research and production in Morogoro municipality.

DIETARY MANAGEMENT OF LIVER CIRRHOSIS

Cirrhosis is a serious condition where normal liver tissue is replaced by scar tissue (fibrosis). It tends to progress slowly and often does not cause symptoms in its early stages. The scarring tends to be a gradual process. The scar tissue affects the normal structure and regrowth of liver cells. Liver cells become damages and die as a scar tissue gradually develops. Therefore, the liver gradually loses its ability to function well. The scar tissue can also affect the blood flow through the liver which can cause back pressure in the blood vessels which bring blood to the liver. This back pressure is called portal hypertension. If hypertension becomes severe liver transplant may be the only option.

Difference between healthy and affected liver

INTEGRATED AGRO-AQUACULTURE

Integrated Agro-Aquaculture

Fish- chicken  integration

Introduction

Is concurrent or sequential linkage between two or more activities, of which at least one is aquaculture. Involve production, integrated management and comprehensive use of aquaculture, agriculture and livestock, with an emphasis on aquaculture.

The main Objective is to increase productivity of water, land and  associated  resources to enhance yield. To improve livelihood of local
people and enhance employment opportunities.
.

QUALITY PREREQUISITES OF BUTCHERY AND MEAT BUSINESS CENTERS (CASE STUDY MOROGORO MUNICIPAL)

A butchery and its qualifications

Butchery is place (special room) where carcasses are sold. This room should contain refrigerator for keeping remained meat, electrical fan or air condition, facilities for cutting carcasses, sink  for washing hand together with suitable facilities  such as

RATIBA BORA YA MILO KWA MTOTO NA MAMA MJAMZITO

Vitu anayotakiwa apate Mama Mjamzito kila Siku ya ujauzito wake kwa Afya bora.

Mlo kamili (balanced diet), ni muhimu kwa ajili ya maendeleo mazuri ya afya ya mjamzito na mtoto tumboni. Pamoja na mlo kamili mjamzito hupewa virutubisho ziada (supplements) kwa ajili ya kuongeza madini kama ya chuma na Foliki. Mlo kamili unajumuisha vyakula vya

SILAGE MAKING

SILAGE MAKING

Silage is the material produced by controlled fermentation of forage crop of high moisture content. The fermentation is controlled by either encouraging the growth of lactic acid forming bacteria which are present on the fresh herbage, or by using chemical additives. Bacteria in fresh forage ferment available CHOs to organic acids which cause the ensiled forage to become acidic. If properly made, pH will be between 3.5 and 4.5. The acids eventually kill the bacteria and preserve the silage in a palatable state so long as air is excluded from the silo.

MANGO GRAFTING

How can you do grafting in your mango orchard?.

This practice is very simple to do. Follow the procedures described below, thereby at the end I hope you will be able to graft mangoes.

BANANA WINE PROCESSING

Banana wine is a fruit wine made exclusively from bananas. It is 

different from banana beer, which has a long tradition and great cultural significance in East Africa. In Tanzania, banana wine is made commercially by fermenting peeled, mashed, ripe bananas.


Water (to dilute the rather thick banana mash), wine yeast and sugar are added to the "banana mash’’.  This wine can be made from most banana varieties irrespective of whether they are cooking, brewing or dessert type. A few varieties like Apple banana that remain hard even after ripening are not suitable for wine making.

URGENT: SHORT TERM EMPLOYMENT

We are looking for a field research assistant (with certificate or diploma in agriculture) to work with us at the crop museum (SUA) for at least 6 months. Salary TShs 300,000 per month. 

Please, contact Mr. Isack Yonah (yonah002@yahoo.co.uk; phone number 0754-816-238).

If there is a person you know let them communicate ASAP. It is urgent!

Baraza la mawaziri la Dr. John Pombe Magufuli latangazwa leo tar. 10.12.2015

Baraza la Mawaziri Tanzania limetangazwa leo

Magufuli: 
Tutakuwa na mawaziri 19, kuna baadhi ya wizara zitakuwa na mawaziri na hazitakuwa na manaibu waziri. Lengo ni kuwa na baraza dogo kupunguza gharama. Zilitengwa bilioni 2, mawaziri watakapoteuliwa waende semina elezi, baraza nitakaloliteua halitakuwa na semina elekezi na fedha tutaelekeza sehemu nyingine kama ni madawati au kwenye elimu bure.

WIZARA
Ofisi ya Rais, Tamesemi utumishi na utawala bora, Simbachawene na Kairuki, Naibu waziri Jaffo

Makala ya Anthony Uhembe: UBAYA WA VITU RAHISI

Asante Mungu ni siku nyingine tena umetupa upendeleo wa kuendelea kufaidi neema ya pumzi yako na uzima, kwa wagonjwa wape heri na uponyaji wako Mungu mkuu!! Amen 

Leo nimeonelea nizungumze nawe juu ya vitu rahisi rahisi kwenye maisha yako na athari zake kuelekea mafanikio yako. Hebu tutafakari pamoja juu ya mambo rahisi rahisi na juu ya mambo magumu yanayohitaji kujituma sana!! Hebu jiulize aliye leta wazo la kutengeneza ndege, meli, magari, majumba makubwa, au hata nembo ya taifa letu alifanya kirahisi hadi kuja na nembo hiyo au vitu hivyo? Bila shaka halikuwa jambo rahisi au hata kiimani tuangalie Juu ya Yesu na Mtume Muhamad walifanya kirahisi ili kuwakomboa watu? Bila shaka haikuwa rahisi!! Au je ukombozi wa nchi yetu ulikuwa ni kirahisi kuuondoa utawala wa kikoloni? Bila shaka haikuwa rahisi!! Au je ilikuwa rahisi kwako kuweza kusoma hadi kufika ulipofikia na kupata vyeti? Bila shaka haikuwa rahisi! Je ni rahisi mama kubeba mimba hadi kuja kumzaa mtoto? Bila shaka si rahisi! 

Wasanii wang'ara kwenye siasa: Kigoma mjini ya mpa ridhaa Baba Levo

Kwa walio wengi mna mfahamu kijana ambaye ni msanii hapa Tanzania almaarufu kama Baba Levo ambaye pia ni mchekeshaji mzuri.

Huyu kijana kaukwaa udiwani huko kata ya kigoma mjini.

Kumbe Baba Levo nae yumo… Baba Levo ameshukuru sana kwa ushindi wake huku akisema kwamba japo kashinda na anakuwa Diwani Kigoma mjini kwa miaka mitano lakini muziki hatouacha na atajitahidi pia kusaidia vijana wenye vipaji Kigoma ili waweze kutambulika kwa sanaa wanazofanya

Tunamtakia kila lakheri katika ujenzi wa taifa letu kijana mwenzetu.

Big up bro!!

Hizi ndizo kanuni za kuwa na afya njema

Ili uweze kufanya shughuli zako za kila siku ikiwa ni pamoja na shughuli za uzalishaji mali ni lazima uwe na afya njema. Afya ni hali ya kuwa vizuri kimwili, kiakili, kisaikolojia na kiroho pia. Watu wengi huchukulia kuwa watu wanene ndio wenye afya njema na wakati mwingine hudhani kuwa watu wembamba ndio wenye afya. Lakini kiukweli hilo si kweli.  Mtu mwenye afya ni yule  endelea kusoma hapa  http://lifeadventurestz.blogspot.com/2015/05/hivi-ndizo-kanuni-za-kuwa-na-afya-njema.html