East Africa’s multitude of forested ecosystems – which include woodlands, savannah, coastal areas, mangroves, and more – hold important global reserves of biodiversity, and play critical roles for local communities, too. But climate change impacts such as prolonged drought, unpredictable rain, food insecurity, and health hazards are all taking their toll on its ecosystems and...Read More
Tanzania, like many other African countries, is faced with a problem of skill mismatch for most university graduates who fail to fit well to the market needs of the labour market. According to a report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), only 3.5% of Tanzania are high skilled in their areas of expertise,...Read More
Sokoine University of Agriculture is set to purchase four specialized vehicles to facilitate field practical training for Forest, Wildlife, Tourism and Wood Technology and Value Addition students. The purchase of these vehicles is made possible with the aid of the HEET (Higher Education for Economic Transformation) project. For years, students from the College of...Read More
The 22nd Global Summit for International Students on Food, Agriculture, and the Environment was successfully organized and hosted by the University of Agriculture (Tokyo NODAI). The summit reached its conclusion on the 8th of August, 2023, drawing the active participation of over 300 attendees, including educators, university delegates, and students representing approximately 30 universities worldwide....Read More
The Vice Chancellor of Sokoine University of Agriculture, Prof. Raphael Chibunda, announced during a meeting held on August 16, 2023, that the HEET project will provide over 300 million for renovating staff houses at the university. The HEET project, which was launched in 2022, aims to improve the physical infrastructure of the university, including the...Read More
https://www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/CONGRATULATORY.pdf SUA Management and the College of Forestry Wildlife and Tourism would like to inform you that, A 3rd year student of BSc in Forestry, Mr. Gabriel V. Nsolomo has emerged the 4th winner of Southern African Development Community (SADC), Tertiary Institution Essay Competition in 2023 on the topic “Describe the role that the Foundation...Read More
Expansion Opportunity for Vuyisile Furniture Factory in Morogoro Region Vuyisile Furniture Factory, located in Morogoro region and operating under Sokoine University of Agriculture, College of Forestry, Wildlife and Tourism, is set to receive new machinery to expand its production and increase efficiency. This expansion opportunity is part of the Higher Education for Economic Transformation (HEET)...Read More
Coffee Talk at Sokoine University of Agriculture on Exploring Research Opportunities in Urban Ecology through Backyard Gardens Sokoine university of Agriculture has become a center of excellence in ecology studies, which are offered by the Department of Ecosystem and Conservation, as well as other departments like Wildlife Management. SUA has been at the forefront of...Read More
Wildebeests run across a sandy riverbed of the Sand River as they arrive into Kenya’s Maasai Mara Game Reserve from Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park during the start of the annual migration. The Wildebeest Migration is one of the “Seven New Wonders of the World” in which over two million head of mainly wildebeest and zebra...Read More
Farmers in eastern Tanzania are regrowing rainforest trees on part of their land. The farmers receive payments from the sale of carbon credits to supplement their incomes and to compensate them for loss of land and cash crops. So far, close to 270,000 trees have been planted on 200 hectares (494 acres) of farms located...Read More
