Our staff, Dr. Greyson Nyamoga from the Department of Forest and Environmental Economics and Ms. Nandera Lolila from the Department of Forest Engineering and Wood Sciences had a chance to attend a National Workshop on Wild edible Mushroom organized by the Association for Development of Pretected Areas held in Tabora region. The workshop was a...Read More

The study published in AFRICAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH  assessed the engagement of people in the collection of the miombo woodland wild edible mushroom species for domestic and commercial uses as means of improving the livelihoods of the people in the Ruvuma and Tabora Regions. Moreover the study found out that wild mushroom businesses can...Read More

KILOMBERO, Tanzania—Farmers living near the Kilombero Nature Forest Reserve in Tanzania’s eastern Morogoro region are growing mushrooms to earn additional income and protect forests. The mushrooms find a ready market with buyers in the capital, Dar es Salaam, 192 kilometers away. Researchers from Tanzania’s Sokoine University of Agriculture say many locals illegally cut down trees...Read More