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| Introduction |
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Mtandao wa Vikundi vya W akulima Tanzania (MVIWATA) is a farmers organisation which
unites small holder farmers in order to have a common voice in defence economic, social,
cultural and political interests of smallholder farmers. It is the accronym for the N ational
Network of Small-Scale Farmers Groups in Tanzania.
MVIWATA was founded in 1993, by 22 innovative farmers from Morogoro, Iringa, K ilimanjaro,
Mbeya, Rukwa and D odoma regions for the purpose of creating a farmer-to-farmer exchange
forum. Sokoine U niversity of Agriculture (SUA) through its Strengthening Communication
Project (SUA-SCOM) guided the initial process in the formation of MVIWATA.
It was registered in 1995 under the Society Ordinance Act (Reg. no. SO 8612), in 2000 as the
Trust Fund. In 2007 MVIWATA received a compliance certificate under the N GO Act of 2002
(Reg. no 1930). The national office of MVIWATA is situated in Morogoro town. |
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The slogan of MVIWATA is Mtetezi wa Mkulima ni Mkulima Mwenyewe literally means
the defender of the farmer is the farmer himself. |
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| About Us |
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Our Goal:To unite small holder farmers including all small producers whose livelihood
depend on land such as pastoralists and fisher folk) in order to defend their interests and
address the challenges of farmers with one voice. |
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Our Mission:To strengthen farmers’ groups and networks, facilitate communication and learning through
exchange visits among farmers for the purpose of defending the interests of small scale
farmers. |
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Our Objectives
1. To facilitate communication among small scale farmers in order to build collective
strategies for defending farmers interests
2. To facilitate exchange of knowledge, experiences and ideas on farming and activities
which aim at improving the livelihood of farmers.
3. To represent small holder farmers in matters and decision making bodies of interest to
smallholder farmers. |
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Our Vision:To become a strong farmers’ organisation that will guarantee small-scale farmers’
participation and representation in socio-economic and policy dialogue process at various
levels through learning, initiating, implementing and monitoring social and economic
development processes. |
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 Contacts: |
| Head Office MVIWATA |
| The Executive Director
MVIWATA |
| P.O. Box 3220 Morogoro |
| Tel: 023 261 41 84 |
| Fax: 023 261 41 84 |
| Email: mviwata@morogoro.net |
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