LiFELand 1st Sustainable Development Planning Workshop

Sustainable Development Planning Workshop

A planning workshop was held at Landmark Hotel in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on July 1^st, 2015. The workshop was planned to get insights from stakeholders with regards to Sustainable Development Planning. This workshop was also important avenue for better understanding of the issues and the challenges faced by stakeholders including farmers, investors, donors, private sectors, government agencies, agricultural and extension staff as well as policy and decision makers. The workshop participants were drawn from different organizations within and beyond the Cluster representing Government Agencies, NGOs, Private companies, Investors/Donors, and Farmers Organizations and Farmers.

The workshop was delivered through presentations, plenary discussions and group discussions. The presentations were intended to inform participants about the project and the research in the Ihemi Cluster. Participants discussed in groups about their conceptualization of sustainable development planning, possible indicators of sustainable development, priorities aspects of sustainable development in Ihemi Cluster, Challenges of sustainable development in Ihemi Cluster and ways to overcome them and ways to enhance participation of women and youth in sustainable development planning.

As a way forward, the project team promised to collate all the information available within the cluster and will take onboard suggestions from the workshop to ensure that implementation of the project benefits smallholder farmers, investors, donors as well as SAGCOT Centre.

Participants of the LiFELand Sustainable Development Planning Workshop held on 01st July at LandMark Hotel in Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania,  posing for a group photo.

Prof. Japhet Kashaigili (Project leader - Tanzania) giving welcoming remarks

The Project Leader Mr. Felix Kamau presenting to workshop participants

Mr. Ravic, Project Team Member from CIAT introducing to SD workshop participants

Participants of the Sustainable Development Planning Workshop exchanging ideas on various issues on the sides of the meeting at Landmark Hotel, Dar Es Salaam.

Group discussion