By Carlos Claudio, Dodoma.
As climate change continues to pose serious challenges to Tanzania's agricultural sector, the National Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NACTVET) is implementing the Climate Change Resilience for Tanzania's Agricultural VET Ecosystem (CREATE) project to strengthen agricultural training and equip future professionals with the skills needed to address climate-related challenges.
Speaking about the initiative, NACTVET Project Specialist Christopher Musiba Majigo said the project is funded by the European Union and implemented in collaboration with partner institutions from Spain, Italy, and Belgium, with NACTVET serving as the lead implementing agency in Tanzania.
He said the project is currently being implemented at Kilacha Agriculture and Livestock Training Institute in Kilimanjaro Region and Dabaga Agricultural Training Institute in Iringa Region. These institutions will serve as model colleges for scaling up climate-smart agricultural training to other agricultural colleges across the country.
Majigo noted that one of the project's key achievements has been building the capacity of instructors through specialized training in Italy and Belgium. The training equipped them with modern climate-smart agricultural practices, which they are expected to pass on to students and farmers in Tanzania.
In addition to curriculum improvements, the project has developed five short courses that will be used by instructors, students, and agricultural and livestock training institutions to enhance practical skills and improve the quality of agricultural education.
According to Majigo, the three-year project, which began in 2025 and is expected to conclude in 2027, also aims to empower young people with entrepreneurial skills while preparing them for employment through the adoption of modern agricultural technologies and innovative farming practices.
He added that participating colleges have already begun receiving modern teaching and learning equipment, which is expected to improve the quality of training and produce graduates capable of addressing the impacts of climate change in Tanzania's agricultural sector.
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