Tanzania’s smallholder farmers struggle to benefit from digital agriculture

Many Tanzanian smallholder farmers struggle to benefit from digital agriculture services because they lack training or receive information too late. Theresia Abel Nyoka, in the Dodoma region, has never used M-Kilimo or e-Kilimo and instead sells her crops through her agricultural cooperative. Farmer Jeremiah Luwe says replies to questions about markets and farm inputs on M-Kilimo can take up to two weeks, so he still relies on public meetings, auctions and media reports. The government is funding a $3.62m programme to strengthen digital agricultural transformation, running from September 2024 to August 2027.