About Us
KATESI FOUNDATION is a non-profit organization aimed at developing horticulture and addressing climate change issues in order to advance Tanzania’s environmental conservation and actively participate in community development. Originally formed and registered in 2022 respectively with registration number 00NGO/R/4115 operating in Tanzania mainland whereby the head office is located at Songwe and Mbeya regions particularly.
We Are The Go-To
We have been quite an outstanding organization that is committed to developing horticulture and addressing climate changes issues in order to advance Tanzania’s environmental conservation, promote community development, and encourage food security among the people in the country, we also play a part in enhancing and promoting the provision of education, training, skills, the guidance of appropriate and required best practices for the uplifting of horticulture production and environmental conservation in Tanzania and direct participating on solving problems facing the community by Soliciting and planning the mobilization of internal and external resources for community development initiatives.
The Growing Prosperity
Therefore, a major driver of prosperity in Tanzania is agriculture, which includes horticulture. It accounts for around one-fourth of Tanzania’s GDP and employs about three-quarters of the country’s workforce. In order for Tanzania to continue to provide enough high-quality food for its population, which is expanding by more than a million people annually, major progress must be achieved in this area. Sector expansion is an absolute necessity, not a luxury. The rural economy is dominated by agriculture and horticulture, which contribute significantly to food security and employment opportunities development.
The Future Is Promising
There will be many opportunities for investors, technology providers, and educational institutions as Tanzania’s horticultural industry grows, but there will also be issues to be resolved regarding the country’s investment in climate. The organization hopes that through using its developmental operations, society will gain social and economic advantages. The interventions will result in positive climate change, a decline in unemployment, the alleviation of poverty, improved food and nutrition security, livelihood improvement, the promotion of healthcare, and environmental conservation for the country’s social and economic development.
Small-scale growers use conventional methods to produce the majority of the horticultural products, and surpluses are then sold through middlemen on local and regional market places. The evolution of the horticulture value chain is significantly influenced by societal changes as a whole. How the horticultural sector develops in Tanzania will be influenced by current growing concerns about food safety, food security, sustainable and climate-smart input utilization, as well as the international setting in which the sector operates.
There will be many opportunities for investors, technology providers, and educational institutions as Tanzania’s horticultural industry grows, but there will also be issues to be resolved regarding the country’s investment in climate. The organization hopes that through using its developmental operations, society will gain social and economic advantages. The interventions will result in positive climate change, a decline in unemployment, the alleviation of poverty, improved food and nutrition security, livelihood improvement, the promotion of healthcare, and environmental conservation for the country’s social and economic development.
We are establishing this organization to cooperate with local and international organizations, agencies and institutions and community as well to enhance and promote the provision of education, training, skills, guidance of appropriate and required best practices for the uplifting of horticulture production and environmental conservation, promote and advocate programs that strengthen the authorities on protection of clean and safe water and horticulture for socio-economic development, promote protection of environment that allow the sustainability of horticultural activities to ensure food, nutrition and economic security, promote entrepreneurship to the community, strengthening youth and women groups to enhance economic freedom and sustainability, Encourage the conservation of the environment and the sustainable management of natural resources, Solicit and plan the mobilization of internal and external resources for community development initiatives and improvement of infrastructures that favors horticulture production and environmental conservation