Rice Farming in Tanzania

Reyes Tirado collects Water samples from Isago Kichangani village well. The Village borders Kilombero Plantations Limited (KPL) in Southern Tanzania.

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Unique identifier: GP0STOWAX

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Shoot date: 12/02/2015

Locations: Africa, Kilombero, Morogoro, Tanzania

Credit line: © Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Greenpeace

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Rice Farming in Tanzania

Community visits to rice farmers in Tanzania.

Kilombero Plantations Ltd (KPL) is a 5,818 hectare (ha) rice plantation located in the heart of the fertile Kilombero Valley, Tanzania. In addition to developing a large-scale rice farm, KPL works with local smallholder farmers through an outgrower model based on System of Rice Intensification (SRI) technologies. The investment project receives considerable financial and technical support from various development institutions including the UK Department for International Development (DfID) and USAID.1

While KPL is often portrayed as a truly responsible investment venture, 2 villagers in the surrounding communities complain of adverse impacts on their livelihoods resulting from KPL’s acquisition of land.

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