TARI - Key Persons

Anna Samwel Daudi

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AGRICULTURAL FIELD OFFICER

Dr. Furaha P. Mrosso

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Manager for Crop Research and Postharvest Management

Dr. Richard Kasuga

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Trainer
Communication and Knowledge Management Specialist
Communication Team Member of the Water Efficient Maize for Africa

Richard Kasuga is currently working at the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), as Knowledge Management and Communication Manager at the Directorate of Technology Transfer and Partnership. Before joining TARI, Kasuga worked with the International Institute of Tropical agriculture (IITA) (July 2017 to December 2018) where he was Senior Country Coordinator of Building Nutritious Food Baskets (BNFB) project in Tanzania. While at IITA, in collaboration with BNFB team, Kasuga provided leadership on advocacy activities for BNFB project in Tanzania. BNFB was testing a scaling up model through multi -crop (food basket) approach to contribute to the reduction of hidden hunger by catalyzing sustainable investment for the production and utilization of biofortified crops namely orange -fleshed sweet potato, pro-vitamin A maize and high iron/zinc beans. As part of his responsibilities, Kasuga teamed up with other staff in resource mobilization through writing of concept notes and writing fundable proposals. Kasuga was appointed to kick start the establishment of the Government Communication unit at the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives in 2004 leaving his former Department of Research and Development. Since then he has successfully served as Head of Government Communications and Spokesperson at the Ministry. Kasuga has served as a Communication team member of the Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) project since 2008. He has served as an Advocate of Reaching Agents of Change (RAC) Project to promote investment and utilization of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potatoes for Combating Vitamin A Deficiency. He worked as a Member of National Steering Committee for Regional Agricultural Information Network (RAIN) of the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research for Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA). He has served as a Board member of Sokoine University National Agricultural Library (SNAIL); and also, a Secretary of the Ministerial Advisory Board of Agricultural Seed Agency (ASA). For the period of 15 years he worked as agricultural researcher and information specialist at the Department of Research and Development where he served as a database management expert, editor and writer of research and training newsletter and has participated in writing several other documents on agriculture. During his carrier he has worked as a trainer and resource person of several workshops and seminars on agricultural information management. He has been a team leader and national coordinator of GIS activities in Tanzania. He has led several other teams to prepare agricultural sector information and knowledge management strategy documents. He has a strong leadership background in development, strategic communication, negotiation skills, public relations, and sustainable agriculture; with knowledge of national agricultural research systems and key agricultural research and extension policies. Over the years, Kasuga has developed a strong leadership capacity and ability to work in teams. He has developed strong working relations with the mass media through a network of journalists in mainstream and community media. He can interact with various stakeholders through his working knowledge on social media such as blogs, facebook and twitter. He can interact directly with the public through TV and radio talk shows, organizing and conducting press briefings, responding queries via twitter, facebook and other social networks. He has a long experience and working knowledge on ICTs particularly web design, content management, database management, library information automation systems and geographic Information Systems. Kasuga is a trainer and facilitator who has worked as a resource person and facilitated in a number of workshops and seminars. He is a leader, an excellent communicator (written and spoken) and a manager who is capable of working under pressure to meet strict deadlines. He is a strategist, team builder, diligent, obedient, honest and reliable.

Dr. William Titus Suvi

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COORDINATOR of RESEARCH and INNOVATIONS, PLANT BREEDER

Fatma Suleiman Ally

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RESEARCH ASSISTANT - PLANT BREEDING

Mary Urembo

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RESEARCH ASSISTANT - AGRO ENGINEER

Miss Nkwimba Nyarobi Gisabu

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SUPPLIES OFFICER

Miss Rebecca Ambokile Mwakapala

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AGRICULTURAL FIELD OFFICER
Researcher from TARI Dakawa

Ms. Rebecca Mwakapala, a researcher from TARI Dakawa, presents a topic on TARI responsibilities and Dakawa center mandates to Students during training at Wami Secondary School, Mvomero, Morogoro

Mr. Barnabas Justo Sitta

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PLANT BREEDER

Barnabas Justo Sitta is a Tanzanian individual who possesses a broad range of expertise in the agricultural domain, specifically in areas of plant breeding, genetics, seed systems, agricultural consultancy, and training. He is presently engaged in the pursuit of a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Crop Science and Technology at the University of Dar Es Salaam, with the aim of enhancing his expertise in the field of Plant Breeding. Sitta has held positions in both private and public sectors. Working with Kagera Sugar Limited in 2013 - one of the prominent sugar companies in Tanzania - he held the position of Section Manager, assuming responsibilities of planning, cane production, and field supervision. From July 2013, he was employed and worked as an agricultural tutor with the public Livestock Training Agency based at the Mpwapwa, Dodoma his major role being to instruct students in various modules related to agriculture. A year after, in July 2014 Sitta moved to the Ministry of Agriculture, where since then to date, he works as Research Scientist (plant breeder) whose primary responsibility is the development of new genetically diverse populations and the subsequent release of novel varieties, the effort aims at effective addressing of various challenges posed by both biotic and abiotic stresses encountered by farmers in Tanzania.

Mr. Henry Jonathan Lukindo

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SENIOR TECHNICIAN - ELECTRICITY

Mr. Herman Gerald

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AGRICULTURAL FIELD OFFICER

Mr. Ibrahim Kusekwa Paul

Mr. Paul heads the Natural Resources Management and Agricultural Engineering Research programme under the Department of Research and Innovation at TARI Dakawa centre. The programme conducts research on agroforestry, soil fertility, plant nutrition, conservation agriculture, soil and water management; climate change; evaluation of labour serving equipment; soil mapping, land resources inventory and evaluation; collaborative research on testing farm implements and use of animal power traction. His research areas of interest are Digital soil mapping, soil ecology, soil fertility, sustainable intensification, and climate change impact on soil health and food production. Mr. Paul has been trained as Soil scientist and Land management expert (M.Sc.) from Sokoine University of Agriculture. He also did Bachelor of Science in Agronomy and graduated in 2013 from the same University. He is currently serving as Rice agronomist at the centre, the area which he has been working for, for more than seven years now.

Mr. Idrissa Hassan

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OFFICE ASSISTANT
PRINCIPAL

Mr. Mbaraka Abbakari Batare

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AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH OFFICER

Mr. Michael Moris Muchuzi

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SENIOR OFFICE ASSISTANT

Mr. Ndimubandi Egidius Mvukiye

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PRINCIPAL AGRONOMIST

Mr. Ngabo Vicent

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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER SPECIALIST, and KNOWLEDGE and COMMUNICATION FOCAL PERSON

Mr. Pete Veal

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Head of Sub - Saharan Africa Business Area and Industrial Sales
Researchers

Mr. Pete Veal, Head of Sub-Saharan Africa Business Area and Industrial Sales, Syngenta in a photo with researchers as he visits rice trials at TARI Dakawa on 12th May 2022

Mr. Tadayo Elia Mwiko

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AGRICULTURAL FIELD OFFICER

Mr. Vicent Juma Marwa

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AGRICULTURAL FIELD OFFICER

Mr. Yassin Yussufu Mashuubu

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Principal Agricultural Field Officer

Mr. Yassin Yussufu Mashuubu is a Principal Agricultural Field Officer, with more than 30 years experience in the delivery of technical and advisory services acquired through working with Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) since 1990, as a research assistant specialized in agronomy based at TARI Ilonga and TARI Dakawa. Such experience has been attained when Yassin was engaged in conducting research, seed production and in building capacity to newly recruited junior researchers. Also, he has been engaged in providing consultancy services, training of trainers and farmers, advisory services in Agriculture, Aquaculture and allied fields of sciences.