Agroecology in Practice: The Work of SAT Morogoro

Session: The presentation will present the vision, mission, and approaches used by SAT. Common agroecological interventions of SAT will be shared and challenges faced, including milestones on enhancing wide adoption of ecological practices.

Biographical information: Dr. Kizito Mwajombe is an agricultural extension education and community development specialist experienced in promoting organic farming and agroecological practices. Much of his career he was a tutor and department head at the Livestock Training Institute in Tengeru and now at the Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania center in Morogoro. His passion is to improve crop productivity and enhance environmental conservation among farmers and other community members. He has worked to support policy dialogue to enhance public-private partnership to adopt agroecological practices and technologies. He supervises and mentors SAT facilitators to fulfill organizational activities and obligations. He graduated with a PhD in Agriculture Extension Education and holds a Master’s degree in Agricultural Education and Extension, a BSc in Animal Science from Sokoine University of Agriculture, a Diploma in Dairy Husbandry and a Certificate in Agriculture and Veterinary Science (AGROVET) from Livestock Training Institute, Tengeru in Arusha.