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National Microfinance Bank (NMB) has offered 50m/- sponsorship to Maisha
Plus, a reality television show that will this year include Female Food Hero
(FFH).
NMB’s Chief executive Officer, Mark Wiessing said on Wednesday that the
sponsorship that specifically focuses on the Oxfam run FFH was appropriate for
small-scale agriculture investment in the fight against poverty, hunger and
joblessness among women.
“Women grow, process, market and prepare much of the household’s food,”
Mr Wiessing said. “In many places, women are also the keepers of seeds and
protectors of water.”
This year’s edition of Maisha Plus, apart from housing FFH, will also
accommodate youth who will intermingle with food heroes to instill in the young
generation an interest to participate in agricultural activities at a tender
age.
Oxfam Country Director, Monica Gorman said this year’s FFH in Maisha
Plus would bring together producers and consumers to debate on issues around
the nature of food system.
“By profiling the individual food producers and modelling the best
small scale producer investment needed, we highlight what we mean by food
justice,” she said.
Maisha Plus CEO Ali Masoud said the edition will house 15 FFH’s
finalists for two weeks and in the last three days 30 youths will join them to
get first hand experience on food cultivation.
“What we want is to start planting seeds for the youth to like and love
agro-activities, inspiring them to become farmers in the future,” Mr Masoud
said.
The winner of this year FFH, according to Mwanahamisi Salim, Oxfam’s
Campaign and Advocacy Manager for Economic Justice, will be announced at world
food day in October 16.
“The winners will take prizes that enable them to
increase productivity,” she said.
Source: The Daily News,http://www.dailynews.co.tz, reported by Abduel Elinaza
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