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Mshauri: Commends TNRF for establishing a forum of farmers and herders in Pawaga division

Pawaga Division Officer, Nasson Mwaulesi (Photo by Friday Simbaya) Iringa District Land and Natural Resources Officer, Donald Mshauri has commended Tanzania Natural Resource Forum (TNRF) to establish a forum of farmers and herders in Pawaga division to reduce conflicts between these groups. He said this yesterday during a meeting of stakeholders in land issues in Iringa District, Iringa Region which was organized by the Tanzania Natural Resource Forum. Mshauri said that the establishment of the forum has reduced conflicts between farmers and pastoralists in Division Pawaga the problem he said has existed for some time now. He said that there are factors that led to conflicts over land in its territory, including the increase in livestock and an increase of migrants from other districts coming to Pawaga. "Cattle herders have lived in arid non-sufficient water and pasture when farmers lived in valleys where there is water and agricultural activities is carried out ...," ...

Mshauri:Jukwaa la wafugaji na wakulima lapunguza migogoro...

Afisa Tarafa ya Pawaga, Nasson Mwaulesi  (Picha na Friday Simbaya) OFISA Ardhi na Maliasli wa Wilaya ya Iringa, Donald Mshauri amepongeza Jumuiko la Maliasili Tanzania (TNRF) kwa kuanzisha Jukwaa la wakulima na wafugaji wa tarafa la Pawaga linaloshughulikia migogoro baina ya makundi hayo. Mshauri alisema hayo jana wakati wa mkutano wa wadau wa masuala ya ardhi katika Wilaya ya Iringa, mkoani Iringa uliyoandaliwa na Jumuiko la Maliasili Tanzania. Alisema kuwa kuanzishwa kwa jukwaa hilo kumepunguza migogoro kati ya wakulima na wafugaji katika Tarafa ya Pawaga tatizo ambalo limekuwepo muda sasa. Alisema kuwa zipo sababu zilizopelekea migogoro ya ardhi katika wilaya yake, zikiwemo ongezeko la mifugo na ongezeko la wahamiaji kutoka wilaya zingine kuja Pawaga. “Wafugaji wamekuwa wakiishi nyanda kame zisizo na maji na malisho ya kutosha wakati wakulima wakiishi mabondeni ambako kuna maji na shughuli za kilimo kufanyika…,” alielezea ofisa ardh...

Pro-EU campaigners fear 4 million young people will be barred from voting

  Undergraduate students at Aberystwyth university. Campaigners fear that a ‘whole generation’ of young people will be locked out of voting in the EU referendum. Toby Helm At least four million young people aged between 18 and 24 face being locked out of voting in the EU referendum because they are not on the electoral register. Last night the head of Labour’s campaign to keep the United Kingdom in the EU, former home secretary Alan Johnson, said he was concerned that “a whole generation” could be excluded. The issue of missing young voters – made worse by changes to the registration system introduced by the government last year – is a particular problem for those campaigning for the UK to stay in, because this age group is far more positive about membership than older generations. The In campaign will officially launch its campaign tomorrow and will put National Union of Students’ president Megan Dunn on its board in an attempt to promote interest among ...

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