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By Friday Simbaya, Iringa Despite Iringa region leading in food production of about 900,000 tons per year in the country but still the region leads in malnutrition problem in children under the age of five. Iringa Regional Commissioner (RC), Amina Masenza said the region produces food in abundance that is used to feed other regions but 2010 figures showed that about 42% of children aged less than five years in the country are stunting. RC made the statement yesterday when she was opening the meeting of the leaders of groups small-scale farmers and agricultural stakeholders organized by Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB). She said malnutrition is attributed to a woman who is the main producer but being involved in another role of production and thus less time to raising a child. She said the purpose of the establishment of TADB is to increase production and productivity by ensuring smallholder farmers are given loans, inputs, better irrigation machines, value addi...

  Askari wa kikosi maalumu cha kupambana na ujambazi mkoa wa Iringa Pascal Shila (30) pichani amejiua kwa kujipiga risasi kichwani kutokana na msongo wa mawazo. Askari mwenye namba G.343D/C Pashal James Shila wa Ofisi ya RCO-Kikosi cha Anti Robbery amejiua kwa kujipiga risasi na mwili wake kukutwa kwenye jengo bovu la ghorofa la mjerumani lilipo nyuma ya kituo cha polisi. Akizungumza na SIMBAYABLOG wakati wa kuaga mwili wa marehemu kwenye kituo kikuu cha polisi Manispaa ya Iringa, Kamanda wa polisi mkoa wa Iringa Ramadhani Mungi alisema tukio hilo lilitokea jana kati ya saa tisa na kumi jioni. Kamanda Mungi alisema askari huyo kutoka ofisi ya upelelezi mkoa wa Iringa (RCO) alichukua silaha aina ya ya SMG saa sita mchana kutoka kwenye ghala ya kuhifadhia silaha kwa madai kuwa yeye na wenzake wanakwenda kufanya kazi ya dharura huko Ifunda. Alisema baada ya hapo hakuonekana na saa saba mkewe alikwenda kwenye ofisi ya RCO kupeleka ujumbe alioandikiwa na mumewe kuwa amtunzie wat...