The Members of the BSU programme from SUA have applauded the Building Stronger Universities (BSU) programme under the support of DANIDA for benefiting the Sokoine University of Agriculture. This was stated in the exit workshop of ten years of BSU implementation under DANIDA support held on Wednesday, 22nd March, 2023 in the Elephant Hall, at the Institute of Continue Education, at Edward Moringe Campus, Morogoro- Tanzania.
Speaking immediately after the official opening occasion, The Director of Human Resources and Administration, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Mr. Sebastian Inoshi, the Guest of Honour, represented the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Prof. Caroline Nombo, by saying, the programme has greatly helped SUA researchers by educating them to obtaining Masters degrees and PhDs, creating research infrastructure that helps to conduct research in the country as well as increasing experts.
BSU researchers from SUA and DANISH visiting Aquaculture Unit at SUA
In addition, The Vice Chancellor of the Sokoine University of Agriculture, Prof. Raphael Chibunda affirmed that in all three phases within ten years, the programme has built the capacity of SUA instructors and researchers. He applauded the second phase of the programme which focused on three thematic areas including Agroecology, Aquaculture and Agribusiness. The University has furthermore benefited in Aquaculture by educating Staff and improving Aquaculture Units, Agroecology Lab. Equipment, and PhD Building. He also requested the BSU Programme to continue disseminating research findings and simple technologies to farmers in the remaining nine months to complete the programme.
Prof. Anthony Sangeda, the overall Programme Coordinator from SUA
Prof. Anthony Sangeda, the overall Programme Coordinator from SUA said, Universities especially SUA, have gained research capacity in targeted areas including Agroecology, Aquaculture and Agricultural value chain during ten years of implementation. Therefore, there is a need to establish a Centre of Excellence that can connect us, although it will be outside the DANIDA funding, still we have other development donors who are interested in these areas. The centre will give us a chance to collaborate with industry in conducting research that can solve real world problems. We can work together in these three scientific themes being important areas to reduce food insecurity and improve people’s livelihoods.
The workshop continued for a period of three days consecutively, from March 22nd to March 24th, 2023 where the beneficiaries of the programme continued to discuss the success, challenges and impact of the programme to Tanzania for the past ten years under the DANIDA support.
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