On the 2nd of June 2023, the Minister of Health of the United Republic of Tanzania Hon. Ummy Mwalimu (@ummymwalimu), declared the end of its first documented outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD), which occurred within the country between 21 March and 31 May in 2023. Nine laboratory-confirmed cases were reported from Bukoba district in...Read More

TRIFOD a SUA students innovation project has successfully emerged as the second winner at University – Industrial Day, which was conducted concurrently with other events during Sokoine memorial week from 22nd – 26th May 2023. The talented students with outstanding innovative business ideas from different fields competed in a project pitching event that was organized...Read More

Tanzanian appointed to United Nations Advisory Committee The United Nations has appointed Ghaamid Abdulbasat (@ghaamid.a) as a member of the International Advisory Committee (IAC) representing the youth of Africa and the world to implement the Nagoya Protocol of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity/Environment. The objective is to strengthen the implementation of the agreement...Read More

Antibiotic resistance is a growing concern in the treatment of bacterial infections, including Salmonella infections. Salmonella is a type of bacteria that can cause foodborne illness in humans and animals. Antibiotics are commonly used to treat Salmonella infections, but overuse and misuse of antibiotics can lead to the development of antibiotic-resistant strains of the bacteria....Read More

Genome editing is a technology that allows for precise modifications to an organism’s genetic material, such as DNA or RNA. Genome editing works by introducing specific changes to the DNA sequence of an organism. At present, the newly introduced method of genome editing is efficiently done by using CRISPR-Cas9 system. The CRISPR-Cas9 system is a...Read More

One of the most recent work done by Valeli Bugota a Chairperson at Aqua-Farms Organization (AFO) and Dr. Cyrus Rumisha from the Department of Animal, Aquaculture and Range Sciences in the College of Agriculture (SUA), was featured in April Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association Newsletter. A study titled “Low genetic diversity and lack of...Read More

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By Dr. Charles Moses Lyimo From the Department of Animal, Aquaculture, and Range Sciences (DAARS) Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) Lions are found in Africa south of the Sahara and India’s northwest, where the savanna is their main natural habitat with plentily of other game animals such as gazelles, antelope, impala, wild pigs, wildebeest, and...Read More

Dear Employer, Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) is conducting a university-wide tracer study prior to engaging in curricular review process across all her academic units. The purpose of this exercise is to come up with curricula which are more relevant and responsive to the job market. The success of this endeavour depends very much on...Read More

Climate change is affecting pastoral communities in a way that they are forced to destroy the environment and severe range lands degradation. In some cases, Pastoralists are forced to enter the forest reserves during dry seasons to search for pasture and water. This tendency has negatively affected the environment and conservation initiatives. Despite of high...Read More