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Tanzania: Do-It-Yourself - Spare parts for farmers

March 10, 2014

The agriculture sector accounts for nearly half of Tanzania’s GDP. Most farmers do the labor by hand with small ploughs or harrows.

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Lupande Nila has taken advantage of the gap in the market and built himself a small smithy. In Senani, in the north of the country, he repairs, replaces and services equipment used by small-scale farmers. He earns enough to employ a few assistants.