IMPROVEMENT OF HONEY PRODUCTION AT MIGUWA VILLAGE OF NZEGA DISTRICT IN TABORA REGION

 

PROPOSAL OF PROJECT PLANNING ABOUT HONEY PRODUCTION AT MIGUWA VILLAGE OF NZEGA DISTRICT IN TABORA REGION

COVER PAGE:    MIGUWA VILLAGE IN NZEGA DISTRIC

P.0. BOX 256,

TABORA

PROJECT NAME: BEES KEEPING AT MIGUWA VILLAGE OF NZEGA DISTRICT IN TABORA REGION.

PROJECT APPLICATION: HONEY PRODUCTION AT MIGUWA VILLAGE

PROJECT EXECUTION; PROJECT OF HONEY

PROJECT OF ENDORSEMENT; MIGUWA MANAGEMENT

PROJECT FUND;

REQUESTED FUND: 3,000,000

OWNER CONTRIBUTION: 3,290,570

TOTAL TO PROJECT COST: 6,290,570

PROJECT TITTLE; IMPROVEMENT OF HONEY PRODUCTION AT MIGUWA VILLAGE OF NZEGA DISTRICT IN TABORA REGION

PROJECT LOCATION; NZEGA DISTRICT OF TABORA REGION IN TANZANIA

Executive summary

The goal of this project is to improve Honey production at Miguwa ward of Nzega District in Tabora Region by introducing best practices in crop management and providing training to farmers on the latest techniques in wheat production. This project will help to increase the yield of cotton per acre, reduce the cost of production, and improve the quality of Honey .The project is carried out in Miguwa ward that located in west of Tanzania in Nzega District of  Tabora Region. The project duration will be 1 year. The overall goal of the project is to improve the living condition of the people at Miguwa village in Nzega District in Tabora Region.

The results so far will be an improved Honey production from 20 liter to 40 liter per beehives in season 2021/2022 which will helps to rise the income that will improve standard of living by ensuring access to education and health care, Provision of an employment opportunities to the people, improvement of knowledge on how to improve wheat production activity and increase in access finance. The major activities that will be carried out are mobilization campaign to the smallholders, training 200. The project will have a budget of honey production.

 

Back ground information

Populations

According to United Republic of Tanzania (2022). The population will be 6,180, where by the Male will be 3,039 and Female will be 3,141 in Miguwa ward of Nzega District in Tabora Region.

Miguwa Village is among of the 10 of the total wards of Nzega district council with Five administrative streets (Miguwa, Nzega magharibi, Kitangili, Mbogwe, Mwanzori, Nzega mashariki, and Uchama. streets). The ward was called a name Miguwa in 1978 recognizing a popular man calle Miguwa in Nzega council it was famous in agricultural business and owned several local alcoholic bars. Miguwa was official recognized and registered as a ward in 1994 following a council response to national call over the local government to expand their administration boundaries to meet the increasing urban population. The natives of the Miguwa village are Sukuma, and Nyamwezi.

 Climate

Nzega Town Council has one rainfall season starting from early November and ends up on June. It receives rainfalls between 650mm and 1,200mm annually, falling between the months of October or November and December and a dry period from January to February/March and a second lower peak occurring soon after the dry spell is over in February or March and the rains then tail off in June. Rainfall is critical for agricultural production, which is the mainstay of the Nzega Town Council’s economy and livelihood. Thus, human settlement and land use patterns influenced by the distribution of rainfall such that there is a concentration of people on the eastern area.

Temperatures range from 28oC to 30o. The highest temperatures are experienced in October just before the onset of rainfall. Temperatures fall gradually to December and there after remain relatively constant up to May.  From June to August the district experiences low Temperature.

Geographical Location

Nzega district is among seven districts of Tabora region. Most parts of the district are located in the northern part of Tabora region, shares borders with Shinyanga rural district in the North, Uyui district in the South, Kahama district to the West and Igunga district on the eastern side. In terms of international identification, the district lies between latitudes 3045’ and 5000’ South of the Equator and between longitudes 32030’ and 33030’ east of Greenwich.

Demographic Distribution Table of the Miguwa village

Most of Miguwa village is highly populated with large number of habitants. Areas like Mwanzori, Idudumo, Nzega mashariki, Kitangili and Miguwa are highly populated due to the presence of the new Nzega town council.

Economic Activities

In Miguwa village there are some Social-Economic activities which are performed, most of the predominant social and economic activities that are performed at MIGUWA  village by the community members at daily life for the aim to improve their basic living standard include;-

Agriculture

Miguwa village depends on agriculture activities but the areas are not enough for production on crops. Such areas are available at Miguwa village is in the Mtaa of  Miguwa. The kind of crops which they cultivate more are Maize, Beans, round potatoes and sweet potatoes, some people deal with small garden for vegetable, fruits, and flowers by using irrigation method.

Trade activities

Different markets found at Miguwa village which includes flea market at Miguwa  machingas and butchers.

Transport activities

The major means of transport at Miguwa ward the main transport mean is Bajaj, Bus  and Bodaboda as found all area in ward also in Miguwa ward  are in ward in well as private cars.

Natural resources

Forest and water reserves act as the natural resource that found in Miguwa village.

Social Activities Miguwa village doing various activities Like Building a school, building a hospital and other activities.

Education services

The education services which provided in the ward are divided into two parts, the primary and secondary education segments, the current status of education service as per each segments shown as follows; primary education, Miguwa village has a total number of 3 primary like Miguwa primary, Shalemwa primary school and Iduguta primary school.  Schools of which government schools are 3 and secondary school, in Miguwa village has a total number of 1 secondary schools of which government school is 1. Like Miguwa secondary school,

Health services

MIGUWA village has a total number of health centers and dispensaries. The ration of health facilities versus targeted population on is however the ration mentioned is not realistic due to poor health seeking behavior contributed by distance to the health facility. 

Churches and Mosque

Different churches like Tanzania assemblies of God, Moravian, Romman Catholic, EAGT and house of prayers.

Political Activity

ln Miguwa village there are many parties and the ruling party of local government is Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM). Other parts includes Civil United Front (CUF), Chama cha Demokrassia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA), Tanzania Labor Party (TLP) and ACT Wazalendo.

Problem statements

Miguwa village is the one of the village of Nzega District in Tabora Region which faces with the problem of the  low production of Honey. This situation is carried by many factors such as;

Lack of input for honey production such as, Good beehives, Good trees for hanging beehives. This lead to poor production of Honey among small holders in miguwa village. The effect of low protection of Honey is that:

It affects the food production in miguwa village and the results are in adequate food supply in the village and their make the people to have the poor health.

When the people have poor health it is susceptible to get a disease such as malnutrition also people cannot be active in production activities and the income of the people will be affected and cannot afford basic needs, education, health etc.

If this situation is not improved people can be affected health, economic, social condition. However the small holders have low production, such as fertilizers, better seeds of bees, better beehives, low production of honey production.

Therefore it is important to improve honey production of food production of people to improve their living improving the education about honey production in miguwa village in order to improve the social, economic and health condition of the people at Miguwa village of Nzega District in Tabora Region.

Project goal

To improve the living condition of the people at Miguwa village of Nzega District in Tabora Region.

Specific objectives

        i.            To improve honey production at Miguwa village of Nzega District in Tabora Region from 200 liter to 400 liter per beehives from 2022 to 2023 farming season.

      ii.            To train 2 hundred farmars from Miguwa village for one week on better honey production.

    iii.            To prepare two acre for honey production for demonstration plot for honey production in Miguwa village.

Expected results

This section should give a good indicator of what you expect to get out the research I Miguwa village of Nzega District in Tabora Region of honey production they should be:

                    i.            The production of the Honey will increased at Miguwa village of Nzega District in Tabora Region.

                  ii.            Food production will improve in Miguwa village at Nzega District in Tabora Region.

                iii.            Income of the small holders will stabilize

                iv.            Health of the people will improve at Miguwa village

Project planned activities

Project planned activities of honey production at Miguwa village in Nzega District in Tabora Region are follows;

i) Mobilization of community members on honey production at Miguwa village of Nzega District in Tabora Region.

ii)      Training 500 people of improving of honey production at Miguwa village of Nzega District in Tabora Regio

iii)    Procurement 2000 of better beehives, better seeds and fertilizers.

iv)    To prepare 2000 beehives for honey production.

v)      Buy 1,000,000 bees for improving honey production.

vi)    Planting flowering trees for improving honey production of 3 acres

vii)  Educate 500 people about the production of honey.

viii)            Processing the Honey, to procurement jery 10

ix)    Parking material for keeping the Honey.

x)      To prepare good market for selling Honey.

Project Organization setup

The project will be implemented at Nzega District council. The District will appoint project governing board which will consist of 6 members out of which 3 will be women. The board will have chairperson who will be appointed by the District council. The project coordinate will be the District council project coordinator will be secretory to the board; it will meet twice per year.

The organization setup as follow in the hard part is government in board in lower is project coordinator which have three part community development officer.

Monitoring and Evaluation

They will be  monitoring of project activities which will be done by  project coordinator as a day to day which is support project coordinator he/she assistant by project by Community Development Officer (CDO), Agriculture Development Officer (ADO), Marketing Development officer (MDO), Agriculture Community Development Officer(ACDO), Assistant Agriculture Development Officer (AADO) and Assistant  Marketing Officer (AMO)  . The aims of monitoring are to see whether the project is on the right track or not.

But again monitoring also to see whether there is for the case of evaluation there will be evaluation which is called mid-term evaluation and Final evaluation. The aims of evaluation are to find out if the project has achieved its intended objectives. The Evaluation will be done to find out the internal project and external consultant.

The project will be monitored by the monitoring and evaluation team which will comprise field officer, assistant field officer, Agronomist, Field Facilitator, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer and Finance and Administration Officer

The field officers will be responsible to supervisor all activities from the field like preparing training, 

The project will be monitored by internal employees who are in monitoring team and the monitoring process will take in every phase of the project. Monitoring and evaluation of all progress and Honey production methods

 

BUDGET FOR IMPROVEMENT OF HONEY PRODUCTION AT TABORA REGION

S/N	DESCREPTION	UNIT	N0.UNITS	UNIT RATE	TOTAL
1	Preparation
1.1	Seave plot	acre	3	6000	18000
1.2	Plant  with  flowering  trees	days	5	10	50
	Subtotal				18050
2	Stationery
2.1	Fiil chart	rolls	10	2	20
2.2	Ball pens	boxes	2	3000	6000
2.3	Mark  pens	boxes	5	5000	25000
2.4	Note  book	dozen	15	500	7500
	Subtotal				38520
3	Procurement  beehives	pcs	50	20000	1000000
	Subtotal				1000000
4	Procure  seeds  for  bees	beehives	100	10000	1000000
	Subtotal				1000000
5	Loading  cost	days	10	30000	300000
	Subtotal				300000
6	Tevry the  beehives to the  plot	km	20	5000	100000
	Subtotal				100000
7	Setting  beehes  trees	acre	3	10000	30000
	Subtotal				30000
8	Procure havesting to gears
8.1	Over all	pcs	2	1000	2000
8.1.1	Gloves	boxes	5	20000	100000
8.1.2	Mask	pcs	2	15000	30000
8.1.3	Boot	pcs	2	6000	12000
8.2	Honey processing  equipment
8.2.1	Plastic  30 liter	pcs	3	15000	45000
8.2.2	Seeve	pcs	3	5000	15000
8.3	Containers	dozen	100	30000	3000000
8.4	Label  colour
8.4.1	Label	pcs	100	5000	500000
	Subtotal				3704000
9	Salary Attendant	Days	7	10,000	70000
	sub  total				70000
10	Training  people about  honey  production
10.1	Trainers	days	20	5000	100000
	Subtotal				100000
	Grand Total				6,360,570

 

 

 

 

ANNEX 1. GRANTT CHART

S/N	ACTIVITIES/MONTH	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1	Mobilization of community members
2	To train 500 people
3	Procurement 200 of better beehives, better seeds
4	To prepare 2000 beehives for honey
5	Buy 1,000,000 bees
6	Planting flowering trees
7	Educate 500 people about the production of honey
8	Processing the honey , to procurement jery 10
9	Parking material for keeping the honey
10	Marketing for selling honey

 

 

Annex 2: Project Organogram.

			GOVERNING BOARD

 

 

References

 

	COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SECTION
					ASSISTANCE MARKETING OFFICER
		ASSISTANCE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	VILLAGE EXECUTIVE OFFICE VEO

 

 

Attachment

Map of Nzega District

Nzega District is one of the seven districts of the Tabora Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Shinyanga Region, to the south and southwest by Uyui District and to the east by Igunga District. Its administrative seat is the town.

                                       

                           

 

REFERENCES

The United Republic of Tanzania. (2022). Administrative unit population distribution report: Dodoma, Zanzibar, Tanzania: Ministry of finance and planning National bureau of             statistics Tanzania and president office-finance and planning office of the chief   government statistic Zanzibar