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Principal of Kaole Wazazi College of Agriculture in Bagamoyo Mr. Sinani Simba praise efforts made by the Sokoine National Agricultural Library - SNAL in collecting and disseminate agriculture information to farmers using information technology.

Mr. Simba said that while he and his team were at Sokoine University of Agriculture - SUA and get a chance to visit the library among other university sections. Main purpose of the visitation was to learning and shares the experience on various areas including cooperation, since his College and SUA are dealing with same activities of teaching and research in agriculture.

Establishing the Mkulima Collection for the purpose of serving the agricultural information will with time increase the agriculture productivity due to better use of all appropriate and required techniques to produce quality farm products and also in animal products, he emphasised.

SNAL Director Prof. Camillius Sanga explained to them that establishment of Mkulima Collection is among the duties of SNAL since it has two roles of serving as University library but also as a Public library in terms of agricultural information needs where ever they are in Tanzania thus why emphasis is to put more information and come up with best and simple means of reaching them.

Kaole Wazazi College of Agriculture in Bagamoyo is an institute owned by UMOJA WA WAZAZI TANZANIA. The college is located 64 kilometres North of Dar er esalam city and about 3 km South of Bagamoyo town along the road leading to Kaole Ruins.

In his team accompanied by Deputy principal of the College, Mr Maximilian Sarakikya, Coordinator of Studies, Mr. Chonge Mazengo, Head of animal department, Michael Ottaru and a lecture from agriculture department George Kapilima.