The team of young innovators from our Department of Informatics and Information Technology (DIIT) had an opportunity to participate in the second cohort of the StArfrica Tanzania eXist Accelerator program, which was hosted at the University of Dar es Salaam’s Mathematics Department from April 4–April 17, 2024. The StArfrica Tanzania eXist Accelerator initiative aims to...Read More

Digital agriculture solutions have the potential to enhance agricultural outcomes and uplift rural communities by providing access to critical information (e.g., crop advisories, weather forecasts and market prices), credit (e.g., short-term credit for inputs and long-term asset financing for farm equipment), and markets (e.g., for inputs and offtake) to further enable farming as a business....Read More

On 26 October 2023, there was a follow-up meeting for the Ifakara-Kilombero Food Hub with support from SUA and HELVETAS. The meeting was officiated by the Ifakara Town Council Agricultural, Livestock and Fisheries Officer (TALFO) on behalf of the Town Executive Director (TED). In his speech, the TALFO emphasised the importance of farmers and other...Read More

On 3 October 2023, the FoodLAND partner Prof. Jesper Clement (CBS), visited Sokoine University of Agriculture (Tanzania). The mission of the visit was to conduct training for researchers and enumerators for the eye-tracking experiment. This research activity aims to test the acceptability of different flour packaging bag designs. The activity was combined with a testing...Read More

Wuhan University has hosted the GIS-EIA 2023, which aims to promote the connection of global education, talents, innovations, and industry in Geo-Informatics. Experts, scholars, and teachers from around the world were invited to Wuhan to share education experiences, exchange the latest research results, and show the advanced technology and achievements. Dr. Neema Sumari from the...Read More

The ICT Commission (ICTC) of Tanzania invited the Department of Informatics and Information Technology (DIIT) at the Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA). The invitation was intended to welcome women and girls to the Women and Youth in ICT Conference, an important event in ICT. Two students, Elishukuru Mande and Asmaha Ally, were chosen as representatives...Read More

The YEESI Lab PI, Dr. Kadeghe G. Fue featured in the TWAS-NAPI website. Read more on https://twas.org/article/tailoring-needs-african-farmers Share thisRead More

In the third quarter of 2023, the website of the Department of Informatics and Information Technology (DIIT) in the College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CoNAS) at SUA has consistently held the second position in the category of “Best Academic Department Website Ranking”. The department website was ranked seventh in the SUA’s “Overall Website Ranking”...Read More

The Department of Informatics and Information Technology (DIIT) at SUA celebrated the end of the 2022/2023 academic year with a delightful evening of dancing, feasting, and friendship at the SUASA Club grounds on the lovely Edward Moringe Campus. This event marked yet another significant milestone in the department’s efforts to foster unity and solidarity. It...Read More

Three staff from SUA, Ms. Catherine Mangare, Dr. Hadijah Mbwana and Ms. Rehema Mwawado, are attending the Innovative Summer School in Rabat, Morocco, which is aimed at empowering African women in the fields of technology and artificial intelligence (AI). The three staff are from the Department of Informatics and Information Technology, Department of Human Nutrition...Read More