In Maranye OrganicFarm, where we grow cabbages ,onions, tomatoes,ginger,potatoes,radishes, pumpkins,sweetcorn, sweet peas,mushrooms,carrots,cucumbers,chili,broccoli, and garlic has been proven beyond any reasonable doubt that organic farming is the only sure way to better agriculture and save lives in an area such as this where poverty, illiteracy, hunger and diseases is immense.

History of Maranye Eco Friendly Agriculture activity:

After discovering that, Kisarawe district being accessible to market of any product. More over the district could get raw materials from neighbor regions and these are important factor on economic improvement. However our study shows that, over the most, rural poor have access to some land for farming but frequently their fields are a collection of scattered plots of less than 1000 m2. Even if they had capital for purchasing irrigation and other agricultural inputs, the small plots they farm are not well suited for equipment and supplies available in the market. We observed that, the vast majority of small farms are dependent upon rain fed cropping with constant risk of drought wiping out most or all of their production. Small holder farmers often at Masanganya Village cannot produce enough food for the entire year under rain fed conditions.

But with control over water and access to markets is possible for these farmers to use their household labor and management skills to grow crops of higher value than cereals. With higher value and multiple cropping seasons under irrigated conditions, and better organic fertilizer, smallholders farmer at Masanganya Village can generally increase their annual net income. However there is broad consensus on the need to improve water management and to invest in water for food as these are critical to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).  The role of water in food and livelihood security is a major issue of concern in the context of continued environmental degradation and persistent poverty throughout the developing world Tanzania among them.  Although there is considerable knowledge on the issue, an overarching picture on the organic cultivation - water-food-livelihoods-environment nexus is missing, leaving uncertainties about where to invest in order to address both human and environmental water needs and organic for our food securuty. 

This resulting to agriculture being viewed by the populace at Masanganya Village as a total failure. Youths roaming around in the villages with quite negative attitude about agriculture. Older males migrate from our villages leaving behind plenty of un utilized land, for search of employment in cities. Too many in Sub Saharan regions agriculture is viewed as an old colonial practice that never pays back.

Water assessment

The Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Research (CAR)   made by Maranye Agro-processing Social Business is an innovative multi-institute process aimed at identifying existing knowledge of rain water harvesting and stimulating it thought on ways to manage water resources to continue meeting the needs of both humans and ecosystems.  The CAR of Maranye rain water harvesting critically evaluate the benefits, costs, and impacts of the past 3 years of water development and challenges to water management currently facing communities of Masanganya village.  It assesses innovative solutions and explores consequences of potential investment and management decisions. The CAR of Maranye rain water harvesting is designed as a learning process, engaging networks of community stakeholders to produce knowledge synthesis and   methodologies.  The main output of the CAR is an Assessment report, from practical doing that aims to guide investment and management decisions in the near future considering their impact over the next 5 years in order to enhance food and environmental security to support the achievement of the MDGs. 

Community involvement in Eco-friendly agriculture practices and utilization of the rain water harvesting in Masanganya community, will open a debate and discussion on how water harvesting have been a key point on agriculture, livelihoods, and unveils challenge and potential options for investments and environment protection.

Community inlvolment in Eco-friendly agriculture practice will be the illustrator of Eco- friendly agriculture practice in Maranye farm. Opening dialogue between peoples with different point of view about how land and water are the key point in agriculture.

Community Supported agriculture (CSA) as the way of our operation.

Maranye Agro-Processing Social Business is adopting the community supported agriculture (CSA) system.

 Community supported agriculture (CSA) is a partnership between farmers and the local community, providing mutual benefits and reconnecting people to the land where their food is grown. Scalling up small holder farmers together, incubating them in agriculture practise for a specific period.

What Maranye have  done in agriculture and social aspect.

As three year’s old Maranye agro processing Social business Maranye has done the following:

• We have clear the bush and uprooted all logs of 50acres size of the land.
• Traditional methods of pineapples cultivation have been practice started with 70,000 seeds using rain fed method.
• Soil testing in traditional method has been observed by planting different crops in the field. Hot chills, cucumbers, passion fruits, small beans, maize, sweet potatoes, pawpaw, tomatoes, green papers, eggplants all have produced a good result and convincible.
• We opened two deep well in our village. The village had no water for the past four years before we joined the community in September 2009 as part of community contribution.
• We distribute free small beans seeds to the community, after successfully harvesting from our farm for the purpose of creating and stimulate mass production,  free  practical training requirements on crop science production.
• We contribute clothes to the children affect by HIV, and those live in difficult condition in the Village as part of patriotism.
• We have constructed Bio-gas units which use animals dung as a demonstration stage, in collaboration with Dar-Es-salaam VETA students through their junior achievements Exhibition program as source of Eco- friendly energy as well as environmental protections.
• As Masanganya Primary school Patron, we distributed exercise books, crayons and pencils to grade one students in our village.
• We paid 20% as subsidizing money for village power tiller in our community for the benefit of all peoples in the village to be able to use powertiller tractor.
• We offer practical training to the community members on how to grow small beans, spices, and other short term crops.
• We have created temporal job for more than 50 villagers in our first step of field clearance, we intend to establish employment for about 100 as a permanent farm workers, and partner in harvesting, most of them as ex-charcoal business men/women.