Tanzania barley photo gallery

In Tanzania, there have historically been limitations to growing barley such as the lack of modern farming techniques, basic farming equipment and variable rainfall patterns Photograph: OneRedEye/SABMiller

These challenges led Tanzania Breweries (TBL) to establish a local farming programme in 2010 with the aim to increase the local production of barley by providing support and education for smallholder farmers Photograph: OneRedEye/SABMiller

At the beginning, ten new smallholder farmer groups were involved with some 170 smallholder farmers in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania Photograph: OneRedEye/SABMiller

Now, the local sourcing programmes involve 300 smallholders and about 200 commercial barley farmers Photograph: OneRedEye/SABMiller

TBL organises training and networking days for farmers from around the region to enhance their agricultural capability through exhibitions of cultivation techniques and demonstrations from some of our agricultural experts Photograph: OneRedEye/SABMiller

These training events introduce the farmers to other agricultural stakeholders and financial institutions to ensure that they are aware of and have access to opportunities for microfinance Photograph: OneRedEye/SABMiller

The barley industry in Tanzania is still evolving, with farmers struggling to produce the 14,000 tonnes of barley required by TBL annually, to the required quality standards Photograph: OneRedEye/SABMiller

But local sourcing is strongly encouraged by the Tanzanian government to boost agricultural productivity in Tanzania support rural development and benefit smallholder farmers and local communities Photograph: OneRedEye/SABMiller

TBL aims to increase its use of locally-sourced barley each year and will continue to invest in farming programmes, providing funding, seed and assisting with machinery such as power tillers Photograph: OneRedEye/SABMiller

The company’s long term objective is to supply its local maltings plant in Moshi with 100% locally grown barley including significant input from smallholder farmers Photograph: OneRedEye/SABMiller