Zephania Semkogo

Mr. Zephania is a distinguished horticulture expert with over seven years of experience, working with both international and local NGOs and companies such as Fintrac, Rikolto and MIICO on USAID and European Union-funded projects. His knowledge covers the Tanzanian horticulture industry, including crop production, greenhouse construction, and irrigation systems. He focuses on improving the business landscapes for smallholder farmers and agribusiness enterprises. Mr. Zephania has established strong connections across the sector, from government officials to village farmers, and maintains a wide network of input manufacturers, crop producers, and exporters, prioritizing the development of partnerships.

• In 2013, Awarded Jeshi la Kujenga Taifa (JKT) Certificate in Tanga
• In May 2017, I was awarded my Driving School Certificate and License.
• May 2017, I attended Fintrac's Boot Camps, receiving certification in farm management, irrigation, pest management, and environmental impact assessment.
• In November 2017, I received a Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding contributions to the USAID Mboga na Matunda Project as the project best agronomist.
• In March 2021, I completed Fintrac University's online training, earning certificates in Finance and Accounting and Building PowerPoint Presentations

• In 2024, I Developed horticulture Crop Production guide for the EU Agri.-connect beneficiaries.
• In 2019 I developed training guide for the Environmental Impact Assessment, Monitoring and Mitigation Plan followed by construction of 43 Chemical Mixing Areas, shared a document to farmers on fertilizer program, Fungicides and Insecticides Sheet.
• Since 2018 to date, I have developed different planting programs for farmers who were engaged in contract farming such as farmers in contract with GIBRI farm in 2018 and 2019 for snow peas in Iringa, Contract between Zanzibar Hotel venders with colored peper producing farmers in Zanzibar, contract between Ndugu Pesa (Shanta Gold Mines food supplier) with vergitable and fruit growers in Mbeya.
• Since 2017 to date I have worked with more than 7,000 farmers, 170 market vendors, 11 agro input companies, more than 42 agro dealers, 6 irrigation equipment's dealers, established more than 300 horticulture farming demo plots, 17 food transporters, 40 local food aggregators, constructed 18 and managed greenhouses 17 Sprinkler and 107 drip systems in Iringa, Mbeya, Songwe, Katavi, Mtwara, Tanga, Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar regions of Tanzania.
• Since 2017 to date, I have managed to developed more than 170 business plans for farmers, which help and guide farmers on clear cost and benefits of their farming business. Crop involved being tomato, snow peas, maize, beans, sunflowers, passion, onion, sweet pepper, black peppers, colored peppers, water melons, okra, egg plants, African Egg Plants, leaf verges, avocado, Banana, Irish potatoes, Sweet potatoes and vanilla crops.

Antonio Coello, Chief of part Feed the future Tanzania Kilimo Tija, Dar es salaam Tanzania. Mobile phone +255 628 092 994. acoello@acdivoca-tz.org

Catherine Mulaga, MIICO-Executive Director, EU Agri-conect funded Project, Mbeya Tanzania. Mobile phone +255 786 319 718

Ikunda Terry, Busines to Busines Associate at Agriculture Market Development Trust (AMDT) and Technical Advisor, Agriculture/Small Holder Production at CRS 0712 404232

Shukuru Tweve, Manager for Agriconect-EU Funded project and Cocoa Zone Coordinator at Rikolto Mbeya Tanzania. Mobile phone +255 755 233 639.