DODOMA, Oct. 2 --  AFTER a series of crop failures due to irregular changes in the rain patterns, a resident of Makoka village in Dodoma Region resorted to irrigation-aided farming, and now it pays them well.

“It is not the same situation like that we experienced in the 1990s when farming was downgraded as a profession for those who didnt attend school,” recalls Victoria Mweri,a retired Primary School teacher.

She said after finding the rain patterns had become unpredictable, she opted to venture outside the box.

She is now a successful farmer, and she enjoys farming.

Ms Mweri, who is raising four grandchildren now, said she started farming in 1996, the time when she moved to Mkoka Village.

“Back then, it ...