TANZANIA Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) has unveiled a plan to plant 4,000 trees as a way to support the government efforts in making Dodoma city green.
Speaking at the Dodoma Green awards event yesterday, the TADB Manager Central Zone, Mr Yodas Mwanakatwe said that TADB always cares for the environment as a way of achieving economic goals.
Apart from applauding the project whose chairperson is the former Prime Minister, Mr Mizengo Pinda, Mr Mwanakatwe said the event aimed at recognising the contribution of government institutions, private organisations, citizens, schools and the defence and security organs that have collaborated to ensure Dodoma becomes green by planting trees.
"Agricultural and economic development cannot be achieved if there isn’t sustainable conservation of the environment, therefore we are obliged to contribute to the company like this so that our country may have good development and a conducive environment," said Mr Mwanakatwe.
He said in doing development activities like agriculture or construction of industries the environment is highly affected therefore, the mobilisation in the tree planting project will help conserve and protect the environment.
"Apart from facilitating agriculture, livestock and fishing sector, TADB also works to make sure that the environment in which these activities are taking place is protected and conserved so that they can be used by both current and future generations," said Mr Mwanakatwe.
Furthermore, he called upon stakeholders in the agriculture, livestock and fishing sectors to make sure that they take care of their environment which includes planting trees that will help the country become green and help reduce carbon dioxide in the world.
"There has been an increase of carbon dioxide in the world which is a result of the increase of human activities and therefore to combat the situation, it is important to initiate campaigns like these that encourage tree planting," said Mr Mwanakatwe.
He explained that TADB will continue to play its part to the community to ensure that the plan to plant trees and make Dodoma city green is implemented through actions, noting further that Dodoma will be an example in the implementation of planting trees countrywide.
On the side of the Project’s Chairman and former Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda, apart from congratulating TADB on successfully carrying out the event, he advised the government to come up with a system where every household in the Dodoma region makes sure it plants five trees to combat the drought situation of that city.
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