TTGAU has 136 member TGAs with more than 9,000 tree growers.

Tanzania Tree Growers Associations Union (TTGAU) is a member based organization supporting forest and farm small scale growing farmers in Tanzania. It was founded in 2017 to promote the social,economic and environmental interests of small-scale forest and farm growers in the country.  Vision: An inclusive forestry sector in Tanzania Mission: To promote forest and farm farming which is environmentally, economically and socially sustainable to improve people's livelihood in Tanzania MEMBERS OF TTGAU. TTGAU is a platform of tree growers' associations (TGA). TGAs are groups of forest and farm producers foubd at village level,they are the backbone of peer learning at the grassroots. TTGAU has 159 affiliate TGAs with 10,423 tree growers.  
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TGA members undertaking weeding operation of pine nursery under supervision of forester from district council.

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In Tanzania, commercial wood plantations was considered to be the role of the government until in the late nineties when the government started creating enabling environment for private commercial…

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Roles of TTGAU

  • Provide platform and create enabling environment for smallholders participation in the forestry sector
  • Building and strengthen networking and peer learning of smallholder tree growers in Tanzania
  • Enhancing women and young people participation in tree planting
  • Enhancing smallholder tree growers (STGs) access to better markets and integration in the value…
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