CARRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL PARTICULAR
First name: John
Middle name: Jasper
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Date of birth: 25 July 1967
Sex: Male
Nationality: Tanzanian
Marital Status: Married
Religion: Christian
Surname: Tenga
LANGUAGES
Speaking
Reading
Writing
Swahili
Very good
Very good
Very good
English
Good
Very good
Very good
PRESENT ADDRESS:
Naliendele Agricultural Research Institute,
10 Newala Road,
P.O. Box 509,
MTWARA - TANZANIA.
E-mail: johntenga@yahoo.co.uk, johnmzungu@gmail.com
Telephone: +255 (0)73 2934035 or Mobile: +255 784 796887
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFFESIONAL SOCIETIES:
o 1999 – 2001: Vice President – Association of Land Use Planning and
Environmental Conservation (ALPEC) at the University of
Dar es Salaam,
o 2010 to date: Chairman of Researchers, Academicians and Allied Workers
Union (RAAWU) at the Naliendele Agricultural Research Institute
KEY QUALIFICATIONS:
Mr John J. Tenga is a Land use planner, Soil scientist and Remote sensing/GIS
specialist within the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security with an
experience of over 10 years. He has been carrying out research on land
management and advisory services in the field of natural resource management
in the south eastern Tanzania, focused on enhancing sustainable land use and
economic development.
He is currently the Head of Special Programme under the Zonal Research Centre (Naliendele
Agricultural Research Institute) with Zonal mandate of conducting research in soil and water
management, Agroforestry, Improving and maintaining soil fertility, evaluation of environmental
effect of chemicals used for pest and disease in crops and Soil survey and land evaluation in the
southern zone of Tanzania.
From 2007 to date, he works in collaboration with OJI Paper Company Ltd of Japan on
establishment of Eucalyptus plantation trial in the southern of Tanzania.
EDUCATION:
From
To
Masters of Science degree in Land Use Planning and Management, Sokoine
2003
2006
University of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Engineering and
Planning, Morogoro, Tanzania
Bachelor of Arts degree in Land Use Planning and Environmental Studies,
1998
2001
University of Dar es Salaam, Department of Geography, Dar es Salaam Tanzania
1993
1995
Diploma in Land Use Planning at Ministry of Agriculture Training Institute-
1987
1989
Nyegezi, Mwanza - Tanzania
Certificate in General Agriculture at Ministry of Agriculture Training
Institute- Ilonga, Morogoro - Tanzania
1983
1986
National form Four Examination Certificate “Ordinary level” Parane
Secondary School, Kilimanjaro - Tanzania
SHORT COURSE ATTENDED:
Year
1996
Land husbandry course organized by SADC and Sokoine University of Agriculture,
Morogoro Tanzania.
2002
Geographical Information Systems, Remote Sensing and Digital Cartography
Application Course for Agriculture and food security organized by UCLAS, Dar es
Salaam- Tanzania from May – July 2002.
2002
Abridged SAS course for Agricultural Research Data Analysis organized by
Naliendele Agricultural Research Institute in Mtwara Tanzania from 23th
September – 3rd October, 2002.
2008
Farming systems approach training course on Participatory Rural Appraisal
organised by Ministry of Agriculture Food Security and Cooperatives, held at Uhuru
Hostel, Moshi – Tanzania from November, 2008.
2009
Competitive research proposal writing course organised by Ministry of Agriculture
Food Security and Cooperatives, held at VETA Hotel, Dodoma – Tanzania from
April, 2009.
2010
Workshop in Woman Agriculture Agenda on program design organised by CARE
International at CARE International office, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from. April 2730, 2010
2010
International Workshop on Capacity Building in the Management of Agricultural
Research Station held at CSIR – Crop Research Institute, Kumasi, Ghana from 8th –
24th November, 2010.
EMPLOYMENT RECORD
Year
Employer
Station
Title of work/post
2001 to date
Ministry of Agric.
Agric. Research Institute –
Principal Agric Research
Food Security and
Naliendele (ARI)
Officer II
Agric. Research Institute
Mlingano (ARI)
Agric Field Officer IV
Cooperatives
1990 - 2001
Ministry of Agric.
Food Security and
Cooperatives
March 2008 to date
Position: Head of Special Programme
Institute: Agricultural Research Institute – Naliendele
Funding: Government of Tanzania
Task:
 Overall management of programme activities
 Supervise technical and supporting staff to implement
agreed research
 Compile and prepare monthly and quarterly report for
the programme
 Lead efficient and timely delivery of value of analysis
made in the soil laboratory
 Prepare annual budget for the programme
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1990- 1993:
 Assisting Researcher in carrying out research on soil Survey, fertility
management and other related activities in Korogwe, Lushoto, and Handeni
district in Tanga, Tanzania.
1993 – 1995:
 Attended a Diploma course in Land use planning at the Ministry of Agriculture
Training Institute- Nyegezi
1995 – 1998:
 Conducting research trials on effectiveness of phosphate rock on ferralsol in
Muheza district in Tanga, Tanzania.
 Advice’s extension officers and farmers about land resource management.
 Conducting Course on Natural Resources Conservation and Management for the
East Usambara Catchment Forest staffs.
2001 – 2003:
 Research officer, carrying out research and advisory services in the field of
natural resource management in four districts, Mtwara and Lindi region.
 Soil fertility trials, soil characterization for land use planning and Environmental
Impact Assessment for the Southern zone (Mtwara, Lindi and Ruvuma regions)
Tanzania.
 Involved in Assessment of land use types, soils and linkage between soils and
biodiversity along the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (LUCID project).
 Advisory services, compilation and management of database of Remote Sensing
and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for the Southern zone, Tanzania.
 Generating land/natural resources information stored and analyse them in a GIS
environment.
 Conducting courses on Soil conservation and management for the Extension
officers and farmers in four districts, Mtwara and Lindi regions.
 Carrying out research on effect of improved fallow on soil chemical fertility and
Maize yield in Southern zone, Tanzania.
 Development of Sustainable Soil Fertility Management Practices Through Innovative
Training, South Eastern Coastal, Tanzania.
2006 – To date:
 Carrying out research on Land use systems change and its influence on people’s
livelihood in South Eastern Tanzania.
 Carrying out research on integrated soil fertility management practices for
improving soil fertility in cashew growing areas of the Southern zone, Tanzania.
 Carrying out research on Monitoring residual effects of lime applied to neutralize
acidity due to sulphur dusting.
 Conducting courses on Soil conservation and management for the Extension
officers and farmers in four districts, Mtwara and Lindi regions.
 Carrying out land evaluation for vegetable production of Mgonji village
vegetables irrigation scheme in Mtwara district.
CONSULTANCE ASSIGNMENT
Date
1997
Conducting a training course on Natural Resources Conservation and
Management for the East Usambara Catchment Forest staffs in 1997
2002
Conducted courses on Soil conservation and management for the Extension
officers and farmers in four districts, Mtwara and Lindi regions in 2002.
2002
Assessment of land use types, soils and linkage between soils and
biodiversity along the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (LUCID project)
in 2002.
2008
Strategic Environmental Assessment of land, soils and agriculture for
Forestry Development Project Mtwara and Lindi regions, Tanzania (OJI
Paper Company Ltd Japan) in 2008
LIST OF PUBLICATION
Tenga J. J. 2006. Land use systems change and its influence on people’s livelihood in South
Eastern Tanzania. MSc Thesis of Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania.
138pp. (Unpublished)
Kabanza, A. K., Tenga, J. J, Kimaro, D. N, Poesen, J, Kafiriti, E, Dondeyne S., Rossi, Y, and
Deckers, J.A. (2010) Soil and land form characteristics on specific cashew farming system in SE
Tanzania. (In progress)