ShambaJijini Summit
16th to 31st of October 2021
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John Mmbaga
From banker to Chemist to Farmer
John is a part-time lecturer at Tangaza University College teaching chemistry. He has also had experience as an urban farmer, growing greenhouse tomatoes, capsicums and also reared poultry for eggs. He has also ventured briefly into medium-scale farming of potatoes.
He has also grown vegetables in small spaces around his apartment which cut on their food budget costs. His interest going forward is to produce compost from kitchen waste to use to grow vegetables thereby reducing waste. Currently, he is also a researcher working on technologies of removing agricultural nutrients from wastewater for reuse in agriculture.