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This was stated on 18th May 2021 by the Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture Prof. Siza Tumbo who was represented by Maregesi Geoffrey, the Agricultural Engineer from the Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Training, Extension Services and Research at the opening of the Regional conference involving various stakeholders in the value chain of the rice crop held in Dar es Salaam and organized and the Agricultural Policy Research in Africa (APRA) project of which the Sokoine University of Agriculture is a member.

​​​​​​​MPOMBEYE, PATRICK CLEOPHACE from Pest Management Center (SPMC) of the Sokoine University of Agriculture has developed a Trap Barrier System (TBS) for controlling rats and their effects on rice fields. Its simple system has managed to control rat damage in the field from 13% to 1%. In this short video, Mr. Mpombeye explains how the system he designed works (The language used is Kiswahili)

The Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania, Hon. Kassim Majaliwa has congratulated the Vice-Chancellor of Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) Prof. Raphael Chibunda for enabling innovators at the university to fulfill their dreams

The Program, which basically launches a National Vaccination program against the Zoonotic disease was facilitated by different stakeholders including FAO, WHO, AFROHUN, SUA, MUHAS, MoLF, and Kisarawe District Council. Sokoine University of Agriculture participated through the College Of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences with four Instructors and 30 veterinary students being involved.

Following the great success of research on the use of rats in identifying bombs and parasites that cause Tuberculosis and others, researchers from Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) say there is a strong possibility that these rats could be used to detect Corona Virus infection ( COVID 19)