About PERF
Profitable Ecosystem Restoring Farming — a registered NGO committed to climate-resilient solutions across Mainland Tanzania.
Organization Details
- Organization Type
- Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
- Registration Number
- ooNGO/R/8336
- Operational Area
- Mainland Tanzania
- Head Office
- Arusha, Tanzania
PERF (Profitable Ecosystem Restoring Farming) is a Tanzania-registered NGO dedicated to developing and promoting climate-resilient solutions for communities across Mainland Tanzania. Our work spans agriculture, livestock, and forestry sectors, always grounded in community participation and market linkages.
Mission & Vision
Mission
Developing and promoting adoption of climate-resilient solutions to communities in agriculture, livestock, and forestry to enhance production tailored to market demand for increased incomes while sustaining natural ecosystems.
We achieve this through participatory research, extension services, capacity building, and market facilitation — ensuring that every solution we develop is practical, scalable, and community-owned.
Vision
To be a leading service provider of climate-resilient solutions to communities in agriculture, livestock, and forestry.
We envision a Tanzania where rural communities are empowered to adapt to climate change, improve their livelihoods, and steward their natural resources sustainably for future generations.
Our Four Units
Agriculture Unit
Supports smallholder farmers with climate-smart agriculture practices, improved seed varieties, soil health management, and market linkages to boost food security and household incomes.
Livestock Unit
Works with pastoralist and agro-pastoralist communities to improve livestock productivity, animal health, rangeland management, and access to livestock markets.
Forestry Unit
Promotes sustainable forest management, agroforestry systems, and community-based natural resource management to protect Tanzania's biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Research & Innovation Unit
Conducts applied research to generate evidence-based solutions, monitors project outcomes, and facilitates knowledge exchange across PERF's program areas.
PERF (Profitable Ecosystem Restoring Farming) is a registered Not-for-Profit NGO in Tanzania (Reg. No. ooNGO/R/8336). We work with farming communities to develop and promote climate-resilient solutions in agriculture, livestock, and forestry.