Undernutrition continues to inflict significant social, health and economic consequences in developing countries, Tanzania inclusive. Lack of nutrition knowledge among rural women who are the main caregivers of children and family at large is reflected in the poor nutritional status and compromised health in rural areas. This study aimed to develop and pilot a nutrition training package which is contextually and culturally specific for rural women farmers in Tanzania in order to improve their knowledge, attitudes, skills and practices for positive behaviour change and optimum nutrition practices. The study was conducted in five villages from the semi-arid Dodoma region in Tanzania. A total sample size of 660 households/ women was involved in the study. The development of nutrition education materials started by conceptualization process, where factors affecting nutrition status were drawn from the baseline information. A set of five target behaviours were prioritized for intervention development. These included: exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding, diet diversification, maternal nutrition, food processing at household level and general hygiene. The training materials were in pictorial form to enable even the illiterate ones to be included. Analyses were conducted to compare the baseline with after pilot results. Results showed that there were statistically significant mean increases in general nutrition knowledge. Dietary diversity and practices improved after the pilot study. There was a clear indication that the training packages were well packed and messages given were getting across and the women could change their practices. All of the participants of the pilot study agreed that the training equipped them with enough information to efficiently incorporate nutrition issues into their future practices. The nutrition education program was found to have improved household nutrition practices in a relatively short time, in particular, nutrition knowledge and food diversity in the piloting group. Future studies may benefit from using this training material to educate rural women farmers. This study is a good starting point for creating a community of women in rural areas that is knowledgeable and with nutrition sensitive practices that will help to prevent undernutrition problems in the future.