Valentine Oforo

Despite being the third largest producer of sugar in the East African Region, Tanzania is only capable of generating 482,000 metric tons from the country’s plants in a year.

At the present, the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) has the capacity to harbor an average of 776,000 tons of grains and cereals procured through a total of 72 purchasing centers across eight regions.

The Tanzania Port Authority (TPA) has been implementing projects valued at 429.1 billion/- in upgrading and expanding the northern anchorage at Tanga.

President Hassan is to hand out a total of 84 vessels to fishermen and seaweed growers in Tanga being part of the government’s initiatives to boost the blue economy sectors along the Indian Ocean coastline as well as the Isles.

Saadani will thus be the first National Park in East Africa to be served by all the three modes of transport: trains, ships and automobiles.

Tour operators want more animals in Mikumi, especially the ‘Big Five,’ consisting of the Lion, Leopard, Giraffe, Elephant and Rhino, with the latter being the only missing component.

Mkomazi has now been included in the 'B-Clubs' of National Parks that yield billions in forms of revenues realized from tourism activities, having collected 939 million/- in the first seven months of the current fiscal year.

Wasira fills the position, which had been left vacant by his predecessor, the former CCM Vice Chairperson, Abdulrahman Kinana who retired from the party’s second highest post five months ago.

Tabora Honey is popular in Tanzania and recently its fame transcended borders to as far as Southern Europe where demand for it is slowly but surely growing

Tanzania produces over 30 tons of organic honey every year but only about ten percent of the consignment reaches international markets