Browsing Category
Farming
Tanzania introduces Food Security Bonds to boost national grain and cereal reserves
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.
China bans meat and Dairy products from Tanzania
The average value of Tanzania’s Exports of meat, fish and seafood preparations to China stands at USD 47,000 per annum, according to the United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics database on international trade.
Tabora Honey flows into Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia
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
Banana Plantations in Tanzania under serious threat as deadly disease wreaks havoc across seven regions
Kilimanjaro, one of the leading Banana growing regions in Tanzania is among the affected precincts on the country's mainland
Only five percent of cattle in Africa have been vaccinated
Moving away from reactive vaccination in the case of an outbreak to prophylactic use before an epidemic is a huge step forward for preventative immunization.
Seaweeds from Zanzibar to be used in churning organic fertilizers on the Tanzanian mainland
The waters of the Indian Ocean have a new role, to irrigate the agriculture sector in Tanzania, not with water but rather by with seaweeds for the production of organic fertilizers
After Rwanda and Tanzania, Senegal now gets to host the African Food Systems Summit in Dakar, September 2025
Senegal becomes the first Sahelian country to host the African Food Systems Forum. The Summit takes place in September 2025.
Tanzania claims to be food sufficient by 128 Percent
Tanzania left Dakar 2 summit with a signed compact and determination to implement increasing productivity as well as the political will to create institutions and support structures for its farmers.
Tanzania deposits over 100 types of Vegetable kernels into the global seed bank in Norway
On the other hand, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault received a record-breaking deposit of more than 30,000 new seed samples from 23 depositors across 21 countries, including seven international gene banks.
Tanzania becoming self-sufficient in Agricultural Seeds Production
The Horticultural sector in Tanzania has an export value of 668.7 billion/- from the total production of 175,000 tons of produce shipped overseas, compared to 340 billion/- in exports value recorded in 2021.