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SADC countries advised to utilize their deserts in growing Dates and Grapes
Namibia is one of the Sub-Saharan countries that are currently utilizing deserts for mostly scenic Tourism
Hunger threatens 41 million People in ten African countries, Tanzania included.
There are currently more than 18.7 million stunted children in the Southern African region due to hunger and malnutrition.
Tanzania plans to introduce grains and legumes regulatory authority to protect local growers
Tanzania is in the process of establishing the country’s first grain and legumes regulatory authority to protect local farmers against dubious dealers and crop racketeers.
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Tanzania now shells over 15 billion shillings to import 9 billion liters of Milk every year
Tanzania is among the top three African countries with largest number of livestock, yet milk production within its borders is the lowest on the continent
Tanzania adopts new rice growing technology
Using RGA could save a lot of valuable land space nearly 90 percent and shorten the time period for developing breeding lines by at least two or three years as compared to the pedigree method.
U.S injects 45 billion/- into the Agriculture Sector in Tanzania
According to the USAID Global Administrator, Samantha Power, the additional USD 5 Millions will boost the country's food security.
Brazil provides farm machinery worth 700 million/- to support cotton production in Tanzania
The donation from Brazil consists of mostly agricultural machinery including tractors, ploughs, planters, sprayers, harvesters, and ginning equipment.
Njombe Region now to become Tanzania’s main wheat growing area
Tanzania has been importing more than 90 percent of the wheat which the country consumes every year
Tanzania pumps 7 billion/- into modern irrigation scheme project for state seed producing farm in Tabora
Once the irrigation project flows, the farm in Nzega will be able to release more than 1000 tons of seeds per annum which is five times the current capacity.
Cassava markets now picking up after the Pandemic
At least 6,500 smallholder cassava farmers in the three regions of Geita, Mwanza and Morogoro have so far benefitted.