Tanzania: Special Report - Contract Farming Boosts Cotton Production in Key Pilot Areas

Mwanza — In May 2010, cotton stakeholders in Tanzania resolved to implement contract farming throughout the country's western cotton growing area (WCGA) starting this season.

In conjunction with the cotton and textile development programme (CTDP) - sponsored by the Tanzania Gatsby Trust - the Tanzania Cotton Board (TCB) committed to overseeing the implementation of the new system in order to safeguard interests of farmers and ginners.

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