Tanzania: 40 Percent of Pesticides On Sale in the Country Fake

Dar es Salaam — It is estimated that 40 per cent of pesticides in Tanzania are fake, posing dangers to farmers and consumers.

Land is also degraded. With vegetables increasingly grown in urban areas and the Kilimo Kwanza (Agriculture First) initiative promoted, the threat of contamination is high. Use of such counterfeit chemicals does not raise crop yields. Since many of the pesticides enter the market illegally, the government misses revenue.

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