Tanzania: Raise Agriculture Budget, Govt Urged

Dar es Salaam — The government has been commended for scrapping tax levies in agricultural yields, but experts say the budget is low to promote the sector.

They stress that at 0.85 per cent of the national budget the amount is a far cry from the rate agreed in the Maputo Declaration, which Tanzania is a signatory, to allocate at least 10 per cent of national budgets to agriculture.

...

AllAfrica publishes around 500 reports a day from more than 100 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct.

Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us.