Mtwara — Cashew nut traders are staring at huge losses running into billions of shillings as authorities moved to confiscate the produce of those who do not show proof that they are farmers.
Some traders-cum-farmers and middlemen who for years were used to buy the crop from growers even before harvests are made were in for a rude shock since the government launched the verification exercise. Reports from Mtwara and Lindi regions indicate that harvests confiscated in the exercise could total into hundreds of tonnes, translating into billions of shillings across the region.
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