Tanzanian Pigeon Pea Farmers Hit Hard by Indian Ban

There has been a drastic fall in prices of the pigeon pea crop since India which is the main importer, restricted import of the legumes from Tanzania in August 2018. Local banks which provided loans to farmers, are struggling to get the lenders to pay back their debt.

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