November 24, 2022
East Africa: EAC Should Modernise Agriculture Sector
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says agricultural and industrialisation are the key areas for the East African Community (EAC) development. Read more »
November 21, 2022
Tanzania: Tanzania Authorities Battle to Save Drying Rivers
PHOTOS and satellite images show how the worst drought in recent years has pushed the Great Ruaha River and its tributaries to drop to record low this month. Read more »
November 16, 2022
Tanzania: Rice Prices Cling to Historic High
RICE prices are set to continue clinging at the current historical highest level as supply is still far from meeting the demand. Read more »
November 13, 2022
Tanzania: Rombo Banana Farmers Secure Reliable Market
BANANA farmers in Rombo District, Kilimanjaro Region have secured the crop reliable market following the launching of the collection centre in the area by the East Africa Foods… Read more »
November 15, 2022
Tanzania: Ruvuma to Produce 37, 000 Tonnes of Avocado Annually
RUVUMA Region plans to increase the production of avocados from the current 1,769 to 37,000 tonnes annually come 2025, Regional Commissioner Colonel Laban Thomas has said. Read more »
November 03, 2022
Tanzania: Over 170,000 Cattle Branded in Kagera
AT least 171,767 cattle in Kagera Region have been branded in a bid to make it easier for identification of livestock and for biosecurity control purposes. Read more »
November 01, 2022
Tanzania: Tanzania Penetrates U.S. Cashew Nut Market
TANZANIA has burst into United States (US) cashew nut market by yesterday exporting at a go and directly an eight-tonne air cargo of processed cashew nuts to New Orleans,… Read more »
Tanzania: 16,000 Tonnes of Raw Cashewnuts Auctioned
SOME 16,000 tonnes of raw cashewnuts were sold out during the second auctions for 2022/2023 cashew trading season conducted on last Friday in Mtwara and Lindi Region. Read more »
October 26, 2022
Tanzania: Cashew Nut Board Calls for Calm, Monitors Markets Trends
CASHEW NUT Board of Tanzania (CBT) has said that it is closely monitoring global cashew nut market trend to inform and provide technical advice to its stakeholders as the trading… Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania Eyes Sugar Self Sufficiency
THE government has said that importing sugar from outside the country will be history come 2025/2026, expressing optimism that at that time, the country expects to produce about… Read more »
October 25, 2022
Tanzania: Kagera Farmers Paid Over 110bn/ - Through Online Coffee Auctions
KAGERA farmers have hailed the government under President Samia Suluhu Hassan, for efforts that enabled them to be paid over 110bn/- through online coffee auctions. Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania Eyes to Boost Rice Yields
THE government is keen to adopt policy measures that will boost rice production to sustain self sufficiency of the food and commercial crop and meet growing demand of the staple… Read more »
October 22, 2022
Tanzania: Cashew Auctions Suspended As Farmers Reject Offered Prices
CASHEW nut growers in Mtwara region have declined to sell the cash crop at the first auctions for 2022/2023 trading season that kicked off here on Friday on the ground that the… Read more »
October 21, 2022
Tanzania: Govt Injects Over 60bn/ - to Modernise Fisheries
THE government has allocated a total of 60bn/- to streamline the fisheries sector in the country, including implementing cage fishing. Read more »
October 16, 2022
Tanzania: We Are on Track to Reduce Sugar Importation - PM
Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has commended the Kagera Sugar Company (KSC) for implementing the directives of President Samia Suluhu Hassan by increasing its production to 110,000… Read more »
October 09, 2022
Tanzania: Cashew Production Heading to the Ceiling - Cbt
THE government has put in place a number of interventions, including issuing a 90bn/- subsidy for agricultural inputs that saw increasing production of cashewnut, with 400,000… Read more »
Tanzania: Women Insist On Legal Fishing Practise for Sector Sustainability
LEADERS of 150 women groups engaging in the fish sector have vowed to practice legal methods in catching products to reverse the trend of fish deficit which is causing economic… Read more »
October 04, 2022
Tanzania: Tanzania Coffee Board Set to Improve Coffee Productivity
COFFEE is among the strategic cash crop across the country earning the country substantial amount of foreign exchange. Facts stands as such that after fuel coffee is the second… Read more »
September 08, 2022
Tanzania: Show Youth That Agriculture Has Jobs for All, Urges Expert
THE energy of Tanzania's youth is yet to be exploited to make Tanzania's economy grow faster than is the case now, according to Dr Gabriel Rugalema, the World Vegetable Centre's… Read more »
September 17, 2022
Tanzania: Forest Services Pushes for Beekeeping and Crop Farming Model for High Productivity
Tanzania Forest Services (TFS) has advised Tanzanians to embark on beekeeping and crop farming model for increased productivity. Read more »
Tanzania: Govt Allays Fears Over Harmful Chemicals Used for Preserving Fish
The government has issued a bold stance over the much circulated news that some people were using chemicals for embalming dead bodies to preserve fish, insisting that all fish… Read more »
August 18, 2022
Tanzania: Beverage Company Empowers 300 Street Vendors to Boost Businesses
A group of 300 young street vendors are set for greater business success with the addition of benches for their business as well as business and entrepreneurship training from… Read more »
Tanzania: Seek Expert Guidance Before Planting, Tari Tells Farmers
WITH the ever-changing climate conditions in the country and beyond, farmers have been urged to seek expert guidance before planting in order to boost agricultural productivity. Read more »
August 15, 2022
Tanzania: Walking the Talk - Why Fertiliser Subsidy Important
FARMERS in Tanzania can breathe a sigh of relief after President Samia Suluhu Hassan recently launched a fertiliser subsidy scheme to lower prices at the farm-gate level. Read more »
August 09, 2022
Tanzania: NMB Emerges Best Exhibitor in Farmers Fair
NMB Bank has emerged as the best exhibitor among financial institutions that took part in the just ended Nanenane Agricultural Exhibitions held in Mbeya region. Read more »