August 05, 2022
Tanzania: WFP Launches Strategic Food System Plan
WORLD Food Programme (WFP) has launched a strategic food system plan aimed at supporting small scale farmers from farms in the value chain to market acquisition for their produce,… Read more »
Tanzania: Govt Formalises Sunflower Producers to Address Edible Oil Shortage
THE government has embarked on the formalisation programme for sunflower producers in Dodoma and Singida regions in efforts to curb shortage of the edible oil in the country. Read more »
Tanzania: Govt Calls On Insuring Crops, Livestock
THE government has urged farmers and livestock keepers to secure insurance of their crops and animals for the sake of avoiding loss that they may incur from different causes… Read more »
August 03, 2022
Tanzania: Suma JKT Moves to Curb Edible Oil Shortage
National Services Economic wing (Suma JKT) has embarked on sunflower farming, a move that would eventually play a role in addressing the shortage of edible oil in the country. Read more »
July 31, 2022
Tanzania: Searching for Food Self-Sufficiency Through Increased Crop Diversity
IN the years 2018-2019 there was a massive drought in Zambia, as a result of El Nino. The corn dried up. Now, as a result of this lesson, and as a response to global warming and… Read more »
July 14, 2022
Tanzania: Pepper Farmers Trained On Organic Farming
MORE than 250 pepper farmers have been trained in organic farming to boost their productivity and increase income. Read more »
July 11, 2022
Tanzania: Tanzania, Chinese Firms Seal Deal to Supply Food Processing Machines
TANZANIA local companies yesterday signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with eight Chinese firms to import food processing machines used for adding value to wheat flour,… Read more »
Tanzania: Why More Efforts Are Needed to Protect Fishery Sector
WHILE Tanzania's fishery sector registered a 2.5 per cent growth in 2021, contributing 1.8 per cent to GDP, there is a need for concerted efforts to rescue the industry from the… Read more »
July 07, 2022
Tanzania: Mpwapwa Groundnut Growers Approve Tari Improved Seeds
GROUNDNUT growers in Mpwapwa District, Dodoma Region have expressed happiness on Mangaka 2009 improved seeds variety developed by Tanzania Agricultural Research… Read more »
July 06, 2022
Tanzania: Call to Brand Zanzibar As an Organic Island
Organic farmers and entrepreneurs have called on the government to brand Zanzibar as an organic Island so as to expand its trade globally and attract more tourists. Read more »
June 26, 2022
Tanzania: Farmers Happy With the New Varieties of Coffee Invented At Tacri
FACTS stand as such that the new varieties of both Arabica and Robusta coffee seedlings invented at the Tanzania Coffee Research Institute (TaCRI) have helped a lot to improve the… Read more »
June 15, 2022
Tanzania: Pigeon Peas Come With Added Advantages
THE pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) is a perennial legume from the family Fabaceae native to the Old World. Read more »
June 09, 2022
Tanzania: TaCRI Releases New Coffee Varieties
The Tanzania Coffee Research Institute (TaCRI) has released new coffee varieties for commercial production, in a bid to bolster the cash crop's production in the country. Read more »
Tanzania: States Allocates 20bn/ - to Boost Edible Oil Output
IN effort to curb the shortage of edible oil, the Government has set aside a total of 20bn/- to be invested in the palm and sunflower plantations. Read more »
Tanzania: TBs Stresses On Consumers Right to Food Safety
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) has said consumers have the first obligation to determine and check the quality and safety of food to avoid consuming contaminated food. Read more »
June 03, 2022
Africa: Tanzania Set to Be Africa's Rice Hub
TANZANIA is racing to be East Africa's rice hub by meeting in totality the regional need for the food crop. Tanzania is currently the 4th largest producer of rice in Africa and the… Read more »
May 26, 2022
Tanzania: How Spices Farming Drives Conservation Efforts in Pemba
GROWING spices in Pemba Island is pushing forward environmental conservation efforts in the island, as farmers engage in traditional farming method. Read more »
May 24, 2022
Tanzania: The Less Known Story of Tanzanian Spices
" TANZANIAN spices are a gold in a rock" or "our neighbours are taking advantage of our spices" and others, are very common sentiments heard among the sector… Read more »
May 16, 2022
Tanzania: Meat Products Earn Tanzania 79bn/ - in Forex
TANZANIA exported 9,000 metric tonnes of meat products to the Middle East during the fiscal year 2020/2021 which earned the country 36 US million (79.2bn-/) in foreign exchange. Read more »
May 05, 2022
Tanzania: Zanzibar, Sri Lanka Plan to Set Up Fish Processing Plant
THE Sri Lanka's firm 'Hairu Group of Companies (HGC)' in partnership with Zanzibar Fisheries Company (ZAFICO) is set to build a fish processing plant in Unguja North coastal area… Read more »
May 02, 2022
Tanzania: Public Urged to Consume Pigeon Peas to Improve Health
SMALL Enterprises Institutional Development (SEIDA) and Agricultural Markets Development Trust (AMDT) have embarked on a campaign to push for more local consumption of pigeon peas… Read more »
Tanzania: Embrace Organic Food Production, Farmers Advised
An agricultural expert has urged farmers to embrace organic food production to lower costs of production. Read more »
March 13, 2020
Southern Africa: Anxiety as SADC Food Insecurity Trend Rises
THE Southern African Development Community (SADC), region is experiencing an increasing levels of food insecurity that is compounded by recurrent climatic shocks, including the… Read more »
May 02, 2018
Tanzania: Cloves, Seaweeds Boost Zanzibar Export Earnings
ZANZIBAR exports earnings increased by 21.6 per cent to 489.94bn/- in the year ending February compared to 403.04bn/- of the corresponding period 2017, on improvement in exports of… Read more »
August 15, 2015
East Africa: The Bitter-Sweet Kenya-Uganda Sugar Deal - Public or Private
One of the outcomes of the 3-day official visit of President Uhuru Kenyatta to Uganda, the signing of a deal to open up the Kenyan market for Ugandan sugar, has created a storm in… Read more »