Tanzania: Govt Out to Save 500bn/ - in Annual Fertiliser Imports

GOVERNMENT has ordered research institutions to come up with the best varieties of fertilisers and share the expertise with the Minjingu Mines and Fertiliser Ltd so that they are domestically produced.

This move, according to Minister for Agriculture, Prof Adolf Mkenda, will save the country of 200 million US dollars (about 500bn/-) that is used to import the inputs on an annual basis.

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