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Tanzania: Tanzania's Avocados Go From Zero to Sh28bn-a-Year Crop
Citizen, 11 May 2020
Avocados have become Tanzania's latest green gold, bringing in at least $12 million (Sh27.6 billion) annually, up from zero five years ago, a new report reveals. Read more »
Tanzania's Avocados Go From Zero to U.S.$12 Million-a-Year Crop
Less than ten years ago, avocado exports never existed in Tanzania but now they have become the country's latest green gold. Data from the private sector horticultural apex body, the Tanzania Horticultural Association (Taha), as well as the Avocado Catalogue 2020 report, show that avocado exports jumped from 1,877 tonnes in 2014 to 9,000 tonnes in 2019, fetching the country U.S.$12 million in 2019.
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Tanzania: How Avocado Turned Into 'Green Gold' for Njombe Ex-Sweeper
Citizen, 20 January 2020
When Steven Mlimbila, alias Nemes, (35), lost his job as an office cleaner way back in 2007, he could see nothing but a bleak future. Read more »
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Tanzania: Fresh Hope for Over 20,000 Avocado Growers
Citizen, 30 April 2019
Lack of a market for over 20,000 avocado farmers in Rungwe District, Mbeya Region, is a thing of the past now that they have a reliable buyer of their produce. Read more »
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Tanzania: Tanzania Targets China's $105 Million Avocado Market
Citizen, 22 April 2019
Avocados are poised to become green gold, thanks to horticulture industry champions in collaboration with the government for unlocking the multi-million-dollar Chinese market for… Read more »
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Tanzania: Rungwe Turning Tanzania Into Leading Commercial Avocado Producer
Daily News, 7 March 2019
FOR those who have visited the southern highlands of Tanzania, may have noticed that those areas form part of an invaluable ecosystem, with huge fertile land for agriculture, and… Read more »
