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Tanzania: Population Growth Hampers Coffee Production
Daily News, 26 May 2020
POPULATION growth is among issues that have contributed to the decrease of coffee production in the Northern Zone, the parliament heard on Tuesday. Read more »
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Tanzania: Revealed - Why Coffee Prices Are Tumbling Sharply
Citizen, 17 February 2020
Declining prices of coffee in the world market is partly due to increased production in South America. This has significantly impacted the East African Community (EAC) region where… Read more »
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Tanzania: Coffee Production Forecast to Drop By 23% Over Poor Rains
Citizen, 25 April 2019
Coffee production is projected to decline by 23.7 per cent in the 2019/20 season on delayed rainfall in northern regions. Read more »
Here Are Some Factors Hindering Coffee Production in Tanzania
Coffee production has decreased from 6,706 tonnes in 2014/15 to 5,882 in 2018/19 due to a decrease in land for cultivation because of population growth which has led to farmers turning farms into residential areas, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. Others have shifted to other types of farming such as horticulture and fruit production.
InFocus
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Low producer prices could be the reason that some coffee farmers are smuggling the crop to markets in neighbouring countries, says a lobby group. Stakeholders in the industry say ... Read more »
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Poor agricultural practises among many smallholder farmers are causing the decline of coffee species like Arabica and Robusta, a study has revealed. Drought and lower crop cycles ... Read more »
