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Tanzania: State to Repossess Fallow Sisal Farms
Daily News, 3 June 2020
IN a bid to revive and develop sisal plantations, the government has announced an intention to revoke all undeveloped farms, which were entrusted in Coast Region for a long time. Read more »
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Tanzania: Govt Sets Strategies to Restore Sisal Production
Daily News, 2 June 2020
THE fifth phase government has been setting up a strategy to restore and strengthen key crops in efforts to enable farmers have a wide choice of cultivations, which can boost their… Read more »
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Tanzania: Premier Today Visits Tanga Region to Its Sisal Sector Growth
Daily News, 1 June 2020
PRIME Minister, Kassim Majaliwa will today visit Tanga Region to inspect development activities at the area's sisal sector. Read more »
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Tanzania: Local Sisal Bag Producers Call for Tax Waiver
Citizen, 23 December 2019
Local manufacturers have failed to produce enough sisal bags to cater for the available demands due to high costs of production. Read more »
Govt to Repossess and Restore Fallow Sisal Farms in Tanzania
In a bid to revive and develop sisal plantations, the government has announced an intention to revoke all undeveloped farms. The Regional Commissioner, Evarist Ndikilo told Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa in Tanga that his region was looking forward to repossessing the farms and dividing them amongst farmers. The sisal fibre is traditionally used for rope and twine, and has many other uses, including paper, cloth, footwear, hats, bags, carpets, geotextiles, and dartboards.
