Strategies in place to boost rice farming in Zanzibar
Zanzibar needs at least 80,000 tonnes of rice, annually to meet the needs of its growing population, ...
Hybrid seed yields bumper Maize harvest
Maize farmers in Tanzania are this season expecting bumper harvests from a new hybrid maize seed variety ...
SAGCOT pleads for Cluster system to boost farming
The Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) has appealed to regions to use the cluster system ...
Value addition to pulses set to boost farmers’ income
Value addition to pulses to cater for domestic and export markets can now be done locally. This ...
Poultry farmers encouraged to invest in new technology
Investors in the poultry sub-sector have been encouraged to invest in ‘cold chains’ infrastructure for chicken meat ...
Banana more valuable than money offered
A number of residents in Missenyi Ward, Kagera Region, are reluctant to accept monetary compensation to clear ...
Farmers in Tanzania decry grim agriculture financing
Although National Budget 2018/19 has highlighted the agricultural sector as one of its primary priorities, farmers have ...
Shortage of plough limits farmers progress in Zanzibar
Zanzibar government has been requested to purchase more farm inputs, including ploughs and harrowing tractors if they want ...
