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TANZANIA – The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has praised the success of using an Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform to detect cassava pests and prone diseases as the country bets on increasing production. Dubbed the ‘NuruAI’, the software can recognize diseases like cassava mosaic, cassava brown streak, and any damage by red and green mites, as well as provide…
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TANZANIA – The Tanzanian Government is implementing a sustainable cashew nuts processing strategy that aims to add value to the crop through the establishment of an industrial park. President Samia Suluhu Hassan revealed the plan while addressing Mtwara residents at Nangwanda Sijaona Stadium on her first day of tour of the Mtwara Region. According to the latest reports from the…
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TANZANIA – Tanzania is celebrating a bumper harvest in rice that has led to a significant drop in price by 25% at wholesale markets. The report follows a recent spot survey by the Daily News that showed that the wholesale price of rice grade one rice dropped to 260,000/- (US$104) from 350,000/ (US$140 – per 100-kilogram sack two months ago,…
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TANZANIA – The government plans to set aside US$260M to boost the production of quality-improved seeds as the country commits to ensuring 75% of seeds are locally produced by 2025. Hussein Bashe, the Minister for Agriculture hinted while speaking during the just concluded Africa Food Systems Forum 2023, noting that the investment is part of the government’s plan to halt…
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TANZANIA – The Tanzania Cereal and Other Produce Board (CPB) is looking for partners and investors along the cereals value chain to steer the body’s agenda of seamless business that guarantees farmers a market for their produce. Speaking to stakeholders on the sidelines of the Africa Food Systems Forum (AGRF) conference, David Silinde, the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of…
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TANZANIA – Yara Tanzania is set to introduce top-of-the-range animal feed formula, as the international fertilizer manufacturer bets to raise livestock productivity in the country. Winstone Odhiambo, Yara Tanzania managing director revealed this while recalling the just-ended Africa Food System Forum held in Dar es Salaam from September 4-8,2023. According to Mr. Odhiambo, the launch of the Yara animal nutrition…
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TANZANIA – Tanzania is targeting to export processed cashews by 2026/27 instead of transporting raw cashew nuts outside the country according to The Citizen TZ. This was revealed by the former deputy Agriculture Minister Anthony Mavunde while attending a cashew nut industry stakeholders 2023 meeting in the Tanga Region. According to him, about 1575.5 acres of land have been set…
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TANZANIA – In Tanzania, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is persuading bakers to start using cassava and wheat flour in making bread to reduce the dependence on the latter and reduce costs. This is following a study whose findings found that cassava flour could replace between 20 percent and 30 percent of the wheat flour typically used to…
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TANZANIA – Tanzania is envisaging significant changes in the use of agricultural technology to enable an increase in rice production from less than 2.5 tonnes per hectare to five tonnes or more by 2030, to double local production. According to Daily New TZ, the government has expressed firm resolve to act as a driving force for enhancing rice production, as…
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TANZANIA- Tanzania and Indonesia signed seven memorandums of understanding (MoUs) on Tuesday as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral ties and promote economic cooperation between the two countries. Through these MOUs, President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s zeal to transform the agriculture sector in the country is poised to receive a major boost from Indonesia’s experience in agri-technology and massive palm production.…
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