Grape farmers want their cash

Cashewnut production in the country’s south eastern regions is dwindling and latest reports say that the crop might lose its importance as the area’s money spinner in the coming ten years due to a number of factors including delayed payments and the rising production costs. Investigation by this paper done last week has shown that the cost of production in an acre of cashewnut stands at 30,000/-. Comparatively, that is higher than that of sesame which costs only 16,000/-. Delays in...

Overwhelmed by huge debts, the management of Moshi-based co-operative society has now started selling some of its assets to pay debts running into billions.

>If all goes well, Dodoma will this year start selling millions of litres of grape juice to Kenyan and South African wine companies.

Grapes farmers in Central Zone have reason to smile as the government has named the crop among the main resources to be used in boosting the economic status of the designated capital city. President-elect Dr John Mag

Farmers enjoy bumper harvests, thanks to scientific growing methods

The Tanzania Investment Bank (TIB) has injected over Sh1.2 billion in loan to a grape project by small–scale farmers in Bahi and Chamwino districts.

The Controller and Auditor General’s (CAG) report on the finances of political parties, which was handed over to the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee on Tuesday, paints a disturbing picture.

The problem of ill-gotten money stashed in overseas accounts that has been emotive in Tanzania for two years is not unique to the country since many other poor and emerging nations have always cried foul play against such looters of public funds.