Help farmers make the most of their produce

 Farmers lose up to 20 per cent of grain their harvests because of poor storage, it emerged here during a capacity building workshop for stakeholders in the agriculture sector. A farm input supplier, Mr Gesso Bajuta, attributed most of the losses to attacks by pests, noting that the problem could be contained with ample supply of pesticides.

A nation that cannot feed itself puts its very survival in jeopardy. This is why food stocks must be viewed as a matter of national security.

Agriculture is the mainstay of Tanzania’s economy whereby between 70 and 80 per cent of its population depends on the sector which is not only the backbone of the national economy but also a survival tool for majority of its citizens.

The inclination towards imported products is killing local manufacturing industries with subsequent loss of jobs, an entrepreneur has said.

A new entrant into Tanzania’s supermarket industry says it will generate its own electricity.

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A big percentage, between 20 and 40, of vegetables and fruits produced in the country perish because of lack of reliable markets and appropriate packaging and storage technologies for the products, The Citizen has learnt.

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>Besides empowering learners with the three Ws--reading, writing and arithmetic--education gives our children a clearer understanding of their environment so they survive and thrive in it.