Hope as plan to stabilise crop prices in sight

Elephant ivory is plummeting in value throughout China, new data shows.

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Tanzania: Hope As Ivory Prices Plummet
AllAfrica.com
Despite soaring prices for illegal ivory from 2010 to 2014, researchers Esmond Martin and Lucy Vigne report that raw ivory prices in China have fallen by half over the past 18 months -- from $2,100 per kilogram to $1,100. In their survey of eight ...
Good elephant news as ivory prices fall sharply in ChinaIPPmedia

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Despite sitting on the land of abundant gold and surrounded by goldmines, some families in Nyabulanga village in Nyang’wale District, Geita Region, are so poor that they cannot even afford a meal. Their lives tell a story of abject poverty.

Tanzania: Savings Plan Rekindles Hope for Needy Pupils
AllAfrica.com
Despite sitting on the land of abundant gold and surrounded by goldmines, some families in Nyabulanga village in Nyang'wale District, Geita Region, are so poor that they cannot even afford a meal. Their lives tell a story of abject poverty. Majority of ...

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Tanzania raises petrol, diesel prices pump prices
Reuters Africa
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzania's energy regulatory body raised the retail prices of petrol and diesel on Thursday after global oil prices rose and the local currency weakened, but left kerosene prices unchanged in its latest monthly review. Fuel prices ...
Eight appear in Tanzanian court for chopping off albino woman's handThe Daily Star

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It was established as a legislative arm of the East African Community (EAC) and for years it has been functioning without much hitch, save for occasional sessions called off for lack of quorum.

Tanzania’s foreign earnings from traditional crops dropped by 4.8 per cent during the year to April 2014 as both price and volume of exports dropped significantly in the world market.

The government’s resolve to nip in the bud the breakout of cassava disease in Mara Region is welcome. In fact, it should be extended to other staple food crops such as banana and maize.

Uganda's coffee farmers are looking forward to a bigger harvest of beans this year thanks to more rain