PAC wants farmers to pay for Sh3bn fertiliser

>The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has directed the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives to ensure that farmers paid Sh3.1 billion for fertiliser sold to them on credit during the 2012/13 financial year.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

TheCitizen

11 Oct

Farmers in Mufindi reject Minjingu fertiliser

Farmers in Mufindi District, Iringa Region have refused to use Minjingu fertiliser claiming that it was not compatible with the type of soil in their district.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

12 Sep

EDITORIAL: Pay farmers rightful dues

>Our farmers have long complained that unscrupulous people tamper with measuring scales in order to fleece them of their rightful earnings. Their protests have been largely ignored even as middlemen continue to ride roughshod over them.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

24 Feb

State borrows Sh15bn to pay maize farmers

The government has borrowed about Sh15 billion to settle extended debts that the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) owes farmers.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

06 May

Technology brings new fertiliser

Bio-slurry is the new fertiliser for farmers, thanks to the Tanzania Domestic Biogas Programme (TDBP) under which over 6,000 biodigesters have been constructed across the country.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

02 Jul

Company defends its fertiliser

Minjingu Mines and Fertiliser Limited has once again defended its fertiliser, saying although it has been criticised by some people, they were getting many orders from outside the country.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

03 Feb

Sh1.7tr fertiliser plant mooted

>A consortium of international companies led by Ferrostaal Industrial Projects of Germany and Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) plans to establish a $1 billion (Sh1.7 trillion) fertiliser complex in the country .

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

14 Dec

Regulation issues that fertiliser dealers must comply with

Fertiliser dealers play a vital role in the agricultural sector in the country. For those already in the business or intending to do so, it is important to be aware of the requirements of law in relation to the said business.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

26 Aug

Sh3bn offered to own bodaboda

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has set aside Sh3 billion for empowering bodaboda operators who will borrow the money from the Bodaboda Savings and Credit Society (Dabosa) to buy motor cycles.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

29 Nov

Scandal: Pay up or pay the price, says minister

>Legislators wound up a heated debate on the Tegeta escrow account scam yesterday, with Deputy Finance Minister Mwigulu Nchemba directing the taxman to collect all money due from those linked with the scandal through Mkombozi and Stanbic banks.

 

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