Smallholder farmers seek access to reliable markets

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Tanzanian Farmers Call On Government to Improve Access to Markets to Sell ...
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Dar es Salaam — Tanzanian smallholder farmers are asking for more support to help them sell their produce. Through an innovative poll, led by Farm Radio International, 8,891 farmers nationwide were consulted on their access to reliable, local markets.
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We have spoken about the importance of agriculture in the national economy since independence, but the majority of smallholder farmers remain stuck in the same old ways.

The Alliance for a Green Revolution (Agra) yesterday announced that it will issue $4.25 million (about Sh7 billion) grants.

Lowassa pledges to find reliable markets for rice.
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Presidential candidate for Chadema and the Coalition of People's Constitution (UKAWA), Edward Lowassa has said if he wins during the General Election he will look for rice markets for rice produced in Manyara in the northern Tanzania. Lowassa said ...
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Tanzanians in the northern part of the country have started benefiting from the investment made here by French companies especially in the agribusiness.

Fruit and vegetable producers in Dodoma and Siginda regions have cited a lack of reliable markets for their produce as the major obstacle constraining their business.

Tanzania produces enough rice for export yet it does not do so despite availability of a ready market within East Africa.

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Are smallholder land owners forgotten?
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Early this year a local organisation, CARE International in Tanzania launched a programme dubbed 'Ardhi Yetu' (Our land). The programme is implemented in partnership with Journalists Environmental Association (JET), Haki Ardhi and Tanzania Natural ...

Yes, Reliable Data Are Critical
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THE National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has since Monday been hosting top level statistical managers from 31 African countries, convening in Dar es Salaam for a leadership and management workshop that ends today. Essentially, the data managers are ...