TZ has 0.5mt of rice in surplus, says Sagcot boss

The government’s announcement this week that we have excess food in stock is refreshing news. Still, we need to proceed cautiously in handling the surplus.

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GROWERS associations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
to strengthen farmers participation in the design and implementation
of the Southern Agriculture Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT).

The associations which have signed the MoU include; Agriculture
Council of Tanzania (ACT), Agricultural Non-State...

SERIKALI imeshauriwa kuzidi kutoa nafasi kwa sekta binafsi kuwekeza kwenye kilimo ili kuepuka kuagiza chakula nje ya nchi, hali inayosababisha uchumi kuendelea kuwa chini. Hayo yalibainishwa jijini Dar es Salaam...

The Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (Sagcot) has launched its series of field trips ahead of the 2015 multi-stakeholder Annual Partnership Forum on Friday.

Mkuu wa Mkoa wa Njombe Mh. Dk. Rehema Nchimbi akifungua kikao kazi cha biashara ya kilimo kwa kongani ya Ihemi iliyoandaliwa na SAGCOT (Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania) kwa ushirikiano na UONGOZI Institute (Taasisi ya Uongozi Afrika kwa Maendeleo Endelevu) Iringa mjini. Kutoka kushoto ni Mkurugenzi wa Maendeleo ya Kilimo wa TCCIA Bi. Magadalena Mkocha, Mwenyikiti wa Bodi ya Agricultural Council of Tanzania Dk. Sinare Y. Sinare, DC wa Iringa Mh. Angeline Mabula, DC wa...

Mkuu wa mkoa wa katavi Dtk Rajabu Rutengwe akikagua Shamba darasa la mfano SAGCOT lililopo mkoani katavi katika kijiji cha Mwenge wilaya ya Nsimbo lililopandwa kitaalamu na kuzingatia kanuni bora za kilimo na kutunzwa kwa kutumia mbolea kutoka kampuni ya yara Tanzania, mbegu bora za mahindi aina ya DKC 9089 kutoka kampuni ya mosanto vipimo vya sm 75*60sm na kupandwa kwa punje mbilimbili za megu. kampuni ya Mosanto akiwa anatekeleza mradi wa kilimo(SAGCOT) mkoani katavi. Shamba...

Dar es Salaam. Rice farmers in various regions may find it easy to harvest their produce this season as a Dar es Salaam-based firm has imported combine harvesters.

>Tanzania’s rice is loved in Kenya and Uganda but traders are denied access to enter those countries as buyers doubt if the product is genuine.