In northern Tanzania, thousands of local farmers have acquired their hard- earned international standards certifications. To be precise, four groups of horticultural farmers with nearly 1,000 members in Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions have secured GlobalG.A.P. certificates, a significant breakthrough for the smallholder farmers exporting their crops to international markets.
GlobalG.A.P. is an internationally recognised set of farm standards dedicated to Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) developed by European countries to ensure food safety, safe farming practices, workers and animal welfare, as well as facilitating export trade internationally.
The Kilimanjaro Regional Commissioner, Nurdin Babu, handed over the GlobalG.A.P. certificates to Shamkeri growers and Umoja Arusha from Arusha region and Mamba Miamba ginger growers cooperative and Umoja Kilimanjaro from Kilimanjaro Region in Moshi Municipality recently.
Mr Babu thanked TAHA and the Food and Forestry Development Finland (FFD Finland) for facilitating the ideal accreditation, saying it would go a long way in unlocking a treasure trove of opportunities for the dedicated horticultural farmers.
Source: dailynews.co.tz