According to data unveiled by the Ministry of Agriculture, Tanzanian avocado exports increased from 9,000 tons to 29,031 tons in the last harvest season. Minister for Agriculture Hussein Bashe said the effort made by president Samia Suluhu Hassan to visit foreign countries in search for market have greatly contributed to the increase of avocado exportation.
“Our avocado export has increased from 9,000 tons to 29,031 tons in the last harvest season and the sharp increase was as a result of President Samia’s visit outside the country, which attracted investors to open centres in Njombe and Mbeya regions,” he pointed out.
Elaborating, the minister said the government expects to spend more than 200bn/- in providing subsidies to farmers in the next farming season, adding that the use of fertiliser is expected to reach 650, 000 tons.
Source: dailynews.co.tz