Tanzania has rolled out a new grand strategy that will see the value of horticultural exports ballooning to $1 billion annually by 2026.
Netting the economy $779 million annually at the moment, horticulture strategically offers Tanzania a long-term potential to create decent jobs, generate windfall foreign exchange and boost the the country's poverty reduction reduction efforts.
The ambitious blueprint – which is a brainchild of the Tanzania Horticultural Association (Taha) – was launched during the Horticulture Business Forum and 15th Taha’s Annual General Meeting in Arusha at the weekend reports www.thecitizen.co.tz
Agriculture Minister Hussein Bashe directed his aides to work with the private sector to convene a national horticultural conference to deliberate the strategy - and consider adopting it.
