"Tanzanian Farmers: "Restrict fruits and vegetable imports"
“We ask the government to restrict importation of products like vegetables and fruits because we now produce enough in Zanzibar for sale,” the Chairperson of Tunamuomba Mungu Cooperative Society in North Unguja Region, Ms Mwanaumar Dadi Akida, said.
She said that they wanted a sure market and therefore, saw no need to import products such as tomatoes, onions and watermelons because production in the islands now surpassed demand.
The authorities in Tanzania, including the Minister for Agriculture, Natural Resources, Livestock and Fisheries, Mr Hamad Rashid Mohamed, have been reluctant to restrict importation of farm products, arguing that the locally-produced ones were still insufficient and of low quality, asking farmers in the islands to ensure better crops.
source: exchange.co.tz
