Tanzanian government promises farmers a more reliable market
Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Dr Charles Tizeba, told farmers who turned up at the SAGCOT Annual Partnership Forum in Dar es Salaam over the weekend, that the contribution of the agricultural sector to the industrialisation drive was inevitable.
According to the minister, the time has come for stakeholders in agriculture to do away with traditional farming and shift into commercial farming so that the sector's contribution could have an impact in the economy.
"We want our farmers to benefit from their industry since their produce will have a ready market," he said, adding that the Fifth Phase Government under President John Magufuli is committed to ensuring that the economic growth reflects people's lives.
He said that, through industrialisation, the farmers would get competitive prices for their produce when it reaches the market. "The aim of this endeavour is to guarantee that the existing industries, and those still to be built, get a good supply of raw materials," he explained.
source: allafrica.com
