Posted on February, 7, 2019 at 08:04 am
By Alex Malanga
Dodoma — The government on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 said it would in six months complete the registration of farmers of various crops.
Speaking in Parliament Agriculture deputy minister Innocent Bashungwa said the aim was meant to identify the number of farmers and where they are located in order to support.
Mr Bashungwa was responding to a question asked by Ziwani lawmaker Nassor Omar (CUF) who sought to know the government's strategies in supporting spices production.
We have been taking several steps to boost production of spices. The government in cooperation with private sector has prepared Spice Sub Sector Strategy which targets to increase production and productivity," noted Mr Bashungwa.
"We are committed towards helping farmers in terms of markets and capacity building."
Source: The Citizen