Increasing access to sunflower seed in Tanzania

게시됨 2022년 8월 23일

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A report by Farm Africa highlights the need for increased availability of improved seed varieties to boost sunflower yields among smallholder farmers in Tanzania, a country that grows sunflowers on 6% of its agricultural land. The demand for sunflower products, particularly cooking oil, is increasing domestically but smallholder farmers are struggling to meet this demand due to systemic constraints and the war in Ukraine, which has disrupted supply chains and increased fertilizer prices. The report suggests interventions such as providing extension services, improving access to finance, and promoting the use of improved seed varieties to address these challenges. The conflict has also presented an opportunity for Tanzania to meet the sunflower oil demand in regional markets like Kenya and Ethiopia.

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Increasing the availability of improved and hybrid seed varieties is essential to growing sunflower yields among smallholder farmers in Tanzania, a new report published by Farm Africa has shown. In Tanzania, around 6% of the land that is under agricultural production is being used for sunflower production. Sunflowers are mostly produced by one million smallholder farmers in 19 out of the total 30 regions of Tanzania, but production is mainly concentrated in the Central Corridor and the Southern Highlands. The demand for sunflower products is growing in Tanzania, mainly to meet a growing domestic market for cooking oil. However, most smallholder farmers struggle to meet this growing demand. There are several systemic constraints that prevent smallholder farmers from achieving their productive potential. These include: These challenges have been aggravated by the war in Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine have been the leading producers and suppliers of sunflower products globally in recent ...

출처: Farm Africa Limited