Pulse exports surge during lockdowns thanks to govt’s defiance

Published 2020년 6월 24일

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The article highlights the positive impact of the COVID-19 lockdowns on Tanzania's pulse trade, as reported by the Tanzania Pulses Network. The government's decision to continue operations, despite global trends towards lockdowns, facilitated smooth shipments of pulses such as chickpeas, beans, green grams, pigeon peas, and cowpeas from up-country farmers to Dar es Salaam Port. This enabled efficient transportation to international markets, including United Arab Emirates, India, China, Uganda, and Kenya. The pulse subsector in Tanzania is projected to grow to two million metric tons this year, employing over three million farmers and generating U$200 million annually. However, heavy rains have affected bean production, potentially leading to a slight decline in production.

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Tanzania Pulses Network’s Policy and Planning Advisor, Junior Ndesanjo said in Dar es Salaam yesterday that the exports were mainly sent to United Arab Emirates, India, China, Uganda and Kenya most of which were under lockdown for months. Ndesanjo said the COVID-19 outbreak has had a positive impact on the country’s pulses trade thanks the government’s bold decision to defy a global trend in lockdowns to stop the virus from spreading faster. “We expressed gratitude to the government for making the right decision in containing the coronavirus outbreak because a lockdown would have had a negative impact on our pulses markets,” he said saying the global pulses market had grown from 20 percent to 48 percent. He named the pulses which dominated the exports as chickpeas, beans, green grams, pigeon peas and cowpeas which are widely consumed in the stated countries which were under lockdowns during most of the period. The TPN Advisor pointed out that during the period, most exporters had ...

Source: IPPMedia