Tanzania: Mtwara Port puts a smile on cashew farmers

Published 2023년 11월 16일

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The cashew season in Southern Tanzania has started and the port of Mtwara has been designated as the sole link to transport cashews from the region. President Samia Suluhu Hassan ordered all cashews to be transported through the port, and since then, hundreds of vehicles carrying cashews have been seen entering Mtwara. The port has received empty containers to address the packaging container shortage, and it expects to receive more ships and containers for loading throughout November.

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THE cashew season in 2023/2024 has started with a bang in the Southern Tanzania regions of Lindi, Mtwara and Ruvuma. Mtwara Region is the central meeting point for cashew farmers and stakeholders who meet in Mtwara to ensure that their cashew shipments leave the country for markets in various parts of the world. The port of Mtwara has been given the big responsibility to be the only link to transport all the cashews from the Southern Regions of Tanzania by ship abroad according to the needs of customers and stakeholders of the product. The government's order regarding the transportation of all cashews from the Southern Regions of Tanzania to be carried out through the Port of Mtwara was issued by the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan on 15th September 2023 when she made a visit to inspect the development of the Mtwara Port Improvement Project. Since the start of this cashew season two weeks ago, hundreds of vehicles carrying cashews have been ...

Source: All Africa