Tanzania eyes vibrant and robust potato eco-system with the Netherlands

Published 2023년 5월 10일

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Tanzania has partnered with the Netherlands to develop a robust potato ecosystem, aiming for sustainable development and reducing the need for imports. Agriculture Minister Hussein Bashe announced plans to establish Public-Private Potato partnerships and offer land for cultivation, in response to the Netherlands Ambassador's commitment to aiding horticulture sector growth. The workshop also saw the launch of guidelines for the avocado sub-sector development and emphasized the importance of private sector involvement in horticulture, particularly in seed multiplication. However, the development of the horticulture sector faces challenges, including the lack of adequate air transport for perishable agricultural produce, leading to business losses.

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Dodoma — TANZANIA has agreed with the Netherlands government to establish a joint roadmap towards having a vibrant and robust potato eco-system in the country for sustainable development. This was said here by the Minister for Agriculture, Mr Hussein Bashe during a workshop on developing the horticulture sector in Tanzania, where he said that the government's quest to see importation of potatoes was reaching an end. The minister said he had agreed with the Netherlands Ambassador to Tanzania, Mr Wiebe de Boer, to develop the potato sub-sector by establishing strong Public and Private Potato partnerships. According to him, there was enough land in the country for cultivation of potatoes, as he asked investors from the private sector to tap the opportunity, insisting that the government is ready to offer land. He directed that whoever is interested is free to submit a proposal detailing all the plans including how many hectares of land one wanted to own, as well as showing how many ...

Source: All Africa