Tanzania: PM directs increased palm oil seedlings production

The premier noted that it was far disconcerting that Tanzania spends over 470bn/- to import cooking oil annually while the country has all potential to grow numerous edible oil raw crops, chiefly palm oil. According to minister Majaliwa, increase in production and distribution of the seedlings will automatically stimulate and assist more farmers to chip in and start cultivating the crop, the needed helpful development which will improve edible oil production within the country. As part of responding to the prime minister’s directives, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at ASA, Dr. Sophia Kashenge said the Agency was working to intensify palm oil production nurseries at its three main farms. So far, she expressed that ASA had established palm oil seedlings production nurseries at its farms of Bugaga (Kigoma), Mwele farm (Tanga) and the Morogoro-based Msimba farm. “The three major forms comprise useful nurseries for the production of palm oil seedlings and we’re currently working to ...