Tanzania: Stakeholders tout for measures to boost sunflower production

Published 2021년 6월 14일

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Stakeholders in Tanzania's sunflower industry have called on the government to take steps to boost sunflower grain production and reduce the country's reliance on imported edible oil. Proposed measures include strengthening contract farming, reducing taxes for processors, improving produce and product quality, and lowering tariffs for basic and improved certified seeds. The Agricultural Council of Tanzania (ACT) and other partners convened a meeting to address the issue, as Tanzania's domestic edible oil supply is only 205,000MT/annum, while the demand is 570,000MT/annum, leading to an annual importation of 365,000MT. The government is also taking steps to increase the production of quality sunflower seeds and encourage the cultivation of sunflower on idle land.

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SUNFLOWER stakeholders have recommended some of the measures to be taken by the government and other partners to increase the production and productivity of sunflower grains and minimize the importation of edible oil in the country. Proposed measures are strengthening the contract farming business model, reducing the number of taxes for processors, supporting farmers and processors to improve the quality of their produce and products, reducing tariffs for the importation of basic seeds and improved certified seeds. Sunflower stakeholders’ said at a meeting held in Morogoro recently that more efforts are needed to be taken by the government in terms of utilizing the idle land and review of the laws. The one-day meeting themed: Repositioning the contribution of sunflower oil to the National edible oil demand was convened by the Agricultural Council of Tanzania (ACT) and facilitated by the Agricultural Markets Development Trust (AMDT) and other partners. The members of the Policy ...

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