Tanzanian government puts sweet potato growers on track with modern packing station

Sweet Potato

Tanzania

Published Jan 26, 2022

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Maswa District Council is one of the six districts of the Simiyu Region in Tanzania. In 2019, Maswa DC established an Orange Fleshy Sweet Potato Packing Station (OFSP) to reduce community malnutrition. Orange-fleshed sweet potatoes are rich in vitamin A and can help strengthen the immune system.

Original content

Through the Local Finance Initiative (LFI), UNCDF supported Maswa DC with US$100,000 seed capital to cover the costs of connecting the plant to the national grid, purchasing high-capacity solar drying machines and working capital to to start up the company. The project will allow growers to sell their products to ...

Source: AGF

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