TANZANIA Agriculture Research Institute (TARI) has conducted a strategic training to educate farmers in Mlele District, Katavi on the best farming practices in increasing cashew nuts growing and production.The training organised and conducted by Mtwara’s TARI—Naliendele in collaboration with Cashewnuts Board of Tanzania (CBT) centred on educating cashew nut farmers in Mlele on the best methods in increasing yield of cash crop that leads the sector on foreign exchange earnings.
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TANZANIA Agriculture Research Institute (TARI) has conducted a strategic training to educate farmers in Mlele District, Katavi on the best farming practices in increasing cashew nuts growing and production. The training organised and conducted by Mtwara’s TARI—Naliendele in collaboration with Cashewnuts Board of Tanzania (CBT) centred on educating cashew nut farmers in Mlele on the best methods in increasing yield of cash crop that leads the sector on foreign exchange earnings. TARI—Naliendele Researcher,William Mbasa, said farmers faced myriads of challenges on insects, pests and disease control as they lacked education and skills on how best to detect and control them. "Most farmers lack education on best farming practices to increase crop quality and high yield of cashew nuts,” Mr Mbasa said adding the challenge backpedals efforts to boost cashew nut output. Mr Mandela Chikawe from CBT told the participants that the government was supporting farmers through teaching them the ...
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