Inside Tanzania’s 12-year plan to boost rice output
A farmer replants seedlings in her rice paddy. The demand for rice in Tanzania reached 2.05 million tonnes in 2018 and it is projected to increase by 2.9 per cent during the next five years to 2.27 million tonnes. PHOTO | TOM OTIENO | NMG
Tanzania has launched a 12-year plan to boost rice production and forestall a food crisis in the region.
The National Rice Development Strategy programme launched last month is part of the Coalition for African Rice Development, which is aimed at feeding East Africa.
