A farmer tending to coffee berries at a farm. Poor farming methods and low prices in the world market are to blame for coffee sector’s poor performance. PHOTO | EVANS HABIL | NMG
Tanzania will increase land under coffee by attracting new farmers from the southern regions of the country as it seeks to raise production from 66,646 tonnes to 100,000 tonnes in the next four years.
Some 10,000 hectares of land have been set aside for both small and large scale formers.