‘Cassava production up and demand higher than supply’
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‘Cassava production up and demand higher than supply’
ALTHOUGH Tanzania has registered increased production of cassava from 5.9 million tonnes to 8.2million between 2008 and 2019, the demand is still higher than supply, it has been said.
Cassava petty vendors at Buguruni market in Dar es Salaam offloads the product from the lorry ready for sale. File Photo.
According to the Director of Crops in the ministry of Agriculture, Nyasebwa Chimagu, despite the increase, production of the vital economic cash crop remains relatively low in the country compared to the high demand from within and outside the country.