23% Increase in Fertiliser Use in Mwanza and Geita Regions for 2025/26 Financial Year
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- MWANZA: FERTILISER use in Mwanza and Geita regions increased by more than 2,300 tonnes in the 2025/26 financial year, signalling growing adoption of farm inputs aimed at raising agricultural productivity and food.
- Mr Mtanda said food availability in Mwanza for the 2025/26 consumption season remains satisfactory.
- Mwanza Regional Commissioner, Mr Said Mtanda said the increase was recorded under the government’s subsidised fertiliser programme, with farmers in the two regions using 12,420 tonnes worth 3.4bn/-, up from 10,062.
- He said Mwanza had targeted cultivation of 490,725.78 hectares of major food crops during the 2024/25 agricultural season, with an expected harvest of 1,490,483.98 tonnes.