Expansion of Digital Payments Linking Financial Inclusion with Agricultural Productivity

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• LINDI: Farmers in Lindi and Mtwara regions are increasingly turning to digital payments to receive crop proceeds, reducing reliance on cash while gaining access to financial services that can support investment, improve.
• Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Ayoub Mohamed Mahmoud who presented the prizes, said wider use of digital financial services could improve efficiency and security across the agricultural value chain.
• Beyond crop payments, Mixx provides farmers with access to other financial services, including Kilimo Pesa, an agricultural financing product, and Afya Mkulima, which enables farmers to access health insurance for.
• Beneficiaries Mohammed Chikawe, Hassani Mohammed and Issa Mtiko said the rewards had encouraged them to continue using digital financial services, citing the convenience and security of receiving crop payments.
• Saidi said Mixx would continue working with the government, cooperative societies, Agricultural Marketing Cooperative Societies (AMCOS), produce buyers and other stakeholders to extend digital financial services to more.