Finance Minister highlights financial challenges in livestock sector

TLDR

• The Minister said the government is throwing its weight behind the sector because its performance will ultimately help eradicate poverty among Tanzanians and increase per capita income to $7,000 per annum.
• The finance minister said the livestock sector faces financial challenges, with more funds needed to improve its efficiency.
• DODOMA: Minister for Finance Khamis Mussa Omar has directed the Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) to strategically invest in key government priority areas in agriculture to enable the country to achieve its.
• As the government, we need to inject some money into the livestock sector, and the good thing is that the sector is productive.