Formal Contract Farming Regulations for Tanzanian Farmers

TLDR

• Speaking in Dodoma while educating stakeholders on the Contract Farming Regulations published in the Government Gazette on June 30 this year, COPRA Agriculture Officer and Contract Farming Coordinator Ms Rehema Msauge.
• According to her, COPRA sets the minimum buying price after assessing production costs and prevailing market conditions to ensure farmers receive between 75 and 80 per cent of the final market value of their produce.
• DODOMA: FARMERS and produce traders have been urged to embrace formal contract farming as the government moves to protect producers from exploitation, strengthen market access and eliminate losses associated with.
• The Tanzania Cereals and Other Produce Regulatory Authority (COPRA) said all contract farming agreements must now be registered under newly operational regulations to ensure legal protection for both farmers and buyers.
• She said the regulations are designed to protect farmers by ensuring all agreements are legally recognised, properly documented and supervised by the authority.