Penalties for Violating Contract Farming Agreements Under New Regulations

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.
• Individuals found breaching contract terms face fines ranging from 1m/- to 5m/-, imprisonment for one to two years, or both.
• The Tanzania Cereals and Other Produce Regulatory Authority (COPRA) said all contract farming agreements must now be registered under the newly operational regulations to ensure legal protection for both farmers and.
• Ms Msauge explained that before any contract is signed, the production area must be identified, the relevant information registered in COPRA’s digital system and a draft agreement prepared, verified and formally.
• She warned that violations of contract farming agreements would attract stiff penalties under the new regulations.