Innovations in Vegetable Seed Breeding for Tanzanian Farmers
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- Experiences shared by farmers from Lukinga Village in Gairo District during August 2025 illustrate how these partnerships are reshaping potato production.
- Mr Milambwe says these innovations are serving millions of vegetable farmers, with East West Seed Tanzania providing quality vegetable seed and good agronomic practices to at least two million farmers nationwide.
- The same spirit of innovation is evident in Tanzania’s horticulture sector, where improved vegetable seed and knowledgesharing initiatives are benefiting farmers across the country.
- East West Seed Tanzania Regional Business Head for Africa Robert Kimonge says wider access to improved vegetable seeds at affordable prices has enhanced the livelihoods of millions of Tanzanian farmers through higher.
- He notes that East West Seed has developed varieties tolerant or resistant to bacterial wilt, a disease that has remained a major challenge for vegetable farmers.