Penalties for Selling Uncertified Seed in Tanzania

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• He said penalties for selling uncertified seed may include fines ranging from 300,000/- to 50m/-, imprisonment, or both.
• A two-kilogramme package sold at 18,000/- was among those that failed to germinate, while some cheaper seeds sold at 8,000/- performed better,” he said.
• The complaints were raised during the climax of the Nane Nane exhibition in Mwanza yesterday, where officials from the Tanzania Official Seed Certification Institute (TOSCI) urged farmers to verify seed quality and.