Proposal for Free Distribution of Cashew Seedlings to Farmers
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- THE Cashewnut Board of Tanzania (CBT) plans to distribute a total of 15 million cashew tree seedlings in an ambitious intervention aimed at bolstering the cultivation of the tropical evergreen trees in Tanzania.
- The country is the fifth-largest producer of cashewnuts in the world and ranks second in Africa.However, further statistics show that Tanzania produces at least 20 percent of Africa’s cashewnuts according to figures by.
- However, cashew is currently produced in 17 regions and 91 councils across the country,” he said.He identified some of the new cashew-growing areas as Ushetu, Biharamulo, Uvinza, Uyui, Tanganyika, Majimoto, Singida.
- A large number of the seedlings will be distributed free of charge by the state-owned board over a period of five consecutive years, in a countrywide exercise expected to stimulate and further expand production and.