Dar es Salaam, March 11 -- TANZANIA: Tanzania by producing a total of 8.1 million tonnes of maize for the 2022/23 season has made massive strides surpassing its demands.

Making the revelation through his X account on Monday, Minister for Agriculture, Hussein Bashe further said that the countrys demand for maize is not even hitting 6 million tonnes, which makes the countrys trade pattern to grow and covern neighbouring countries like Kenya, Congo and Uganda.

Elaborating, he noted that the government will continue buying maize with a sole reason of protecting farmers without affecting consumers demand.

“The issue of fertilizer subsidies will continue. I have instructed the Tanzania Fertilizer Regulatory Authority (TFRA) to ensure t...