DAR ES SALAAM, Feb. 15 -- THE government is seeking the intervention of development partners (DPs) in dealing with swarms of locusts which have wreaked havoc in neighbouring Kenya.
Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Mr Hussein Bashe, made the call at the ongoing 6th Annual Agricultural Policy conference (AAPC) which runs under the theme "Public and Private Sector Investment for Agricultural Transformation in Tanzania".
According to him, two planes have been hired for spraying pesticides to control any outbreak across the border. "As a country it is important to take precautions as our neighbours have suffered from the problem.
"We don't want to take any chances, and that's the reason I have sought support from development partners to share...