Dar es Salaam, July 29 -- LAST week, we had an honest discussion on pulses and recognised Tanzanias impressive rise as Africas top exporter of dried legumes.

As I noted: “In 2024, Tanzania exported 590,399 tonnes, up from 447,943 tonnes in 2023—ranking first in Africa and eighth globally, behind only Canada, Australia, Russia, Myanmar, the US, Turkey and India.

Egypt followed with 411,365 tonnes, then Mozambique (262,739), Ethiopia (183,569), and Sudan (163,723).” But there was a surprising revelation particularly about Egypt. Although it exported fewer pulses by volume compared to Tanzania, it earned significantly more in revenue.

“Tanzanias pulses exports were valued at 376.9 million US dollars, significantly ...