TANZANIA, July 5 -- AT the on-going annual 49th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF), or the famous Sabasaba in short, the message of agricultural transformation is loud and clear: “Lets talk fertiliser, agriculture is fertiliser.”

Thats one of the key promotional flyers which greets the public upon entering the Tanzanian Fertiliser Regulatory Authority (TFRA) pavilion.

At this time of the year, the Kilwa Road venue of the DITF is usually filled with business activities as policymakers, business executives and industry experts meet to examine the structural trends, investment flows and strategies shaping Tanzanias economic trajectory.

This is the time of the year when TFRA, the state-run agency, uses the premier bu...