Dar es Salaam, April 11 -- DODOMA: THE country has maintained food self-sufficiency at a rate of 128 per cent, a trend that results from an increase of food production from 20.4 million tonnes in 2022/2023 to 22.8 million tonnes in 2023/2024 farming seasons.

This was said by Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa while tabling the budget estimates of his Office for 2025/2026 fiscal year as well as review and direction of government activities in the National Assembly, on Tues day in Dodoma.

“This surge can be cred ited to an increase in the use of fertilisers made available to farmers via the subsidy programme, the expansion of irrigation farming, im proved extension services and the adoption of high-quality seeds,” said Mr Majaliwa...