DODOMA, Feb. 1 --  The Minister of Agriculture, Mr Daniel Chongolo, has directed the newly inaugurated Board of Commissioners of the Tanzania Cooperative Development Commission (TCDC) to ensure that special groups are fully engaged in the cooperative sector so they can tap into available economic opportunities.

He issued the directive in Dodoma recently while inaugurating the Board, noting that these groups, mainly women and youth, are already well organised and are accessing 10 percent of loans provided by their respective local government authorities under empowerment initiatives.

The Minister said the groups are currently accessing up to 80bn/ in loans annually and tasked the Board to ensure more women and youth join the coopera...