BUKOBA, July 31 -- KAGERA Region has taken bold steps to transform agriculture by registering coffee farms using GPS coordinates in line with European Union Deforestation Regulations (EUDR). Almost 90 per cent of Tanzanias coffee is sold in the EU.

Launching the programme, Kagera Regional Commissioner Fatma Mwassa directed the eight councils—Muleba, Bukoba DC, Biharamulo, Ngara, Karagwe, Kyerwa, Missenyi and Bukoba MC to collaborate with the Tanzania Coffee Board (TCB) and village leaders to ensure the exercise succeeds.

“Coffee is the regions economy. Every effort should be made to restore its pride. All councils must work with TCB and village leaders to make this exercise a success,” she said.

Ms Mwassa said about 2...