Dar es Salaam, Feb. 17 -- DAR ES SALAAM: THE National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) has paid farmers who supplied food crops a total of 347bn/- between July 2024 and February 2025.

The agency has set a new crop-collection record for the 2023/2024 fiscal year.

NAFRA Director General, Dr Andrew Komba, said that the governments policy is to ensure food producers are promptly paid for their crops by the agency.

Payments must be completed before the start of the next purchasing season. He said that all suppliers from the last season have been paid.

“We are guided by the governments directive – producers must receive payment through their accounts as soon as their produce is collected by the agency. We handle online payments. If an...