DODOMA, Aug. 4 -- THE Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) has disbursed over 1.1tri/- to farmers and other stake holders across the agricultural value chain, as part of a broader strategy to boost a sector that employs nearly 70 percent of the countrys population.

TADBs Central Zone Business Officer, Mariam Leonard, said at the ongoing Nane Nane exhibition that the bank has placed special phasis on youths and women participation in agribusiness, in line with the governments wider efforts to enhance productivity and strengthen the agricultural economy.

According to the official, the Smallholder Credit Guarantee Scheme (SCGS) is increasingly seen as a key driver in transforming agricultural financing in the country, which is why...