Tanzania, May 5 -- THE Tanzania Horticultural Association (TAHA) has inaugurated five state-of-the-art avocado collection centres in Njombe Region, as part of its 20th anniversary celebrations.

The initiative, supported by Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), TradeMark Africa (TMA) and AGRA, marks a major step toward revolutionising Tanzania's avocado value chain.

Each centre can handle between 20 to 50 metric tonnes daily, benefiting over 2,000 farmers. Designed to reduce post-harvest losses and improve market access, the centres feature facilities for sorting, grading and storing avocados, ensuring quality and improving farmer incomes.

Inaugurated by Njombe Regional Commissioner, Anthony Mtaka, the centres ref...