Dar es Salaam, Feb. 5 -- DODOMA: The governments of Tanzania and Norway have signed a three-year agreement that will see the latter releasing USD 1.3 million (approximately 4bn/-) through institutions overseeing agriculture in a bid to boost the countrys key sector.

The agreement was signed through agricultural institutions in Tanzania, including the Agricultural Council of Tanzania (AGCOT), the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), and the Agricultural Transformation Office (ATO).

Speaking at the signing ceremony in Dodoma, Deputy Minister of Agriculture David Silinde stated that the agreement gears to invest in modern agriculture, enabling smallholder farmers to adopt productive farming practices.

Silinde noted that throu...