Dar es Salaam, April 9 -- DODOMA: Tanzania has successfully maintained food self-sufficiency at 125 percent, a milestone attributed to the increase in food crop production from 20.4 million tonnes in the 2022/2023 farming season to 22.8 million tonnes in the 2023/2024 season.

This announcement was made today, April 9 in Dodoma by Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa while presenting the budget speech for the Prime Ministers Office and its affiliated institutions for the 2025/2026 financial year.

The Prime Minister said the increase in production was due to several factors, including the use of subsidized fertilizer provided to farmers, the expansion of irrigation farming networks, improved agricultural extension services, and the use of quali...