DAR ES SALAAM, July 22 -- IN the past two weeks, we have discussed the progress that Tanzania has made in exporting two key pulses: Pigeon peas and chickpeas.

We also compared the performance of other countries—mainly within Africa—to gauge the East African nations competitiveness on the global stage.

Today, from a slightly different angle, we will carry out a similar exercise by looking at Tanzanias export performance for pulses as a whole.

In 2024, Tanzania exported a total of 590,399 tonnes, up from 447,943 tonnes in 2023. With this quantity, Tanzania ranks first in Africa and eighth in the world, trailing only Canada, Australia, Russia, Myanmar, the United States, Turkey and India.

The next highest African exporter was...