DODOMA, July 1 -- TANZANIA has made significant progress in the agriculture sector, particularly in food production over the past decade, President Samia Suluhu has revealed.

 In the 2014/15 financial year, the country produced 16,015,238 tonnes of food crops, achieving a food self-sufficiency level of 125 percent.

By 2024/25, production has risen to 22.8 million tonnes, marking a 33 percent increase and raising food self-sufficiency to 128 percent.

Agricultural trade through formal cooperative systems has also surged. Crop sales increased from 591,268.12 tonnes in 2021 to 2.23 million tonnes in 2025. The value of these sales jumped from 1.1tri/- to 4.2tri/-. Cashew nut production alone grew from 200,000 tonnes in 2014/15 to 528,2...