DODOMA, Feb. 2 -- THE Ministry of Industry and Trade has called on investors interested in establishing a coffee processing plant in Nyasa District, Ruvuma Region, aiming to enhance benefits for local farmers.

The call was made by Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Dennis Londo, today in Parliament in Dodoma while responding to a question from Nyasa Member of Parliament, John Nchimbi, about the governments plan to build a coffee processing plant in Nyasa, as previously promised by the President of the United Republic of Tanzania.

In his response, Deputy Minister Londo stated that the Nyasa District Council produces an average of 2,193.3 tons of Arabica coffee annually. He added that the government, through the Nyasa District Council...