DODOMA, July 10 -- TANZANIA Coffee Board has distributed more than 97 million improved coffee seedlings to farmers across the country over the past four years, marking a major milestone in the implementation of the National Coffee Development Strategic Plan 2020/21 to 2024/25.

The impressive achievement—representing 102 per cent of the original target— was revealed during the 15th National Coffee Stakeholders Conference held in Dodoma earlier this month.

The conference brought together government officials, farmers, traders, processors and other stakeholders to review the progress of the coffee industry and map out the next phase.

TCBs Agricultural Planning Officer Mr Geofrey Francis (pictured) said the seedlings—comp...