TABORA, Aug. 25 -- TOBACCO farmers have come close to meeting their three-year tree-planting target, achieving 97.3 per cent of the goal. So far, they have planted 145 million trees out of the 150 million since 2022 aimed for, contributing to environmental preservation and sustainable agriculture.

The initiative helps combat deforestation, promote reforestation and protect soil health, reflecting farmers commitment to both the environment and longterm farming productivity Tanzania Tobacco Board (TTB) Director General, Mr Stanley Mnozya, said when evaluating 2024/25 farming season that environmental conservation is among the their priorities, through which it has been establishing by-laws to sustain natural vegetation, mostly (natural) fo...