Dar es Salaam, March 21 -- ZANZIBAR: Researchers and stakeholders in agriculture have called upon donors and investors to provide financial support for a program aimed at reducing post-harvest losses for fruits and vegetables.

The call was made recently during the closing of a successful research project called ‘Innovative Free-Energy Technologies for Reducing Postharvest Losses of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (FFV), conducted by the State University of Zanzibar (SUZA) in collaboration with Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA).

The event was attended by Dr Abdallah Rashid Mkumbukwa, Dean of the School of Natural and Social Sciences at SUZA, held at SUZAs College of Tourism in the Maruhubi area. He explained that the project will...