Morogoro: Sleeping giant that can feed the rest of Africa
Tanzania, March 14 -- Despite having 60 percent of the world's arable land, huge freshwater reserves, and at least 300 days of sunshine a year, Africa produces only 4 percent of the world's agricultural output.
The continent is a net food importer with an import bill of over $60 billion a year. This is unsustainable, irresponsible, and unacceptable.
Yet barely a stone's throw away from the Indian Ocean lies a region which the German colonisers thought had the potential to be a food basket of all of Africa.
It is the region that boasts a diverse and stunning geographic tapestry.
Towering mountain ranges with their lush green slopes and rich rainfall provide a dramatic backdrop, while vast savannahs stretch out in the lower altitudes.
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