Kilimanjaro bans farmers from cutting coffee trees without permission

Chief Executive Officer of the Tanzania Coffee Board (TCB), Primus Kimaryo, briefs Kilimanjaro Regional Commissioner Nurdin Babu on the coffee crop during the launch of the Kahawa Festival 2025 in the region today, September 10, 2025. PHOTO | JANETH JOSEPH

What you need to know:

  • Coffee production has risen from an average of 60,000 tonnes to more than 80,000 tonnes annually