Cashew farmers earn Sh880 billion as Mtwara Port use picks up
Mtwara Port Manager Ferdinand Nyathi (centre) briefs Mtwara Regional Commissioner Patrick Sawala (right) when he visited Mtwara Port at the weekend. Left is Mtwara District Commissioner Abdallah Mwaipaya. PHOTO | CORRESPONDENT
Mtwara. Cashew-nut farmers have earned a total of Sh879.699 billion in the past seven weeks, courtesy of an improved trading environment, which includes designation of Mtwara Port as the export gateway for the crop.
Speaking when Mtwara Regional Commissioner Patrick Sawala visited the port, Cashewnut Board of Tanzania (CBT) director general Francis Alfred said the 2024/2025 season was off to a successful start and is now in its seventh week.
