Cashew nut campaign launched for local market
What you need to know:
- Speaking at the 41st Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) exhibition Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Mr William Ole Nasha has launched a campaign to promote local market to cashew nuts.
- Exporting cashew nuts to other countries leaves Tanzanians without some economic and nutrient potentials available in the crop.
- The crop helps to minimize fat in blood veins, to reduce weight and obesity.
- Government to distribute at least 18,000 tons of fertilizer to cashew nuts farmers.
Dar es Salaam. Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Mr William Ole Nasha has launched a campaign to promote local market to cashew nuts.
Speaking at the 41st Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) exhibition, Mr Ole Nasha said the campaign aiming to encourage Tanzanians to buy and consume cashew nuts in order to boost local business and farming.
He said, currently the country is mostly depending on foreign markets.
"Local market should be given first priority, to better assist small to medium entrepreneurs financial raise and eventually creating jobs," he said.
He said, exporting cashew nuts to other countries leaves Tanzanians without some economic and nutrient potentials available in the crop.
He went on saying that eating cashew nuts helps to minimize fat in blood veins which cause blood pressure.
Cashew nuts also help to reduce weight and obesity.
On the other hand, he said the government has committed to support the sector by giving a directive price to fertilizers in order to increase production.
Again the government will also distribute at least 18,000 tons of fertilizer to cashew nut farmers.
