Government assesses fertiliser price surge to shield local farmers

President Samia Suluhu Hassan holds talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow yesterday. Others are Tanzanian and Russian Foreign Affairs ministers Mahmoud Thabit Kombo and Sergey Lavrov. PHOTO | STATE HOUSE

What you need to know:

  • Global market data indicates that the price of urea, a key fertiliser used in agriculture, rose from US$509 per tonne in February this year to US$658 in May