Tanzania seeks to be key rice producer in Africa

How Tanzania is racing for Africa’s top rice hub status

By  The Citizen Reporter

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Mwananchi Communications Limited

What you need to know:

  • Tanzania – which is the 4th largest producer of rice in Africa and the second-largest in Eastern and Southern Africa - has put in place plans and measures to increase rice production annually in an effort to reach a tipping point in 2030

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