{"id":109796,"date":"2024-05-02T21:27:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T21:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/food-sufficiency-tops-agenda-as-bashe-tables-1-25tri-spending-plan"},"modified":"2024-05-02T22:43:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T22:43:55","slug":"food-sufficiency-tops-agenda-as-bashe-tables-1-25tri-spending-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/food-sufficiency-tops-agenda-as-bashe-tables-1-25tri-spending-plan","title":{"rendered":"Food sufficiency tops agenda as Bashe tables 1.25tri\/-spending plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Tanzania. <\/strong><\/span>DODOMA: <\/b>Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Hussein Bashe, has tabled a budget proposal of 1.248tri\/- for the 2024\/25 financial year pending approval by parliamentarians.<\/p>\n

He stated that his plan prioritizes food security in the country.<\/p>\n

Tabling the proposal to lawmakers in Dodoma on Thursday, Mr. Bashe noted that in the 2022\/23 financial year, the country met its food needs for the agricultural season.<\/p>\n

In the 2023\/24 period, he added, the Ministry managed to secure a total of 16.4 million tonnes, with an additional 4 million tonnes recorded as surplus.<\/p>\n

Regarding these figures, he stated that the country is 124 percent self-sufficient.<\/p>\n

ALSO READ: NFRA food reserves climb to ten-year high<\/p>\n

He further outlined that the country aims to achieve 130 percent food sufficiency by 2025.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the minister mentioned that his department plans to boost crop exports to 3 billion US dollars.<\/p>\n

According to the Minister, the agricultural sector grew by 4.2 percent in 2023, compared to the 3.3 percent recorded in 2022.<\/p>\n

He added that it contributed 26.5 percent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), up from 26.2 percent in 2022.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, he highlighted that the sector has provided employment to locals at an average rate of 65.6 percent and contributed 65 percent of industrial raw materials.<\/p>\n

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