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Africa-Press – Tanzania. <\/strong><\/span>Arusha.<\/b><\/p>\n

Cereal farmers in Arusha region are reaping from planting the improved seeds, more than doubling their harvests.<\/p>\n

This follows a sensitization drive by the Cereals and Other Produce Board (CPB) for them to plant seeds recommended by experts.<\/p>\n

One of them Daniel Ole Laizer from Sepeku village in Monduli district said he had made a fortune in the last harvesting season.<\/p>\n

During the period, he harvested 18 bags of wheat, weighing 100 kilos each from one acre where he planted only 65 kgs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe seeds were delivered late and the rains were not sufficient. But I managed to get a bumper harvest,\u201d he said during a field visit.<\/p>\n

Mr Laizer said an 18 bags of wheat from only one acre was no mean harvest. He used to get only 10 bags without the use of the recommended seeds.<\/p>\n

The seeds, branded S. Select, are produced by the Arusha-based Seed Co Tanzania Limited and have shown high productivity of the cereals.<\/p>\n

The firm is involved in the breeding, multiplication and distribution of hybrid seeds for wheat, maize and soya beans,sorghum and others.<\/p>\n

He called on the company to establish demostration farms from where the wheat farmers will be accessed to modern agronomic skills for the cultivation of the crop.<\/p>\n

Mr Laizer also told CPB officials who visited wheat farmers in Monduli and Karatu districts on the need for low interest loans through government guarantee.<\/p>\n

A seasoned wheat farmer from Karatu Daniel Pareso attributed bumper harvests of the drought-resistant cereal to early preparation of the farm before planting.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have already started to prepare my farm for wheat planting in March next year,\u201d he said, noting that improved seeds was another factor for higher yields.<\/p>\n

During the 2021 farming season, he harvested a total of 90 bags of wheat-equivalent to eleven tonnes – at the rate of 12 bags an acre.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really benefited from opting to the certified seeds,\u201d he said, adding that in the past he used to get only five to seven bags an acre.<\/p>\n

He lauded the agricultural extension staff for sensitizing them on the modern agronomic practices that guaranteed higher yields.<\/p>\n

These include the use of the recommended fertilizers to address nutrient deficiency on the farms under cultivation for years.<\/p>\n

Mr Pareso said wheat farming – which thrived from the 1960s to 1980s around Karatu – was abandoned because it lost its economic value.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were no improved seeds and hence exceedingly low production,\u201d he said. This was compounded by unreliable markets.<\/p>\n

Under its country-wide wheat revival programme, CPB intends to give out loans in form of the certified seeds to the cereal farmers.<\/p>\n

The beneficiaries will be the contract wheat farmers in Arusha and the neighbouring Manyara and Kilimanjaro regions.<\/p>\n

Under the scheme, the farmers and other players in the the value chain would be linked to the financial institutions for loans.<\/p>\n

An agricultural officer at Monduli Juu ward in Monduli district Roy Mruma said last season\u2019s (2021) wheat harvest saw improved yields due to the use of the recommended seeds.<\/p>\n

On average, eleven bags were harvested from one acre but this could have gone higher to between 17 and 18 bags per acre.<\/p>\n

He said discussions were going on between various public and private institutions on how the farmers can be supplied with seeds, fertilizers and other inputs at subsidized prices.<\/p>\n

These include the ministry of Agriculture, the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (Tari), Selian centre in Arusha, CPB and Seed Co, among others.<\/p>\n

Early this year, the government announced that it would seriously embark on a new drive to boost wheat production in the country.<\/p>\n

The effort targets to raise production of the cereal, one of the food staples, through increased productivity.<\/p>\n

The drive aims to attract investors in the sub-sector and revival of the major wheat schemes, especially in the northern regions.<\/p>\n

Until 2019, Tanzania imported 90 percent of its annual 800,000 tonne wheat demand. Local production was estimated at 60,000 tonnes.<\/p>\n

Wheat is one of the most consumed crops in the country after maize, rice, cassava, beans and potatoes.<\/p>\n

Between 2010 -2017 wheat import bill was estimated to be worth $ 289m a year.<\/p>\n

Wheat imports rose from about $ 158m in 2010 to $ 415m worth of wheat in 2017, said the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).<\/p>\n

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