Agriculture
 In Tanzania the Agricultural Sector is
the foundation of the Tanzanian economy. It accounts for about half of
the national income, three quarters of merchandise exports and is source
of food in addition to provision of employment opportunities to about
75% of Tanzanians. Agriculture has linkages with the non-farm sector
through forward linkages to agro processing, consumption and export;
provides raw materials to industries and a market for manufactured
goods. Tanzania produces approximately 97% of its food requirement.
Production of food crops varies from year to year depending on the
amount of rainfall received.
Agricultural development has been in the
domain of government/public funding for a long period of time. However
macro-economic reforms have and continue to have had significant impact
on the agriculture sector. The economic reforms have led to the opening
up of the sector to private investment in production and processing,
input importation and distribution and agricultural marketing. Most
production, processing and marketing functions have been assigned to the
private sector. The Government has retained regulatory and public
support functions or facilitation role.
In this section, Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Co-operatives provides information pertaining
to soil testing and fertility, storage, marketing and pricing,
livestock feeding, fertilizers and pesticides, best practices in organic
farming, sericulture, horticulture, aquaculture, floriculture and how
to acquire agricultural loans and grands. Detailed information on Agricultural
Research, Agricultural Training, Crop Development, Horticulture, Plant
Health Services and Agricultural Extension Services is also available.
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