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Baby Blue flowers bring new income for Mbeya farmers

Tanzania, Sept. 15 -- Mbeya. A little-known flower crop known as Baby Blue is emerging as a source of income for farmers in Mbeya, with growers saying it has a ready market and relatively low maintena... Read More


Frustrated Mbeya traders and MPs force action on delayed Sh138 billion dual carriageway

Tanzania, Aug. 8 -- Mbeya. Lawmakers in Mbeya Region have welcomed Finance Minister Ambassador Khamis Mussa Omary with complaints over road infrastructure, citing dust as a nuisance to citizens, trade... Read More


Mbinga targets 20,000-tonne coffee harvest as prices soar

Tanzania, Aug. 5 -- Mbeya. Mbinga District Council in Ruvuma Region expects to harvest 20,000 tonnes of coffee this season, as local authorities roll out targeted strategies to boost productivity and ... Read More


Tanzania to include groundnuts into Warehouse Receipt System to safeguard farmers

Tanzania, Aug. 4 -- Mbeya. Mpanda District Council in Katavi Region plans to include groundnuts in the warehouse receipt system next farming season to boost crop prices, protect farmers from middlemen... Read More


Sh1 million exotic chickens, turkeys steal the show at Tanzanian trade fair

Tanzania, Aug. 4 -- Mbeya. Livestock keeper Solomon Kajula has stated that despite many farmers focusing on standard poultry, turkeys represent a lucrative niche market, whilst explaining why exotic c... Read More