MBEYA, Sept. 6 -- CCM Presidential candidate, Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan, has vowed to strengthen Tanzanias agricultural sector by continuing the supply of subsidised fertiliser and other essential farming inputs, while promoting avocado and tea farming to enhance both farmers livelihoods and the national economy.

Speaking at campaign rallies in Mbeya City on Thursday and at Chandale grounds, Tukuyu in Rungwe District yesterday, President Samia outlined strategies to develop industrial clusters tailored to the resources and crops of each region.

She said Mbeya produces substantial volumes of cocoa, pyrethrum and other food and cash crops, announcing plans to construct a cocoa processing plant in Kyela, which will add value to produce, creat...