DODOMA, July 6 -- THE Tanzania Federation of Cooperatives (TFC) has urged the government to review the operations of commodity boards, accusing some of them of licensing middlemen in areas where cooperative societies are already legally mandated to market members produce.

The federation said the practice has weakened cooperative societies, reduced farmers earnings and undermined the governments efforts to strengthen the cooperative movement.

Presenting the cooperative movements position during the climax of the 2026 International Day of Cooperatives celebrations in Dodoma on Monday, TFC Chairperson Tito Haule said some commodity boards have departed from the original objective of supporting cooperatives.

“Although the government ...