DODOMA, May 27 -- GRAPE farmers in Dodoma Region have been urged to increase productivity in order to attract investors and expand markets for the crop.

An agricultural economist from the Institute of Rural Development Planning (IRDP), Mr Rodgers Lumenyela, said low production was limiting the sectors ability to attract buyers and processing industries.

He was speaking during a farmers training session on grape canopy management organised by CultivAid at the Agricultural Innovation and Technology Centre (AITEC) demonstration farm at Don Bosco in Dodoma.

Farmers attending the training came from Makangwa and Mvumi Makulu villages in Chamwino District. Dr Lumenyela said many farmers complain about market challenges, yet the key solution l...