MWANZA, Oct. 19 -- NYANZA Cooperative Union (NCU-1984 Ltd) has invested more than 3.2bn/- from its internally generated revenue to rehabilitate a cotton ginnery, in a move aimed at increasing processing capacity and adding value to farmers produce.

NCU Board Chairman, Mr Leonard Lyabauma, said the investment was part of the unions strategy to strengthen cotton production, improve processing efficiency and increase the economic benefits farmers derive from the crop.

He was speaking in Magu District while receiving a delegation from Tunduru Agricultural Marketing Cooperative Union (TAMCU) of Ruvuma Region, which visited NCUs projects to learn from its investments and explore ways of improving its own operations.

“The rehabilitated ...