Dar es Salaam, April 4 -- PADDY production reached 2.6 million tonnes in the 2024/2025 season, surpassing the national requirement of 1.2 million tonnes and creating a surplus of 1.4 million tonnes.

The increase has strengthened food security, with the government now targeting production of 8 million tonnes by 2030 while reducing post-harvest losses from 25 per cent to below 10 per cent.

Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture responsible for Crop Development and Food Security, Prof Peter Msoffe, revealed this while officiating the National Rice Stakeholders Conference held recently in Morogoro Region.

He said the progress recorded in the rice subsector reflects strategic government investments that have boosted food ...