DAR ES SALAAM, April 24 -- TANZANIA plans to remove structural barriers facing women in agriculture as it seeks to unlock productivity, strengthen food security and drive eco- nomic growth.

Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Peter Msoffe, said at a high-level sub-regional awareness event that the forum marked a decisive step toward building inclusive agricultural systems across Eastern and Southern Africa.

“These constraints reduce productivity and incomes, while undermining food security and nutrition outcomes,” he said yesterday, saying that studies show equal access to resources could raise farm yields by up to 30 per cent.

Mr Msoffe said that agriculture re- mains the backbone of most economies i...