DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 19 -- TANZANIA and the Netherlands are seeking to strengthen cooperation in poultry production, technology, research and investment as the government rolls out a 10-year strategy requiring an estimated 3.53tri/- to transform the industry.

The National Poultry Development Strategy (NPDS) 2026-2036 aims to increase the sectors contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from 1.8 per cent to three per cent by 2036, while expanding egg and poultry meat production to meet growing demand.

Speaking at the opening of the two-day Tanzania-Netherlands Poultry Business Forum in Dar es Salaam yesterday, Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Tanzania, Mr Onno Koopmans, said his country was co...