DODOMA, Oct. 9 -- TANZANIA will use the 2026 SACCA Congress to showcase the strength of its cooperative sector, attract investment and strengthen SACCOS as a source of finance for farmers, youth, women and small businesses, with the sector circulating more than 2tr/-.

Minister for Agriculture Daniel Chongolo told journalists in Dodoma on Thursday that Tanzania would use the international congress to showcase achievements in the cooperative sector and strengthen SACCOS as a financing vehicle for farmers, youth, women and small businesses.

He said the government also wanted to strengthen systems operated by SACCOS so that members could own and manage financial institutions capable of providing affordable capital for agriculture, livestock...