DODOMA, March 25 -- THE Tanzania Cooperative Development Commission (TCDC) has urged agricultural cooperatives to adopt digital scales to curb fraud, improve accountability and protect farmers interests.

The directives were issued in a letter mid this month addressed to the Chairpersons and Board Members of mainland Tanzanias agricultural cooperatives. TCDC Registrar and CEO Dr Benson Ndiege said that digital scales would simplify the collection of accurate data on produce volumes and sales, helping cooperative societies to maintain transparency in their operations.

“Cooperatives found to possess digital scales but fail to use them as intended will face legal action,” Dr Ndiege warned.

He stressed that it is equally importa...