Tanzania, Aug. 17 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania's goal of halving national poverty hinges on transforming agriculture, which must grow by eight to 10 percent annually.

The target requires $20 billion in irrigation investment to cover three million hectares by 2030, which the government cannot raise alone.

This was revealed recently during a public lecture at the Tengeru Institute of Community Development (TICD), organised in collaboration with the Public-Private Partnership Centre (PPPC).

Themed: Public-Private Partnerships as a Catalyst for Development and Opportunities in the Fourth Five-Year Development Plan (FYDP IV) and Vision 2050, the lecture brought together students, lecturers, staff and the general public.

Presiding over the ev...