Tanzania, April 27 -- Mtwara. A total of 549,936 cashew farmers from Mtwara, Lindi, Ruvuma, Coast, and Tanga regions are expected to benefit from subsidised inputs provided free of charge by the government for the 2026/27 cashew season.

The inputs include 51,000 tonnes of sulphur powder and six million litres of liquid pesticides, a move aimed at increasing productivity, raising output, and boosting farmers' incomes.

Data from the Cashewnut Board of Tanzania (CBT) shows that beneficiaries of the programme include 335,543 farmers from Mtwara Region, 127,260 from Lindi, 57,041 from Ruvuma, 26,800 from Coast, and 3,292 from Tanga.

The inputs will be applied on farms covering 4.56 million acres and 137 million cashew trees across the five ...