Tanzania, May 15 -- Dodoma. The government is banking on its investments under the Building a Better Tomorrow (BBT) programme, coupled with concessional loans and infrastructure expansion, to transform Tanzania's livestock and fisheries sectors through job creation, value addition and export growth.

Presenting his ministry's Sh433.38 billion budget estimates for the 2026/27 financial year in Parliament yesterday, Livestock and Fisheries Development minister, Dr Bashiru Ally Kakurwa said the initiatives are designed to increase youth and women participation in productive economic activities.

Among the flagship initiatives is the BBT Project I at TALIRI Kongwa, financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) at a cost of $32.3 million (ab...