Tanzania, July 5 -- Dodoma. The government has identified five major challenges hindering the growth and effectiveness of the country's cooperative sector as it intensifies efforts to strengthen the industry.

The challenges include low awareness among cooperative members, limited capacity among some officials, low participation of youth and women, the impacts of climate change, and insufficient capital among cooperative societies.

The issues were outlined on Sunday, July 5, 2026, by Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Prof Peter Msofe, while opening Cooperative Day celebrations in Dodoma.

Although International Cooperative Day was marked globally on Friday, July 3, 2026, Tanzania extended its celebrations, which ...