Africa Matters

Milk self-sufficiency: Tanzania requires nine billion litres

Summary Milk production increased from 3.4 billion litres in fiscal year 2021/22 to 3.6 billion in fiscal year 2022/23, against a total of 12 billion litres Dar es Salaam. Despite being second in the continent for the number of livestock, Tanzania is facing a deficit of nine billion litres in order to become milk self-sufficient. Tabling the 2023/24 budget…

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Tanzania’s annual meat exports rise by 43 percent

Summary Tanzania reported a rise of 5.511.81 tonnes of meat exports worth $15.630 million, or Sh36.73 billion, over the time, according to Livestock and Fisheries minister Abdallah Ulega, who tabled the 2023/24 budget in Parliament earlier this week Dar es Salaam. Annual meat exports grew by 43.1 percent in April 2023 compared to the same period the previous year,…

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