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Tanzania government affirms commitment to build irrigation infrastructure

Vice President Dr Philip Mpango, says a lot of progress has been made, with 60.6 percent of the target already achieved, equivalent to 727,280.6 hectares of land under irrigation Dar es Salaam. The government has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the development of irrigation infrastructure, with an ambitious target of reaching 1.2 million hectares of irrigated land by the…

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Dar economy tipped to resist global recession

TANZANIA’S economy is anticipated to bravely surf past the looming global recession waves, thanks to a strong laid down macroeconomic policy. Several economists said that given the country’s current economic situation, which received notable praise from the World Bank, the impact of the recession will not be severe compared to peer economies. Early this week, the World Bank Vice-President…

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