Africa Matters

SeedCast App Launched to Transform Rice Seed Demand and Supply in Tanzania

Dar es Salaam, In a pivotal moment for agricultural innovation, Patrick Ngwediagi, the Director General of the Tanzania Official Seed Certification Institute (TOSCI), has officially launched SeedCast, a groundbreaking mobile app set to transform Tanzania’s rice seed market. The launch took place at the Rice Breeding Innovations Partners’ Annual Meeting in Dar es Salaam, gathering over 100 rice experts…

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High yielding banana varieties now released

Banana production in Tanzania yesterday got a major boost following the release of a high yielding variety called Tariban. The hybrid in four strains – Tariban 1, Tariban 2, Tariban 3 and Tariban 4, can yield between 25 and 35 tonnes of bananas per hectare per year. The variety which has been developed after many years of research is…

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