DES MOINES, USA: President Samia Suluhu Hassan has unveiled the federal government’s formidable agenda for agricultural reform aimed toward reaching meals self-sufficiency, which is able to subsequently place Tanzania as a regional meals hub.

The Head of State revealed this at a roundtable dialogue held in Des Moines, USA, highlighting three main targets to be achieved following her current mission in Dakar, Senegal.

According to the President, the nation’s first goal is to make sure Tanzania’s meals self-sufficiency, which entails boosting agricultural productiveness and sustaining the standard, accessibility, and affordability of meals produced.

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In addition, the nation’s key initiative is concentrated on meals storage and processing, aiming to reduce post-harvest losses, together with worth addition by way of processing. The third objective goals to place Tanzania as a “food basket” for East Africa and probably Southern Africa.

At the assembly, President Samia expressed optimism that the nation will accomplish these targets, as she emphasised, “We haven’t reached the target yet, but I assure you, we are on track.”

To make sure the nation’s ambition is fulfilled, she famous that Tanzania has established the Presidential Advisory Agricultural Council, a physique shaped in response to directives set on the Dakar convention.

“The council is doing a good job of advising the government on how to enhance Tanzania’s impact on food delivery and food security,” the President famous.