During his meeting with avocado growers in Rungwe, Dr Philip Mpango, Tanzania’s Finance and Planning Minister, reiterated that avocado plantations have a great role to play in the country's economy.
According to the minister, the fifth phase government has put emphasis on production of high quality products, which include avocado for export.
"Improving avocado production is crucial because the product has high price in world market," said Mpango. He called for avocado growers to increase productivity in order to make sure that Tanzania becomes one of leading avocado exporters in the world. "In order to realize this, farmers especially small scale farmers, should have capital, storage capacity, knowledge as well as reliable market.”
Allafrica.com reports that apart from avocados, the region is also producing bananas - among other agricultural product.
