By Special Reporter in Songea
THE government is planning to establish a vast plantation for the cultivation of sugarcane in Songea District of Ruvuma Region, the timely development which will go in tandem with installation of a sugar processing factory.
The envisaged vital economic development has been unveiled by the Minister of State, Prime Minister’s Office (Policy and Parliamentary Coordination) Ms. Jenista Mhagama.
She was speaking during cerebration of this year’s world coffee day (WCD) organized by the Aviv Tanzania Limited, the potential investors of coffee plantation in the Songea district in south west Tanzania.
Mhagama, who doubles as the lawmaker of the Peramiho constituency unveiled that the investment (the sugarcane plantation and processing industry) will be installed at Muhukuru village within the fast-growing District.
“We’re expecting that establishment of the two investments will help to unlock different employment opportunities, the development which will increase the revenues of the Songea Districts, but also, livelihoods of the citizens,” she observed.
Aviv Tanzania Limited is a greenfield coffee plantation in the Songea district in south west Tanzania. Its parent company Olam International is committed to building sustainable supply chains from seed to shelf. Together with FMO, they have been able to further improve the set-up of their coffee plantation in Tanzania taking into account communities and ecosystems around their operations. This resulted in an approach that will serve as a blueprint for Olam’s future greenfield plantation activities.
The company produces at least 4.5 percent of all the coffee which is being produced in the country and marketed outside the country.
Speaking during the colorful event, the Manager of Aviv Tanzania Limited, Mr. Hamza Kassim said the company has successful managed to engage into sustainable production of coffee due to its efforts to construct key irrigation schemes.
“The company has, and will continue to implement diverse strategies to help empower the local farmers to engage into professional production of coffee, and with needed productivity,” he expressed.
Rose Choma, one among the coffee farmers in the District expressed that the Aviv Tanzania Limited has so far played major role to empower the farmers through providing them with the improved seeds , but also train them o recommended agronomic practices for the effective cultivation of the coffee beans.
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