Johannesburg, South Africa (ADV) – The Tanzanian government recently revealed plans to creating sustainable, competitive and visionary dairy sector, the Daily News reported.
This came into light when the Minister of Livestock and Fisheries, Luhaga Mpina, officially opened a two-day global conference on creating sustainable, competitive and visionary Tanzania’s dairy sector in Dar es Salaam recently.
“The government is open to initiatives that bring relevant stakeholders together to create a comprehensive action plan covering the whole dairy value chain and lead to sustainable development of the local dairy sector,” said Mpina.
The Minister expressed appreciation to the NMB bank, Global Dairy Platform (GDP), Rabo Partnership and International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) for organising this global conference in the Tanzania.
The Minister also underlined that the conference was a great opportunity for delegates to interact and discuss possible initiatives which would be supported by the government, agribusinesses and other partners to support the dairy sector.
The NMB Bank Senior Manager in Agribusiness Department, Carol Nyangaro, said as the leading agro bank in the country, they are committed to agriculture financing. He added that the bank’s loan to the agriculture sector would reach 500bn/- in the near future.
“Presently our 30 to 40 percent portfolio goes to supporting agriculture, the goal is to expand the scope and ensure more businesses and individuals, especially those in rural communities, have access to our agricultural financial services,” he said.
Nyangaro further adviced the conference delegates that they needed to share ideas on how research in totality, can address current challenges in the growth of the industry, noting that dairy products act as a source of livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of Tanzanians to make a living.
© Bur-JHB – M.C/N.N – African Daily Voice (ADV) – Follow us on Twitter : @ADVinfo_en
