Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan
According to the Vice-President, Mr
Samia Suluhu Hassan, whose speech, which was read on her behalf by the
Minister for Energy and Minerals, Prof Sospeter Muhongo, the government
is embarking on implementing various strategies, which will enable
Tanzanians to excel in the international market.
Prof Muhongo represented Ms Samia in the
opening of the Nanenane Exhibitions at the Ngongo Grounds in Lindi
Municipality. The vice-president said agriculture, fishing and livestock
keeping were the backbone of the economy and that the government is
doing everything in its power to boost the three sectors.
She told her audience that the
government is setting up plans to ensure farmers, livestock keepers and
fishermen are conducting their activities in a modern way. “We are
setting strategies that will ensure modern farming, fishing and
profitable animal keeping,” she reported.
She noted that agriculture contributes 29 per cent to GDP while it was 100 per cent source of food in the country.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Kassim
Majaliwa has directed the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and
Fisheries development to scout for new modern technology that will push
the country to untap deep fishing potentials.
Mr Majaliwa said the ministry must work
around the clock to help the industry use new technologies including
ships in neting-deep water fish.
Opening the 23rd week long agricultural
exhibition held at the Mwalimu J. K Nyerere Grounds in Morogoro
yesterday, Mr Majaliwa said the country has not benefitted from its
fishing sector.
Under the new directives, the councils
will need to empower youth groups to form fishing projects using new
technologies “All responsible authorities should help the groups to
access loans to improve their activities,” he directed
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