MOROGORO Regional Commissioner Kebwe Stephen Kebwe has banned the use of grains in making local brew for the dance known as ‘Vigodoro’, a move that aims at maintaining food security in the region.
The ban comes after the Tanzania
Meteorological Agency (TMA) predicted possible La Nina weather
phenomenon during October and December, meaning dry spells are more
likely to dominate over most areas in the country.
Addressing residents of Ulaya, Zombo and
Kivungu villages here yesterday, Dr Kebwe, asked the residents to
reserve food for future instead of selling all the harvests and using
the surplus in making the local brew.
“This order is to the entire
region...effective today no Morogoro resident should sell food to raise
money for just organising Vigodoro dance,” said the RC during his visit
to inspect social and economic activities in the villages.
Dr Kebwe directed local government
leaders to ensure no grain is sold for making local brew, noting that
the state of rains was not good enough for the farming this year.
He urged the residents to farm crops
which would sustain dry spells and directed the local government leaders
to supervise irrigation scheme to increase the level of harvests.
Kilosa District Commissioner (DC) Adam
Mgoyi said the district produced 123,128.35 tonnes of grains in the
2015/2016 crop season against the demand of 103,957.10 tonnes, pointing
out that based on the level of production, the district remains food
secure.
However, he said Magole, Kitete, Dumila,
Maguha, Magubike, Mamboya, Mtumbatu, Mabula and Kidete have experienced
food shortage due to delayed rains. Mr Mgoyi mentioned some of the
strategies to address challenges facing agricultural sector as raising
awareness on climate change to enable producers grow drought resistance
crops, including cassava and sweet potatoes
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