The Tanzania Horticultural Association (TAHA) is an apex private sector member based organization that advocates for the growth and competitiveness of the horticultural industry in Tanzania. The cash crop for Tanzania at that time was cashews, which were worth 5,082,265£ in 1968. Dry season vegetable production plays a key role in agricultural economics of Adamawa state, as a basic source of food, income and employment especially for resource poor farmers. Summer droughts in 2010 caused sharp decrease in vegetable production. Trade reports from 1966, 1967, and 1968, show a long list of fruits and vegetables being exported. Market Volume Market Volume Dynamics In 2010 Russian fresh vegetable market volume reached *** million tons, that is in volume terms ***% less than in 2009. fruit production. … 3.2. Banana production in Uganda: an essential food and cash crop Aloysius Karugaba and Gathiru Kimaru. With about 4.5 million hectare, Tanzania has the largest planted area of corn in East Africa. China and India): 2010 Figure 1: Top 20 Producers (Excl. TH No. There are limited vegetable processing activities 1998. Tanzania Horticultural Association . 5 Production Aspects 35 5.1 Data sources 35 5.2 Production of vegetables and other food crops 35 5.3 Labor aspects of IV production 39 5.4 Economics of IV production 40 5.5 Marketing of crops 43 5.6 Constraints in production 46 5.7 Traits demanded by producers 47 5.8 Discussion of results 49 6 Seed Sector 50 6.1 Seed company profiles 51 CHALLENGES But food production remains dominated by smallholders whose productivity is low. The vegetable market is also focused on fresh produce, but is predominantly nationally oriented. ISBN 9966-896-39-2 Agroforestry extension manual for eastern Zambia Samuel Simute, C.L. Figure 3.4: Production of Oil seeds and Nuts in Tanzania, 2016/17 AASS ..... 51 vii Figure 3.1.5: Harvested area (ha) and Production (tons) of Groundnuts by Region in Mbeya Region alone has about The central and lake clusters are emerging as production areas for horticultural crops in the region. 1999. *** Figure 16. 17. The average food crop productivity in Tanzania is 1.7 tonnes per hectare, whereas good management and optimal fertiliser use should result in yields of 3.5-4.0 tonnes per hectare. As noted earlier, Tanzania’s level of production of fresh vegetables is increasing and there is still enormous production potential; but she does not contribute much in the vegetable export market despite the fact that she is among the top 20 producers of the crop (See Figure 1). INVESTIGATING BARRIERS FOR INCREASING VEGETABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION AMONG FARMERS IN RURAL AREAS OF TANZANIA: A CASE OF KISHAPU DISTRICT *1Magreth S. Bushesha, 1Deus D. 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