Tanzanian president orders to set aside land for sunflower cultivation


  • World
  • Friday, 10 Jun 2022

DAR ES SALAAM, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Thursday ordered authorities in the northwestern region of Kagera to set aside between 70,000 and 100,000 hectares of land for massive cultivation of sunflower and palm oil to end the shortage of edible oil facing the country.

President Hassan made the order when she addressed workers of Kagera sugar factory in Misenyi district in Kagera region.

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