Agriculture minister orders crackdown of buyers exploiting farmers

The minister for agriculture, Hussein Bashe, addresses citizens during President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s ongoing tour of Ruvuma Region on September 25, 2024. PHOTO | COURTESY

What you need to know:

  • Mr Bashe said that the government had set indicative farm gate prices for maize between Sh500 and Sh600 per kilo but some buyers offer farmers as low as Sh200 per kilo which is unacceptable