Dar es Salaam. A new study funded by the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has called for urgent reforms to unlock the potential of Tanzania’s horticulture industry, warning that despite impressive growth in recent years, the sector continues to be held back by structural, logistical and regulatory challenges.
The working paper, titled Horticulture Exports in Tanzania: A Review on Possible Influencing Factors, shows that horticulture has become one of the fastest growing subsectors of agriculture, with an average annual growth rate of 4.9 percent between 2011 and 2019. By 2020, horticulture accounted for 33.5 percent of all agricultural exports and employed about 4.5 million people.
