Samia launches $300 million cigarette factory in new boost to Tanzanian farmers

President Samia Suluhu Hassan unveils a plaque to signal the laying of the foundation stone for the construction of the Serengeti Cigarette Factory (SCC) at the Mkwawa Tobacco Processing Plant (MTPL) in Morogoro on Tuesday, August 6. To her right is the Minister of Agriculture, Hussein Bashe, and the Minister of Industries and Trade, Selemani Jafo (centre). PHOTO | STATE HOUSE

By  The Citizen Reporter

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What you need to know:

  • Since President Hassan's administration took office in March 2021, efforts to revive and expand the tobacco processing industry have been prioritised

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