Tabora. Tani 31,611 za asali kati ya 33,276 inayozalishwa nchini kila mwaka sawa na asilimia 95 huuzwa katika masoko ya ndani huku tani 1,663 sawa na asilimia tano pekee ndiyo inauzwa katika soko la kimataifa.
Taarifa hiyo imetolewa jana Ijumaa Agosti 16, 2024, na Naibu Waziri wa Maliasili na Utalii nchini Dunstan Kitandula wakati wa hafla ya utiaji saini wa makubaliano (MoU) ya uuzwaji wa asali ya Tanzania katika soko la Jamhuri ya Watu wa China.
Kitandula ametaja baadhi ya sababu zinazokwamisha asali na mazao yake yanayozalishwa nchini kutouzwa nje, kuwa ni pamoja na kutokidhi viwango vinavyoweza kuifanya ikidhi kuuzwa katika soko la kimataifa.
“Wafanyabiashara watatakiwa kukidhi vigezo vya kimataifa vya usalama wa chakula na afya ikiwa ni pamoja na kusajili kampuni zao kwenye mifumo ya kimataifa ya udhibiti wa afya na usalama wa vyakula, afya na mimea na ulinzi wa mazingira,”ameeleza.
Kutokana na changamoto hizo, Kitandula amesema Serikali imeanza utekelezaji wa mpango wa udhibiti wa mabaki ya kemikali na mfumo wa ufuatiliaji wa ubora wa asali ili kuiwezesha kukidhi viwango vya kimataifa.
Pia ametaja uamuzi wa Serikali kuweka msamaha wa kodi ya ongezeko la thamani (VAT) kuwa unalenga kujenga mazingira rafiki kwa wakulima na wazalishaji wa asali, ili waweze kuzalisha bidhaa hiyo katika viwango vya kimataifa.
Akizungumza kwa niaba ya Serikali ya China, Waziri na Katibu wa Kamati ya CPC ya Utawala Mkuu wa Forodha ya Jamhuri ya Watu wa China, Yu Jianhua amesema makubaliano hayo yanafungua milango ya soko la asali ya Tanzania kwa raia zaidi ya bilioni 1.4 wa nchi hiyo.
Amesema idadi ya wakazi wa nchi hiyo inategemea kutumia tani milioni 38 za asali kila mwaka hivyo kuifanya bidhaa za asali kutoka Tanzania kutoepukika na kufungua milango kwa wafanyabiashara wa asali wa Tanzania.
“China ni moja ya nchi zenye watu wengi duniani inakadiriwa kuwa na watu zaidi ya bilioni mbili, hivyo kitendo cha soko la asali ya Tanzania kupata fursa kuuzwa kwetu itasaidia biashara kuwa endelevu kwa kua wahitaji ni wengi,“amesema.
Kwa upande wake, mfanyabiashara wa asali mkoani Tabora, Sophie Feruz ameitaka Serikali kuhimiza utekelezaji wa makubaliano hayo miongoni mwa watendaji wa Serikali na wafanyabiashara kwa vitendo ili ulete tija kwa kuiingizia nchi mapato na fedha za kigeni.
“Makubaliano hayo ya uuzwaji wa asali nje ya nchi yasimamiwe na wafanya biashara wa zao hilo wapewe fursa ya kuuza wenyewe huko China na kusiwepo na watu wa kati ambao watatunyonya na kushindwa kufaidika na uwepo wa soko hilo kubwa zaidi duniani, ‘’ amesema.
Source: mwananchi.co.tz
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Tanzania: Samia Hands Over NBC’s 354m/ – Crop Insurance Compensation to Farmers Affected By Hailstorms
President Samia Suluhu Hassan, has handed over a cheque of 354m/- from the National Bank of Commerce (NBC) as compensation to tobacco farmers, who were affected by hailstorms during the previous farming season in various regions across the country.
Handing over the cheque in Dodoma, the compensation is part of the crop insurance service provided by NBC in collaboration with the National Insurance Corporation (NIC).
Furthermore, President Samia has also handed over health insurance coverage to members of the Lindi Mwambao Cooperative Union based in Lindi Region, through the Farmers’ Health Insurance service provided by the bank in partnership with Assurance Insurance Company.
While visiting the bank’s pavilion at the Nanenane Agricultural Exhibition and being received and briefed by the bank’s Managing Director, Mr. Theobald Sabi, she said: “This crop insurance is one of the crucial solutions in ensuring farmers have a reliable income, without fear of challenges such as natural disasters, including hailstorms.
“I call upon all farmers in the country to make the best use of this important opportunity by accessing these kinds of insurance services. I also highly commend NBC and all the stakeholders participating in this programme.”
Elaborating further on the crop insurance service, the Minister of Agriculture, Hussein Bashe, stated that it will help to recover the loss farmers incurred, especially in various calamities beyond their control.
Citing them as floods, fires, and hailstorms, which have significantly affected the well-being of farmers and caused some to be reluctant to invest in the crucial sector, Mr Bashe added: “However, our President, this step by NBC is just the beginning, as this is the second year since they started offering this service, and the results are already visible.
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“As the government, we promise to continue supporting the wider implementation of this service, with the goal of ensuring that this crop insurance service reaches more farmers.”
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On his part, Mr Sabi said that the farmers who benefited from the compensations are from 23 primary cooperative unions in the regions of Shinyanga, Geita, Tabora, Mbeya, Katavi, and Kigoma.
He added: “In addition to these insurance services, as a bank, through this exhibition, we have continued with our programme of providing financial education and various banking opportunities to farmers, alongside offering them various loans, including loans for agricultural equipment, particularly tractors, to eligible farmers.:
At the NBC booth, President Samia also had the opportunity to be briefed on the various services offered by the bank to the farmers namely crop insurance and health insurance services.
There, the President had the chance to speak with some of the beneficiaries of the services, including the Vice-Chairman of the Lindi Mwambao Primary Cooperative Union, Mr. Hassan Mnumbe, whose union has been provided with a health insurance card from the bank.
Source: allafrica.com
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