According to the latest report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Zanzibar beat Dar es Salaam for two years in 2020 and 2021.
Credible sources from the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA), told The Citizen that it is the first time AAKIA overtakes JNIA which has been the country’s major host of international flights through the years.
“It is not common for JNIA to be overtaken,” he said, recounting that the 2020 AAKIA performance was triggered by Covid-19 pandemic.
As scheduled flights came to a halt due to the pandemic, a number of tourists opted for chattered flights to Zanzibar.
In the NBS report dubbed Tanzania in figures 2017- 2021, Zanzibar for three years (2017-2019) was receiving less number of international flight before thing changed during the pandemic.
Zanzibar in 2021 received 732,000 international passengers comparing of 604,000 that landed in Dar es Salaam with total difference of 128,000 arrivals.
Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA), came in third for where it has received 150,000 internationals passengers during the period under review while other airports in the country received only received 4, 000.
Last year, the country received about 922,000 foreign tourists, up from 620,000 at the height of the pandemic in 2020.
However, the JNIA came on top with large numbers of domestic passengers where in 2021 it received 881, 000 passengers ahead of 381, 00 of Zanzibar and 224, 000 of Kilimanjaro.
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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
