Tanzania’s infant horticulture sub-sector is set to create around 20,000 job opportunities for the local population over the next three years.

Tanzania Horticultural Association (TAHA) executive officer, Jacqueline Mkindi, told a visiting EU delegation that the 20-firm strong industry, largely based in Arusha and Kilimanjaro, earns around US$30 million annually and currently employs over 6,000 people, mainly women.

But the industry is set to create more jobs, TAHA chairman Colman Ngalo told the European visitors. “We are planning to extend horticultural undertakings to all regions suitable for cultivation, and when this dream comes true, the sector will be able to create up to 20,000 job opportunities,” he said.

Tanzania’s horticultural sub-sector reportedly impressed the European delegation. “We leave with a feeling of profound satisfaction of commendable development of the infant horticulture industry in terms of its contribution to the economy and employment,” said head of the delegates Frans Baan.

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