Cashew Nut |
The Newala District
Commissioner, Ms Aziza Mangosongo said here on Monday that authorities
are investigating allegations that some 8,000 tonnes of cashew nuts -
which were denied entry into the market during the September 2017
auction - have managed to be sneaked into the market during the January
2018 auction.
"This is quite
unacceptable. It will damage the reputation of Newala and the entire
Mtwara region in as far as quality cashew nuts is concerned," Ms
Mangosongo said.
It is alleged that
some Agricultural Marketing Co-operative Societies (Amcos) are behind
the accepting of poor quality cashew nuts into the market for reasons
only known to them.
Cashew Nut |
Two weeks ago,
Members of Parliament asked the government to work on allegations that a
consignment of 172 tonnes of cashew nuts exported to Vietnam contained
78 sacks of the crop which were mixed with aggregates and stones.
Tabling a January
2017 to January 2018 report in parliament, the Parliamentary Standing
Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Water said it received
complaints about the said consignment with concern.
The committee
chairperson, Dr Mary Nagu told Members of Parliament that there were no
complaints on cashew nuts exported to other parts of the world, except
Vietnam.
Tanzania exported a total of 320,000 tonnes of cashew nuts to various countries during the 2016/17 marketing season.
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