IITA partners in launch of Tanzania’s national cassava strategy
IITA and other cassava stakeholders came together for the official launch of the National Cassava Development Strategy by Tanzania’s Minister of Agriculture on 7 May in the country’s capital, Dodoma.
IITA was also among the main sponsors and played a key role in organizing the event, which provided a forum for stakeholders to discuss how to operationalize the strategy to commercialize and industrialize cassava in Tanzania.
During the event, the Agriculture Minister, Hon. Adolf Mkenda assured the stakeholders that the government is prepared to collaborate to develop a cassava value chain to improve smallholder farmers’ livelihoods.
