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Tanzania to invest Sh38b in agriculture sector

Tanzania will invest $380 million (Sh38billion) over the next eight years in a new state-run agriculture bank to boost growth in the sector, which has long been stifled by low productivity and a lack of financing.

President Jakaya Kikwete launched the Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) on Friday after the Government provided seed capital.

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