Dar es Salaam. Tanzanian farmers grappling with a sharp fall in grain prices as a result of a bumper harvest have received a major boost after the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) unveiled plans to procure 1.2 million tonnes of cereals in the 2026/27 fiscal year.
The move is intended to stabilise the domestic market and strengthen Tanzania’s position as a regional food hub through the export of surplus produce to the East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) markets.
The announcement has brought relief to growers in key producing regions as reports circulating on social media indicate a worrying trend in which a sack of maize in Kiteto (Manyara) and Songea (Ruvuma) has fallen to as low as Sh32,000.
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