Tanzania’s cotton production was recorded at 224 million kilograms in the last harvest season, signalling a major increase in the crop yield compared to previous years.

Speaking in Arusha, the director general of Tanzania Coffee Board, Mr Marko Mtunga, said the last season’s cotton harvest stood at 224 million kilograms (or 987,000 bales) which was an increase of 37.4% from the 163 million kilograms (or 718,6954 bales) that were produced in the previous year.

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