In 2019, Tanzania sold 39,000 tonnes of onions to its fellow member countries of the East African Community (EAC), raking in at least Sh38 billion according to Business Environment Manager of the Tanzania Horticultural Association (Taha), Mr Kelvin Remen.
In the following year (2020), the country also sold more than 42,000 tonnes of the crop to the other EAC member countries for a total of Sh42.5 billion in export earnings reports www.thecitizen.co.tz
“This shows that there are huge marketing opportunities for the crop, particularly in the countries that surround us. And growing castors is one of the strategies that we have to increase our export earnings,” said Mr Remen.