Early this month, the new Minister for Agriculture, Daniel Chongolo, embarked on a comprehensive working tour of Mtwara Region, engaging key players across Tanzania’s cashew nuts value chain as the Government steps up efforts to transform the sector into a high-value driver of growth. The tour included visits to the Cashew Board of Tanzania, cashew processing and research facilities, and the Port of Mtwara – through which most of the country’s cashew exports are shipped – underscoring the Sixth Phase Government’s resolve to strengthen production, value addition, trade logistics and farmer prosperity in the “golden nuts” industry.
The Director General of the Cashewnuts Board of Tanzania (CBT), Francis Alfred (third from left), briefs the Minister for Agriculture, Daniel Chongolo (second from left), on cashew export operations and logistics at the Mtwara Port, as Mtwara Regional Commissioner, Col. Patrick Sawala (left), looks on.Minister Chongolo (wearing a cap) inspects operations at the Tandahimba Newala Cooperative Union (TANECU) warehouse in Tandahimba District during his working tour of Mtwara Region. On his left is the Mtwara Regional Commissioner, Col. Patrick Sawala, accompanied by district leaders and TANECU officials.The Mtwara District Commissioner, Abdallah Mwaipaya, and other leaders listen attentively to the Minister for Agriculture during his visit to the offices of the Cashewnut Board of Tanzania in Mtwara.During his tour, Minister Chongolo also took time to visit cashew nut processing factories.The Minister for Agriculture, Daniel Chongolo (fifth from left), and Mtwara Regional Commissioner, Col. Patrick Sawala (fifth from right), pose for a group photo with regional and district officials during the minister’s official visit to the Mtwara Regional offices.At Mtwara Port, Minister Chongolo (left) received a detailed briefing on the port’s operations and logistics management, with particular focus on the handling and prioritization of cashew nut exports.
