Tanzania 🇹🇿 is the Country that Feeds East Africa with Rice
▪️Tanzania is the only country in Africa that is self-sufficient on Rice
▪️That is, it produces sufficient Rice for its domestic consumption and has sufficient for exports
▪️Tanzania’s Rice Production is nearly twice the production of the other 6 East African Countries Combined
▪️Between 2018 and 2022, Tanzania’s annual production averaged 3.6 Million MTs, compared to 2.0 Million MTs for the other E. Africa Countries Combined
▪️Tanzania’s highest production in that period was 4.5 Million MTs in 2020
▪️Tanzania 🇹🇿 is Africa’s 4th largest producer of Rice after Nigeria, Egypt and Madagascar
▪️Tanzania is Africa’s largest exporter of Rice, and in 2023, the country generated nearly 140 Million USD from exports of Rice
▪️Uganda 🇺🇬, DR Congo 🇨🇩 and Kenya 🇰🇪 accounts to nearly 80% of Tanzania Rice Export Market
Hopefully by next harvest, it is envisaged that Burkina Faso may be the next African nation that is rice self sufficient.cwcildb84 on x
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