Related Keywords: contract farming, Cotton growers, empowering farmers to process cotton themselves, Ginners, increase their revenue, increase value chains, sell both cotton and its seeds, Tanzania cotton board
The Tanzania Cotton Board (TCB) is working out plan to empower farmers to process cotton themselves and benefit from selling both cotton and its seeds. They are also working on increase value chains in the sector. TCB Director of Finance and Administration Gabriel Mwalo said that under the new system, cotton growers will reap the fruits of value addition.
Currently ginners are the ones who enjoy the lion share of cotton profits making double income, because more than fiber they also earn from oil extracted from cotton seeds.
