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The quality of this year's cotton has dropped across all the districts in the Western Zone of Tanzania. Only Meatu, Maswa and Bariadi districts in Simiyu Region have produced quality cotton, according to the recently released figures reflected business conducted between June 21 and September 1, this year, said Mr Kisinza Ndimu, the Principal Ginnery Officer of the Tanzania Cotton Board (TCB).
At least 120,000 tonnes of cotton has been bought from farmers in the Western Zone, where 99 percent of the country's cotton is produced annually, the cotton board has confirmed.