{"id":457,"date":"2018-11-12T17:10:38","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T14:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.muhunda.co.tz\/?p=457"},"modified":"2018-12-12T18:19:13","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T15:19:13","slug":"president-magufuli-deploys-army-in-cashew-nut-standoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.muhunda.co.tz\/?p=457","title":{"rendered":"President Magufuli deploys army in cashew nut standoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Beatrice Materu\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 12 November 2018.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Summary<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Cashews are an important export for Tanzania but also a major source of livelihood for small-scale farmers<\/li>\n<li>Statistics show cashew nut exports rose to USD 541.77 million in 2017 from USD 270.6 million in 2016<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tanzania President John Magufuli Monday deployed the military to buy cashewnuts directly from farmers in the southern region of the country.<\/p>\n<p>President Magufuli rejected offers from 13 firms intending to buy the cash crop and assigned the Tanzania People&#8217;s Defence Forces (TPDF) to buy the produce at USD 1.43 (Tshs 3,300) per kilo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe gave private traders four days till Monday 4pm (+3GMT) to submit their purchasing plans, but traders have come up with difficult requirements and have so far bought cashew nuts at a price of Tshs 3,001 (USD 1.30), with the highest at Tshs 3,016 (USD 1.31) per kilogramme, which are not fair to the farmers,\u201d said President Magufuli.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn two days\u2019 time, farmers should be paid without any hesitation and the process should start immediately,\u201d ordered the president.<\/p>\n<p><b><strong>The low prices<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, President Magufuli sacked the Agriculture and Trade ministers and disbanded the Cashewnut Board of Tanzania (CBT) as the government grapples with how to safeguard farmers from the low prices.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Related Content<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theeastafrican.co.ke\/business\/Magufuli-sacks-Agriculture-Trade-ministers-cashewnut-board\/2560-4845942-3f2ic3\/index.html\">Magufuli sacks Agriculture, Trade ministers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cashewnuts are an important export for Tanzania but also a major source of livelihood for small-scale farmers in Mtwara, Lindi, Coast and Ruvuma regions.<\/p>\n<p>President Magufuli&#8217;s intervention came after farmers boycotted the CBT auctions at the prices of USD 0.7 (Tshs 1,550) and instead wanted at least USD 1.2 (Tshs 2,900) per kilo.<\/p>\n<p>Statistics show cashew nut exports rose to USD 541.77 million in 2017 from USD 270.6 million in 2016, surpassing all of Tanzania\u2019s cash crops.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s yield is forecast to reach 220,000 tonnes.<\/p>\n<p>More Info\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theeastafrican.co.ke\/business\/Magufuli-deploys-army-in-cashew-nut-row\/2560-4848068-14yo1cpz\/index.html\">Magufuli deploys army in cashew nut standoff<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beatrice Materu\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 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