The government under the ministry of agriculture said imeshachukua measures to ensure that food and nutrition situation in the country is stable.
That has been said Tuesday the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Dr. Charles Tizeba in Dodoma in the sixth session of parliament while the government issued a statement on the state of food and nutrition for the year 2016/2017.
Dr. Tizeba said, "The assessment has identified that 55 district councils require a total of 1,969 tons of improved seeds of maize, millet and tubers which matures in the short term and drought tolerance. Seeds are required approvals in February 2017 month iliziweze planted in the 2016/2017 season in the developing areas get rain this time of year.
Tizeba he listed steps that governments inazichukua ensure that the situation of food and nutrition is established that includes managing the distribution of seeds and agricultural drought-resistant and reproducible in the long term which include millet, sorghum and seed crop edible root cassava and sweet potatoes to use them properly showcase rain now.
He also said that due to the nature of the conduct of unyeshaji of rainfall and inadequacies in the season in many parts of the country, heads of regional and district advised to continue to inspire and manage farmers send zinazokomaa early seed and plant drought-resistant crops.
Coupled with talk that the ministry has asked farmers to continue using them pouring rain developing by planting drought-resistant crops to mature in the short term and continue to care for and use the food they have to care.