At Kigoma Urban MP (ACT-nationalists), Zitto Kabwe claiming that the food situation in the country is not good due to bad storage, the government has said the situation is calm despite not getting some areas of moderate rain.
Zitto claimed yesterday that the National Food Warehouse (SGR) has food stocks sufficient for only eight days during November 2015 there was enough food for two months.
According to Zitto, reported the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) of November shows that the authorities of the National Food Reserve (NFRA), left and only 90,476 tons of food that is sufficiently demanding is the eighth day.
However, the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Dr. Charles Tizeba responded to the allegations of Zitto saying the country has enough food, not the day nor the moon only eight, but more.
Dr. Tizeba said NFRA becomes small savings since 2016 is that the country had a great harvest of 16 million tons, which did not exist happen, so warehouses are still large reserves of food are so abundant food ukununua agent.
"NFRA buys food for viewing What is demand for that year, they are very reaping their warehouses is full and the demand for food becomes smaller inunui is why the Government is plenty of food. Two years ago the government bought maize but ended impairment, "said Dr. Tizeba.
He added that the government now has a project to build another warehouse with a storage capacity of 260,000 tons to the current likiungana a capacity of 246,000 tons and the country should be able to store more than 500,000 tons.
"There are areas where corn farmers have started to mature and be harvested as usual there, we do we manage the sale of food out of the country without permits to food spreads more Tanzanians. Though I can not specify the amount of food available for security reasons, but it is not sufficient for eight days or one month but is more likely, "said Tizeba.
Yesterday while addressing a campaign rally councilor in the county airport in Morogoro municipality, Zitto said the statements of President John Magufuli to the citizens of Kagera that the Government has no field is to hide the decision resulting lack of food stocks available.
He claimed that the food situation in the country is not good, they are witnessing how food prices zinavyopanda daily claiming that sembe and rice prices have been higher and the cost of living will continue to rise due to food shortages become widespread.
"The situation of food is getting worse because of poor government decisions about food storage. All previous governments in the past were reserved to zinanunua Act during the current drought as the food to enter the market, so download prices and enabling citizens to afford food, "said Zitto.
He added that until now NFRA has 90,476 tons of food during the same period in 2015 was a storehouse of food and 459,561 tons.
Data was provided Zitto Kabwe was quoted in the BoT report in November last year which shows that from January 2016 to July 2016, food reserves decreased from 125,668 to 49,632 tons, but until October this year increased to 90,476.
The report shows the different storage of food last year and the preceding two years since 2014 in January, there were 235,309 tonnes by December, with 466,583 tons in the year 2015 January amidst 459,561 and December 180,746 tons.
Executive Director of the Network of Farmers Groups in Tanzania (MVIWATA), Steven Ruvuga said the reality for farmers is not good to have floods hit low rate, so there is a fear of a lack of adequate food later.
"Now I am Kiteto and usually maize had to be ready, oh how lofty reach at least the shoulders of a man, but now I yatizama still low.
"This year there is a risk of lack of food and I thank the Government had begun to take action in areas of need," said Ruvuga.
He added that the National Gallery should be approximately 300,000 tons of reserves but as there are now 90,476 may zisikidhi everyone's needs so it is advisable ikabuni alternative plan.
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