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Macadamias can be produced successfully in areas where avocados, coffee, papayas, mangoes and bananas do well. Macadamia take three to four years to mature. A mature macadamia tree can produce over 300 kilos of nuts in a year. There is readily export market for macadamia nuts.
Beekeeping is an under-rated agriculture branch in Tanzania, with tremendous growth potential. The beekeeping sector is still a virgin industry for rewarding investment. It is currently being handled by individual beekeepers that lack both adequate finances and appropriate beekeeping skills. There is no organized marketing system for both local and foreign markets to encourage the development and expansion of the industry.
With increased commercial farming practices, there has been growing demand for seedlings for pine timber trees, coffee and avocados. There is a potential of selling avocado seedlings to the neighbouring Eastern and Central African countries. We will work hard to utilise that opportunity.
Arabica coffee seedlings nursery – February 2016
Current practice and status at Jagrin:
We have had a successful pilot nursery for coffee and pine tree seedlings with effect from 2015. We produced:
We have a 33 acres’ Mayowa Pine Tree Farm in Hasamba ward. On this farm, we have planted pine trees as follows:
- 1 acre with grown over 7 years’ trees (cedar & pines);
- 3,000 pine trees planted in January & February 2014
- 10,000 trees planted in February 2015
- 7,000 trees planted in February 2016;
- 7,000 trees planted in March 2017;
- Total 20,000 pine trees planted in 2014; 2015 & 2016 are well maintained.
Problem addressed by Jagrin Agriculture Co. Ltd:
Plantain and Banana production as a food crop occupies a general third place in importance among crops in Tanzania, after maize and rice. However, it is ranked the first for some families and communities.
Problem addressed by Jagrin Agriculture Co. Ltd: