Mkoa Wa Ruvuma Una Mbolea Ya Kutosha Msimu Mzima

 

Mbolea iliyohifadhiwa katika ghala la SONAMCU mjini Songea.

Mbolea iliyoifadhiwa katika ghala ya kuhifadhia mbolea la SONAMCU mjini Songea.

Mbolea ya SA iliyohifadhiwa katika ghala la SONAMCU mjini Songea.

Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa NFRA Dkt.Stephan Ngailo akizungumza baada ya kukagua ghala la kuhifadhia mbolea la SONAMCU mjini Songea.

Na Albano Midelo | Afisa Habari Mkoa wa Ruvuma | MKURUGENZI Mtendaji wa Mamlaka ya Udhibiti wa Mbolea nchini (NFRA) Dkt.Stephan Ngailo amesema Mkoa wa Ruvuma una mbolea ya kutosha ya aina zote itakayokidhi mahitaji ya wakulima katika msimu mzima.

Akizungumza wakati anakagua ghala la mbolea la SONAMCU mjini Songea,Dkt.Ngailo amesema amekagua maghala ya mbolea katika wilaya zote za Mkoa wa Ruvuma na ameridhika kuwa mbolea ipo ya kutosha.

Ametoa rai kwa wakulima kuendelea kujiandaa kununua mbegu na kulima mashamba yao ambapo amesema mbolea zote zipo za kutosha ikiwemo urea,DP,SA na NPK.

Amesema serikali imekusudia kuhakikisha kuwa mbolea za aina zote zinapatikana katika mikoa inayolima mazao ya chakula ukiwemo Mkoa wa Ruvuma, Njombe, Iringa, Songwe, Rukwa, Katavi,Kigoma na Tabora na kwamba serikali imedhamiria kuhakikisha kuwa maeneo hayo yote yanapata mbolea ya kutosha.

“Katika nchi nzima tuna zaidi ya asilimia 60 ya mahitaji yote ya mbolea,tunatarajia kufikia kati ya mwezi Februari hadi Machi tutakuwa na asilimia 75 hadi 80 ya mahitaji yote ya mbolea nchini’’,amesisitiza Dkt.Ngailo.

Dkt.Ngailo amesema katika msimu huu,serikali ya Awamu ya Tano inayoongozwa na Rais Dkt.John Magufuli imejipanga vizuri kuhakikisha wakulima wanapata mbolea za aina zote kwa wakati.

Hata hivyo amesema katika tathmini iliyofanyika Oktoba mwaka huu,Tanzania ilikuwa na tani zaidi ya 65,000 za mbolea ya urea na kwa mbolea nyingine zote zilifikia tani 252,000 ambapo kiasi hicho cha mbolea kinaweza kufika hadi mwezi Februri 2021.

Ameongeza kuwa hivi sasa katika bandari ya Dar es salaam kuna meli imetia nanga inaendelea kupakua mbolea aina ya urea tani 18,000 na kuna tani nyingine za mbolea zinatarajiwa kuingizwa nchini wakati wowote.

Kwa upande wake Afisa Kilimo Ofisi ya Mkuu wa Mkoa wa Ruvuma Paulo Msemwa amesema mahitaji ya mbolea katika Mkoa ni tani zaidi ya 50,000 ambapo hadi sasa zimeingia tani zaidi ya 13,000 .

Amesema mbolea imesambazwa katika maeneo yote ya Mkoa hivyo ametoa rai kwa wakulima kuandaa mapema pembejeo zote za kilimo ili kuongeza uzalishaji. 

Mkoa wa Ruvuma katika misimu miwili mfululizo ya 2018/2019 na 2019/2020 umeongoza na kushika nafasi ya kwanza kitaifa katika uzalishaji wa mazao ya chakula,huku sababu kubwa ya kuongeza uzalishaji ni upatikanaji wa mbolea ya kutosha.

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Absa Bank Tanzania empowers its SME customers with financial literacy in Dar.

Absa Bank Ohio Branch Manager, Ally Janja (left), in conversation with some banks small and medium enterprises customers during a training on issues related to financial skills organised by the financial institution in Dar es Salaam. 

Absa Bank Tanzania Relationship Manager, Farida Kamala (right), talking to banks small and medium enterprises customers during a training session on matters related to financial skills organised by Absa in Dar es Salaam.

Absa Bank Tanzania Head of Business Banking, Melvin Saprapasen speaking to participants during a training session hosted by Absa to its SME customers in Dar es Salaam.

By Staff Writer

Absa Bank Tanzania is finalizing the process of initiating a new product before the end of this year to serve the Small and Medium Entrepreneurs (SMEs) with affordable loans.

Farida Kamala, Absa Bank Tanzania, Relationship Manager, revealed the plan at a special workshop that brought the bank’s clients most of them being SMEs with businesses of a turnover range between 20million/- and 100million/- to have them educated on critical issues related to financial management so us they grow to big businesses.

The bank organized the event held in Dar es Salaam last week in collaboration with Deloitte that brought with it auditors, tax and finance experts to educate SMEs on critical issues they should consider to grow their businesses.

“There was a delay for the bank to come up with products targeting SMEs due to a cross section of shortcomings. We are finalizing arrangements of the loan scheme for SMEs at least starting with those who manage a turnover of 50million/- annually. One need to bank with us for at least six months to qualify for the loans issued through this scheme” she explained.

About 200 SMEs were brought together at the workshop and got exposed to knowledge to bridge gap analysis in the angles of tax, audit, business plan, financial reporting and real time performance insights.

“Most of SMEs being start-ups or family businesses fail because of credit risk expenditure and lack of knowledge to manage limited revenue growth, maintaining business continuity and succession arrangements” affirmed Kamala.

Addressing SMEs on tax related issues, Festo Bartholomew, Senior Manager Tax Deloitte, advised them on the importance of preparing and keeping accounting records of their businesses. He said that most small and medium businesses fail due to delay in tax payment hence creating accrued charges and penalties.

“One of the key facts to make your business grow big is filling provisional and income returns of every quarter even those of minor expenses related to the referred business. SMEs must build the culture of tax planning to determine your effective tax rate margin. Consultation of experts is needed to protect yourself from getting into problem with the revenue authority by incurring unnecessary penalties” he warned.

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