Zanzibar's agriculture minister told farmers and government workers they need to stop acting like solo players if they want the islands to actually feed themselves long-term. Suleiman Masoud Makame checked out irrigation setups, livestock spots, and forestry projects in North Unguja, and he said the Kilombero rice scheme could crush it if everyone quits beefing and works together. He also called out farmers for grabbing clove seedlings and then letting them die from neglect.
The minister warned that illegal logging keeps wrecking forest reserves even though guards patrol constantly, and he wants better lab equipment at the Donge Muwanda quarantine facility to catch diseases in animals shipped from outside Zanzibar. Farmers complained about rats destroying rice crops during the flowering season and power outages screwing up water pumps in the valley.
The minister warned that illegal logging keeps wrecking forest reserves even though guards patrol constantly, and he wants better lab equipment at the Donge Muwanda quarantine facility to catch diseases in animals shipped from outside Zanzibar. Farmers complained about rats destroying rice crops during the flowering season and power outages screwing up water pumps in the valley.
