THE fifth cashew nuts auctions will take place today after being postponed last Sunday following transporters’ strike over low payment.
Nachingwea District Commissioner (DC), Ms Rukia Muwango, said after meeting both parties that the auction will be held today, allaying fears to farmers over failure to sell their cashew nuts.
“The misunderstanding between transporters and cooperative societies on transport fees is resolved and consignment of cashew nuts are being ferried from the cooperatives warehouses to special warehouses where auctions take place,” she said.
She said some transporters were overcharging farmers particularly at this period of time where prices for cashew nuts have shot up to about 4,000/ - per kilogramme. She added that the government’s intention is to make sure farmers accrue benefits from cashew nuts in order to improve their living standards.
Since 2016/ 17 when cashew nuts season started, four auctions have been conducted in Lindi and Mtwara regions with 10,170,438 kilogrammes sold.
On his part, RUNALI Cooperatives Society Manager, Mr Christopher Mwaya, said the auction that was scheduled last Sunday failed to take place following transporters’ strike over low pay.
“Transporters strike started November 9th where the cooperative societies expected to ferry 99,745,000 kilogrammes,” he said.
source-www.dailynews.co.tz
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