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Author: Aly Ramji
Aly Ramji
Aly is the Managing Editor of The Exchange Africa and a Director at Mediapix Limited. An African media and publishing house with offices in Dubai, UAE, Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
In a recent statement by the Tanzania Coffee Board (TCB), Tanzania earned Tshs.180 billion ($79 million) from the sale of over 65,000 tonnes of coffee collected in the 2018/2019 crop season. The board Director General, Primus Kimaryo said 40,940 tonnes of coffee were sold through the TCB Coffee Exchange, with the remaining 24,583 sold through Direct Coffee Export. Robusta dominated the direct export with 19,399 tonnes constituting 78.9 per cent while 5,183 tonnes of Arabica coffee made 21.1 per cent of the consignment. Mr. Kimaryo said that although coffee production during the 2018/2019 season was 65,000 tonnes, an increase of…