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Geography - Agriculture in Tanzania (Form II & III)
Muhtasari / Summary: Types of farming, cash crops, soil, and challenges in Tanzania.
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Agriculture is Tanzania's backbone, employing ~65% of the population. Types: Subsistence (food for family – e.g. maize, cassava) and Commercial (cash crops for export – e.g. coffee, tea, sisal, tobacco, cotton). Irrigation schemes: Kilimanjaro region (coffee), Morogoro (rice). Soil types: Clay (holds water), Sandy (drains fast), Loam (best for farming). Challenges: unreliable rainfall, poor infrastructure, small farm size. Green Revolution: improved seeds, fertilisers.