Dar es Salaam, April 25 -- ZANZIBAR: NMB on Wednesday said its agriculture financing has climbed to 1.6tri/- as of last year as it seeks to make the sector more sustainable and enhance its contribution to economic growth.

The lenders Chief Executive Officer, Ms Ruth Zaipuna, was speaking at the three-day Association of Local Authorities Tanzania 38th annual meeting, outlining the banks catalytic financing to key economic sectors like agriculture to support the government efforts in driving up the socio-economic development agenda.

“Our significant successes in agriculture financing have been the continuous investment in sector knowledge, products and key partnerships with key stakeholders,” she said.

Ms Zaipuna said 400bn/-...