Dar es Salaam, April 29 -- DAR ES SALAAM: PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa has commended CRDB Bank for tripling loans to the agriculture sector to a whopping 1.715tri/- last year from 545bn/- in the previous year.

He said the loans had helped to boost growth of the sector which employs about two thirds of Tanzanians and contributes nearly the third of the GDP and about quarter of total exports.

“I want you [CRDB] to think and find a way where more ‘wananchi will be able to join the agricultural and fishing sectors to increase productivity and efficiency while embracing technology without forgetting climate change issues,” the PM said when gracing the lenders Uwekezaji Day yesterday in Dar es Salaam.

Agriculture employs ...