DAR ES SALAAM, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian authorities said Wednesday that they have allowed local traders to import 90,000 tonnes of rice duty-free to cushion rising prices of the staple food crop.
The Minister for Investment, Industry and Trade Ashatu Kijaji said the rice to be imported this month will be sold at indicative prices to be given by the government to ensure that the staple food crop is sold at affordable prices.
Kijaji told a news conference in Dar es Salaam that the government will continue to evaluate prices of staple food crops and other important products in the country with a view to providing the right information to people on the prices.
"This information is important to enable producers of food crops, consumers, industrialists and traders to get the right information on the prices of the food crops to enable them to make the right decisions," she said. ■