THE government is studying conflicts between farmers and pastoralists to
determine whether they emanate from greater pressure on grazing land
due to increased livestock population or is a product of poor land
planning.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock
and Fisheries has also held discussions with pension funds to invest in
fish processing industries and construction of cold rooms for fish
storage.
Speaking during the ‘Tunatekeleza’
programme aired by Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC), the Minister
for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Dr Charles Tizeba, said
although the issue of land conflict was cross cutting, his ministry
wants to know the root cause of the conflict, whether is due to small
grazing land with large livestock population or it is just poor
planning.
He, however, cautioned those engaging in
conflicts that they were breaking the law by destroying property and
sometimes killing people, urging security organs to ensure that
perpetrators face the wrath of the law.
“People need to understand that this
country is governed by laws and no one is above the law. It is a
criminal offence to destroy property and life and those perpetrating
this must be held responsible and face the laws of the country,” Dr
Tizeba explained.
The minister faulted some local
administrative officials for fueling land conflicts by accepting bribes
from some of the perpetrators, forcing the parties that do not have
money to bribe to take the law in their own hands.
On fishing, Dr Tizeba said the
government was encouraging fish farming to reduce pressure on lakes,
which are currently facing scarcity of fish, especially in Lake
Victoria, due to illegal fishing methods.
“Fishing communities know the
repercussions of Illegal fishing but they still do it. But greed is at
the centre of these illegal fishing methods, which are destroying
breeding areas for fish ... all these they know but fish farming would
provide farmers with an alternative source of income,” he explained.
On deep sea fishing, Dr Tizeba said
Tanzanians have not benefited much with deep sea fishing as there are no
are local fishing boats that venture into deep sea for fishing except
for foreigners. Currently, 104 foreign fishing boats are fishing in the
deep sea.
The minister said he had suspended
issuing of licences for deep sea fishing until the current ones expire,
noting that the regulations governing deep sea fishing were not
beneficial -prompting the need to change them.
“We will start issuing the licences with
new regulations that will require we do it in partnership or increase
charges so that we as a nation can benefit. We will also look for ways
for locals to get employment,” he explained.
Following President John Magufuli’s
advice to pension funds to invest in other areas, the Ministry of
Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries has been encouraging investments in
fish processing factories and cold rooms.
He added that the Tanzania People’s
Defence Forces, Naval Command, was in advanced talks with their
counterparts in China to engage in grand-scale commercial fishing.
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