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For Tanzania data from 1990-2008 also show an upward trend both in terms of area under production
and yield. Area under production increased almost four fold in 18 years (110,000 – 415,000 ha)
whereas production increased 5-fold (60,000 to 300,000 MT). Yields have also been increasing though
not as fast as it was in Malawi (545 to 723 kg per ha). There was a sharp decline in production and yield
during 2000 that was caused by drought. Yields dropped to as low as 444 kg per ha but immediately
bounced back to 836 kg per ha and 945 kg per ha during the following two consecutive seasons (Table
3-3).
Table 3-3: Groundnut production trends in Tanzania
Year Area (1000 Ha) Yield (Kg per Ha) Production (1000 MT)
1990 110 545 60
1991 110 636 70
1992 110 591 65
1993 110 636 70
1994 110 636 70
1995 113 637 72
1996 116 638 74
1997 116 621 72
1998 116 629 73
1999 116 638 74
2000 117 444 52
2001 247 836 207
2002 367 945 347
2003 348 459 160
2004 375 885 332
2005 409 718 294
2006 410 707 290
2007 415 723 300
2008 415 723 300
Source: Statistics Unit, Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives (MAFSC), Tanzania (2008).
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