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1990/91 1991/92 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96
Coffee Cotton Sugarcane
Wheat Sunflower Cardamon
It is observed in table XIV above that coffee production in
1994/95 fell very significantly to 9421 tons from 17,207 tons
produced in 1992/93. A drop in volume in 1994/95 must have
been influenced by both wheather and coffee prices which fell
down in 1990, and hence affecting production volume.
Nonetheless coffee still remains the most important cash crop in
the region and at national level it accounts for 36.4 percent of total
national coffee production. Confirming further the importance of
coffee in the region, particularly in Moshi Rural, Hai and Rombo
districts, 68 percent of the planted area is under coffee/bananas
whereas only 17 percent is so planted in Mwanga and Same
district.
In the region as a whole coffee/bananas crops occupy 23 percent
of the total cultivated area followed by maize, bans/maize each at
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