?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F12020%2F&rft.title=Building+sorghum+seed+sector+along+the+grain+market+in+Tanzania%3A+Areas+for+policy+support&rft.creator=Akpo%2C+E&rft.creator=Kalema%2C+E&rft.creator=Kongola%2C+E&rft.creator=Muricho%2C+G&rft.creator=Ojiewo%2C+C&rft.subject=Tanzania&rft.subject=Sorghum&rft.description=In+Tanzania%2C+sorghum+is+the+3rd+most+grown+cereal+with+approximately+500%2C000+tons+produced+per+year+(FAOSTAT%2C+2018).+It+is+grown+in+semi-arid+regions+of+Dodoma%2C+Singida%2C+Mara%2C+Shinyanga%2C+Mwanza%2C+and+Tabora+regions.+Farmers+primarily+produce+sorghum+for+consumption+(83%25)+rather+than+commercial+purpose+(17%25).+It+is+mainly+used+as+human+food%2C+animal+feeds%2C+alcoholic+beverages%2C+and+biofuels.+In+the+past+years%2C+there+has+been+an+increase+%0D%0Ain+sorghum+production+from+676%2C772+tons+in+2015+to+750%2C000+tons+in+2020+(FAOSTAT%2C+2022).+Recently%2C+there+is+an+increase+in+demand+for+sorghum+since+many+people+are+increasingly+getting+aware+of+the+health+benefits+that+come+with+the+consumption+of+sorghum+like+prevention+of+cancer%2C+reducing+tumor+incidence%2C+and+lowering+blood+pressure+(Saleh+et+al%2C+2013)%3B+and+increase+in+sorghum+demand+among+breweries+like+Serengeti+Breweries+Limited+(SBL)+(American+sorghum%2C+2016).+White+sorghum+is+highly+preferred+in+and+outside+the+country+because+of+its+use%2C+color+and+low+tannin%3B+and+red+sorghum+is+highly+demanded+in+Lake+Zone+and+Northern+Highland+of+Tanzania+and+exported+to+Burundi+and+Rwanda.+Tanzania+mostly+exports+sorghum+to+Uganda%2C+Rwanda%2C+Kenya%2C+Burundi%2C+and+United+Arab+Emirates+(UAE).+Sorghum+grain+in+Tanzania+hardly+competes+in+both+local+and+international+markets+because+of+the+low-quality+grain.....&rft.date=2022&rft.type=Policy+Briefs&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F12020%2F1%2FPolicy%2520Brief%252047_Building%2520sorghum%2520seed%2520sector%2520along.pdf&rft.identifier=++Akpo%2C+E+and+Kalema%2C+E+and+Kongola%2C+E+and+Muricho%2C+G+and+Ojiewo%2C+C++(2022)+Building+sorghum+seed+sector+along+the+grain+market+in+Tanzania%3A+Areas+for+policy+support.++%5BPolicy+Briefs%5D+++++