Tanzanian growers given hope as EU lifts ban on bitter gourd
A recent move by the European Union to lift a ban on bitter gourd fruit imports is giving new hope of increased incomes to Tanzanian growers. In November 2022, European Commission suspended exports of Tanzania’s bitter gourd fruit into EU market, citing detection of quarantine pest, demanding the country to present the pest surveillance report proving the absence of Thrips palmi Karny.
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