Tanzania to empower youth through land ownership
Tanzania decided to establish the scheme because many youth lack access to land and agricultural financing, Hassan said.
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has reiterated that the government will give selected youth in the country access to land ownership as part of a wider plan aimed at promoting youth engagement in agriculture to ensure their economic empowerment, the presidency said late on Thursday.
As part of the government’s “Building a Better Tomorrow” program, President Hassan said selected youth will be allocated up to 10 acres of land each, which they will end up owning, according to a statement by the Directorate of Presidential Communications.
Hassan said Tanzania is currently in the process of recruiting the first batch of youth that will be enrolled in February for a three-month training program after which they will be allocated land.
The innovative government program, which focuses on young men and women, has established a Youth Guarantee Scheme and Loan Facility under the Agricultural Input Trust Fund, said the statement.
Tanzania decided to establish the scheme because many youth lack access to land and agricultural financing, Hassan said.
