Tanzania's Richest Man Wants To Be Africa's Biggest Farmer

Not a good idea cus they may give you chemicals to bring here which we don't need

Don't go to Nigeria 😂😂

Iran is owning land in africa i bet

KEEP CALLING TANZANIA POOR, AT LEAST IT KEEP HIDING US FROM EVIL , and KIMYA KIMYA NA MAMA TUNASONGA...

Tanzania does not have a hunger problem. Yes, there is an issue with poverty and low productivity agriculture but the nation is self-sufficient in food production through small scale farmers and sells excess to its neighbors.

Mo Dewji's plan is commendable if done in the same manner as other large-scale tea, coffee and sugarcane farms currently operate in Tanzania. They engage and operate alongside small scale farmers, helping them gain new technology and access markets. Not replace them.

It baffeles me that all African stories have to talk about the percentage who live in poverty and below a specific dollar a day ratio.
Its such a tired one sided issue.
I thought this would be an in-depth look at the man's plan, the reason why he doesnt stay in Tz (his kidnapping)...where does Tz's poverty come in....do better, be better.

Of course the richest isn’t African.

He’s not African

This report must have been done by the great grandson of Leopold II because it's so neo colonial in sentiment that Joseph Conrad might as well been the one to do the report. 1. The gaslighting is too much, how does one man's quest to expand his business equate to enabling another "oyibo man's burden" narrative? 2. There are no organizations within the continent for you to reference? Is the continent full of animals that can't speak for themselves? Let me guess, Forbes was paid by the individual you're highlighting to help sell his vision? Just say that but stop gaslighting people with the same tired neocolonial hogwash. It's lazy journalism.

very mediocre image quality. Are you serious Forbes?

This can never be a good thing...

The lender makes up the numbers and controls the narrative...

He appears here because he is supported by the western world, and he's going to use cheap labor in Tanzania and export the products to the west. Local Tanzanians won't benefit

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Tanzania has 1 of the largest Water Reserves in the World lake Victoria/Tanganjika/Malawi with 2× size of California fertil volcanic soil it should be a top agriculture producer's in the World

His wealth lies in the comfort of the Middle East yet he proposes introducing industrial agri farming that will not benefit the people of Tanzania. He will bring chemicals and destruction to locals and the environment while he and his investors become wealthy land barons. The people and government of Tanzania must reject his proposal at all cost

He will be among top ten billionier in the world within 20 years .

Am interested in farming also

A Indian origin dude 🤔

Wazo zuri sana. It's prime time to convert some of the widespread national parks into agricultural land. The same was done at the Canadian Prairies, American dust bowl etc. Mr Dewji fanyia kazi wazo hili!

BEST 1

Africans pray for him.

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Can I make things clear.Mohammed Dewji "He is not the Richest person in Tanzania.The Richest person in Tanzania is Rostam Aziz and number 2:Said Salim Bhakresa

Great Vision

It’s Mohammed Dewji not Duji😅😅😅..

This is the way to go. Let Africa 🌍 unite for a greater purpose

MOHD come invest in Kenya, people forgot to farm specialized only in corruption

Dont sell.your land to forieghn man.he will.invite indian hew will take your land

Poor reporting

Buy Bill Gates out of whatever land he owns please🤣

Small, sustainable, organic, food growing and not cash crop growing - the profits should go back into proper education, nutrition, healthcare, better social infrastructure, higher education, environment preservation, tourism, affordable housing for all - all this without pushing modernism and too much concrete.

We need such people in this continent

For those wondering, why he's white/arab..well, the reason is simply because most black billionaires/millionaire can't explain where they got their wealth from thus they prefer to be unknown.

Lies, Lies, Lies

I do hope Mo speaks to some ecologists who have a grasp of the actual facts around farm size: the majority of studies (and there have been many) show that SMALLER farms are more productive PER HECTARE. Larger farms reach DISECONOMIES OF SCALE quite quickly. Hopefully that will tweak Mo's curiosity to investigate further. A fellow African by the name of Allan Savory would be a good place to start: counterintuitively most African farms are UNDERSTOCKED with animals (even in arid areas), and productivity will increase if herds are enlarged. BUT: the way herds are managed is critical. Sustained, high productivity farming is about METHODOLOGY, NOT TECHNOLOGY. This is good news for Africa, as sustainable, high productivity farming is labour-intensive, not Tech intensive. The employment potential is huge. The trick is to give labour a stake in success. Land ownership is vital too. Many African countries have failed to recognise the property rights of their citizens and still follow a quasi-communist approach of the State or a local "chief" owning the land. This is convenient for the national politicians or the chief, but a clear disincentive for the ordinary African. Perhaps Mo could look at formulas that include farm labour owning smallish farms, but with incentives to co-operate on training, research, business and marketing strategy?

A white man? Africa is incorrigible.

The East Africa coast is very diverse with many Arabs and Indians. Africans need mechanized agriculture to sustain themselves and feed the world.

U need to Be Inclusive within CED within The Country!
Inclusion ...Inclusion ...as you launch This Big Dream!

~ The main problem will be that some countries with high potential for constructive & productive prosperity are their own greatest enemies, let alone having foreign investment friends, so it may not blossom to full fruition.

The Indian Lobby wants to take over Africa now

Can’t wait to meet this lovly guy with a very big Vision so I can buy hot chillies from his farm to make our Sauce .Papa Dino

A native should be the richest man in Tanzania and not a foreign Asian

I don’t trust it for anyone to have a monopoly on anything! Look at Bill Gates buying up most of the farmland in America… too much control and power given to one person!

Tanzania has been able to feed itself and produce excess food for export through the small scale farmers. Theory that small scale farmers can never feed a nation is being proved wrong. Even in the sisal production Mo works in collaboration with small scale farmers. We promote sharing in Tanzania and he knows that. Tanzania is feeding itself, and even cash crops are grown in collaboration with large scale farmers. One person holding thousand acres of land while others are landless is unacceptable here. A large scale investor in farming needs to provide expertise, processing and marketing and model farms, the rest is done by outgrowers.

So amazing dear

That footage is quite disgusting...360p?

We trust you more

Imagine 🤦🏾‍♀️ smmfh

it is pronounced as DE-UJI...not DEW-JI...