Practically all of the cotton grown in Tanzania is produced on family farms in western Tanzania. Elevations of the cotton growing portions of western Tanzania range from about feet to feet. Cotton is the largest source of income in a number of regions of western Tanzania. This is especially true in Mwanza and Shinyanga, where it accounts for over 75 percent of all crop income. In Tabora, Mara, and Singida cotton accounts for a much smaller absolute share of the total, but it is nevertheless the most important single source of crop income.

Some cotton also is grown in eastern Tanzania, where it centers in the Morogoro, Kilosa, and Ulanga districts of the Morogoro region. Elevations in the eastern cotton-growing area range from just above sea level to feet. In both the western and eastern areas rainfall distribution is such that the planting date for cotton is critical if high yields are to be obtained.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.