Subsidised fertilizer prices
The price a farmer pays per bag. The government pays the difference.
| Fertilizer | Use | Bag | Market price | You pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP (Di-Ammonium Phosphate) 18-46-0 | Planting | 50 kg | 135,000 | TZS 70,000 |
| UREA 46-0-0 | Top Dressing | 50 kg | 110,000 | TZS 60,000 |
| CAN (Calcium Ammonium Nitrate) 26-0-0 | Top Dressing | 50 kg | 90,000 | TZS 55,000 |
| NPK 10:18:24 (Tobacco) 10-18-24 | Compound | 50 kg | 125,000 | TZS 75,000 |
| Sulphate of Ammonia 21-0-0-24S | Top Dressing | 50 kg | 80,000 | TZS 50,000 |
| Chokaa (Agricultural Lime) CaCO₃ | Lime | 50 kg | 25,000 | TZS 15,000 |
How much fertilizer do I need?
Recommended bags per acre. Your subsidised allowance is based on these.
Maize Mahindi
- DAP (planting)2 bags/acre
- UREA (top dressing)2 bags/acre
Rice (paddy) Mpunga
- DAP (planting)1 bags/acre
- UREA (top dressing)2 bags/acre
Tobacco Tumbaku
- CAN (top dressing)2 bags/acre
- NPK (planting)4 bags/acre
Beans Maharage
- DAP (planting)1 bags/acre
Sunflower Alizeti
- DAP (planting)1 bags/acre
- UREA (top dressing)1 bags/acre
Coffee Kahawa
- CAN (top dressing)2 bags/acre
- NPK (planting)2 bags/acre
Tea Chai
- NPK (planting)3 bags/acre
- SA (top dressing)2 bags/acre
Cotton Pamba
- DAP (planting)1 bags/acre
- UREA (top dressing)1 bags/acre
Sugarcane Miwa
- DAP (planting)2 bags/acre
- UREA (top dressing)3 bags/acre
Irish potatoes Viazi mviringo
- DAP (planting)3 bags/acre
- CAN (top dressing)2 bags/acre