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Fruits are important as a source of nutrients to supplement daily dietary requirements.
They provide the bulk of vitamin C and vitamin A and also supply essential minerals such
as iron and calcium. Apart from being a source of nutrients, fruits are a source of income
and employment to many Tanzanian growers and traders. Both tropical and temperate
fruits are produced in different parts of the country (Verheij, 1982). Production of
temperate fruits occurs in the highland areas (Van Epenhuijsen, 1976) while production of
tropical fruits takes place in the plateau, river basin and valley areas.
Morogoro is one of the major fruit producing regions in Tanzania. It produces most
tropical and some temperate fruits which are supplied to urban centres like Dar-es-salaam
and Dodoma [United Republic of Tanzania (URT), 2002]. Presence of both tropical and
temperate fruits in the country increases fruit diversity to local consumers, also the
potential to supply fruits overseas especially during the time when they are not abundant
there, like during winter. Some of the tropical fruits produced include mango, guava,
soursop, jew plum, breadfruit, loquat and papaya. Subtropical fruits include citrus and
grape while temperate fruits include pear, plum, peach and apple.
Tropical and subtropical regions are becoming important areas for fruit production. There
is a great potential for export of fruits from these regions to international markets if export
qualities can be met. The most challenging task is to export pest free fruits. Fruit flies

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