mazao
English meaning: Crops / Agricultural Produce
Swahili Definition
(Kiswahili)Mimea inayolimwa kwa ajili ya chakula, biashara au matumizi mengine ya kiuchumi.
English Definition
Plants grown for food or commercial use. East Africa's key crops include maize (staple food), tea (Kenya is world's 3rd largest tea exporter), coffee (Ethiopia is Africa's top coffee producer, birthplace of coffee), cut flowers (Kenya), tobacco (Tanzania), and pyrethrum (Kenya). Food security is a major challenge — East Africa faces recurrent droughts and is affected by locust invasions. India-East Africa agricultural technology cooperation is expanding.
Example
“Kenya ni mzalishaji mkubwa wa chai duniani na mauzo ya chai yanachangia kwa kiasi kikubwa uchumi wake.”
In English: “Kenya is a major world tea producer and tea exports contribute significantly to its economy.”
Synonyms
- mavuno
- bidhaa za kilimo
Literary Heritage
“Umaskini si laana — ni tatizo la mgawanyo mbaya wa rasilimali.”
“Poverty is not a curse — it is a problem of the unequal distribution of resources.”
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Language information
- Language
- Kiswahili
- Swahili
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Niger-Congo
- Speakers
- 100M