Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete has announced his country's long-expected economic stimulus package with an amount of 1.7 trillion shillings (1.36 billion U. S.dollars). The stimulus plan was unveiled one day before the country is scheduled to announce its 2009/2010 fiscal budget later on Thursday. President Kikwete told parliamentarians and representatives of local elders in Dodoma, the country's political capital, that the global financial crisis had adversely affected Tanzania in such areas as exports, tourism, manufacturing and agriculture. He added that the stimulus package had been included in the country's 2009/2010 budget which will also be announced in Dodoma as well. The stimulus funds, according to the president, will go to such crucial sectors as agriculture, food security, investment and infrastructure. Apart from working capitals and loan guarantees, agriculture has got the largest share of the stimulus package fund at 40 billion shillings while another 21.9 billion shillings will be used for compensating crop buyers. Agriculture-related sectors like food security, farming implements under leases, fertilizer subsidy, boost of the country's agricultural sector development program and the country's strategic grain reserve will have a combined 60.12 billion shillings. All put together, agriculture draws in 122.02 billion shillings (97.6 million dollars). The stimulus package has been worked out by a team of the country's economists and officials from the central bank and from the Finance Ministry. The stimulus package is expected to target banks and companies to help them sustain operations for between six and 24 months to secure growth and employment. 