EAC Launch Lake Victoria Fisheries Plan
The East African Community (EAC) launched the Lake Victoria Fisheries Management Plan III (FMP III) 2016–2020 on June 28th 2016. The Plan aims to recover the biomass of the Nile Perch (NP) through...
View ArticleTanzania Farmers to Benefit from USD25m Program
Smallholder farmers in Tanzania will benefit from the USD25m AgriFin Accelerate program, launched in Tanzania on July 25th 2016. The aim is to close the gap in access to financial and information...
View ArticleBank Commit TZS500b in Loans for Tanzania Agriculture Development
The Tanzania National Microfinance Bank (NMB) has set aside at least TZS500b to provide credit for agriculture development in the country over the next 5 years. This is part of the NMB five-year...
View Article345,000 Tanzanian Famers to Receive TZS114b in Agriculture Loans in 2016
The Tanzania Private Agricultural Sector Support (PASS) plans to reach 345,000 agricultural entrepreneurs with TZS114b guaranteed loans in 2016. PASS is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) which...
View ArticleTanzania Sign MoU with Netherlands to Boost Potato Production
The Tanzanian Government recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Netherlands to increase the potato production in Tanzania and to develop the local potato industry. The MOU sets...
View ArticleSAGCOT Award USD700,000 Grant to Boost Tanzania Agro-Production
The Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) awarded 5 local agro-investors with USD700,000 to expand agro production activities. The grant, awarded through the Catalytic Trust Fund...
View ArticleEAC Launch Lake Victoria Fisheries Plan
The East African Community (EAC) launched the Lake Victoria Fisheries Management Plan III (FMP III) 2016–2020 on June 28th 2016. The Plan aims to recover the biomass of the Nile Perch (NP) through...
View ArticleTanzania Farmers to Benefit from USD25m Program
Smallholder farmers in Tanzania will benefit from the USD25m AgriFin Accelerate program, launched in Tanzania on July 25th 2016. The aim is to close the gap in access to financial and information...
View ArticleBank Commit TZS500b in Loans for Tanzania Agriculture Development
The Tanzania National Microfinance Bank (NMB) has set aside at least TZS500b to provide credit for agriculture development in the country over the next 5 years. This is part of the NMB five-year...
View Article345,000 Tanzanian Famers to Receive TZS114b in Agriculture Loans in 2016
The Tanzania Private Agricultural Sector Support (PASS) plans to reach 345,000 agricultural entrepreneurs with TZS114b guaranteed loans in 2016. PASS is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) which...
View ArticleTanzania Agriculture Sector Record 3.2% Growth in Q2 2016
Tanzania’s agriculture sector grew at a rate of 3.2% in Q2 2016, reaching TZS3.8tn, compared to TZS2.5tn in Q2 2015. The results were included in a report recently issued by the Tanzanian National...
View ArticleTanzania to Export 100,000t of Maize to Zimbabwe
Tanzania recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Zimbabwe for the export of 100,000t of maize in 2016–2017 at USD345 per ton. Zimbabwe used to import maize from Zambia; however, the...
View ArticleSweden Grant USD5m to Tanzania to Boost Horticulture Production
The Development Corporation Division (DCD) of Sweden has approved USD5m grant to Tanzania to boost horticulture production. The funds will be disbursed to the Tanzania Horticultural Association (TAHA)...
View ArticleAfDB Approve USD93.5m Loan to Support Tanzania Agriculture
The African Development Bank (AfDB), through the African Development Fund (ADF), recently approved a USD93.5m loan for on-lending to the Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB). The funding will...
View ArticleTanzania Poultry Industry to Benefit from USD21.4m Grant
Tanzania’s poultry industry will benefit from a four-year USD21.4m grant, aimed at enhancing the country’s poultry production. The grant is provided by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to the...
View ArticleTanzania Agriculture Development Bank Get USD 93 Million Soft Loan from...
The Agricultural Development Bank of Tanzania (TADB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for TZS 209.5 billion (USD 93.5 million) from the Tanzanian government as capital for developing the...
View ArticleInterview With Warren Deats, COO of Obtala
TanzaniaInvest interviewed Warren Deats, Chief Operating Office of Obtala (LON:OBT), a vertically integrated group focused on sustainable agriculture and forestry in Tanzania and Mozambique. Warren is...
View ArticleTanzania Farmers to Benefit from USD25m Program
Smallholder farmers in Tanzania will benefit from the USD25m AgriFin Accelerate program, launched in Tanzania on July 25th 2016. The aim is to close the gap in access to financial and information...
View ArticleBank Commit TZS500b in Loans for Tanzania Agriculture Development
The Tanzania National Microfinance Bank (NMB) has set aside at least TZS500b to provide credit for agriculture development in the country over the next 5 years. This is part of the NMB five-year...
View Article345,000 Tanzanian Famers to Receive TZS114b in Agriculture Loans in 2016
The Tanzania Private Agricultural Sector Support (PASS) plans to reach 345,000 agricultural entrepreneurs with TZS114b guaranteed loans in 2016. PASS is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) which...
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