New plan designed to boost insurance coverage for agriculture in Tanzania

Posted on :Thursday , 4th March 2021

The government has devised a five-year strategy to entice insurance firms to join the agriculture industry.

The Tanzania Insurance Regulatory Authority's (Tira) proposal comes amid insurance companies' reluctance to venture into agriculture, despite the sector's enormous potential, which accounts for about 28% of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

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Tanzania offers economic and investment opportunities

Posted on :Wednesday , 2nd December 2020

Paul F. Koyi President of Tanzania's Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture of the country (TCCIA) encourages businessmen from Pakistan to explore more forms of trade and investment cooperation in various sectors of the economy.  

Koyi said on a visit to the Karachi chamber of commerce and industry (KCCI) Headquarters, Tanzania is a very peaceful country which h. . .

HealthyFoodsAfrica updating fish processing and packaging

Posted on :Thursday , 29th October 2020

HealthyFoodsAfrica has engaged stakeholders within the food processing industry to develop and update them on relevant innovative food packaging, processing and preservation.

The stakeholders would also brainstorm on how to design improved technology in preservation and smoking in processing of fish to avoid carcinogens in the end product for consumers.

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Tanzanian agri-tech startup wins the MEST Africa Challenge

Posted on :Monday , 5th October 2020

Kilimo Fresh an agri-tech startup from Tanzania was declared winner to the MEST Africa Challenge and awarded an equity investment of US$50,000. Kilimo Fresh is a B2B digital distributor in fresh produce made available to Supermarkets, institutions, restaurants, hotels, wholesalers and  also export markets. This platform enables produce buyers and smallholder farmers to a market which is re. . .

DMA and UNCDF providing farmers an easy access in different financial services

Posted on :Monday , 21st September 2020

Tanzania-based Digital Mobile Africa (DMA) will be receiving funding's from the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), with an achievement- based contract where an online platform will be provided to the to the farmers to have access to  financial services providers, agricultural input retailers and crop buyers and sellers  in the Kigoma region of Tanzania. DMA's along with multiple mob. . .