COTTON
FROM
TANZANIA
This brochure was produced by the International Trade Centre for the Tanzania Cotton Board
within the framework of the All ACP Agricultural Commodities Programme.
Table of Contents
Fact Sheet of Tanzanian Cotton ......................................................................................................... 1
Overview of the Cotton Industry in Tanzania .................................................................................. 2
A Brief History of Cotton in Tanzania .............................................................................................. 3
Cotton Cultivation inTanzania............................................................................................................ 5
Contract Cotton Farming in Tanzania ............................................................................................... 6
Organic Cotton Production and Prevention of Contamination ...................................................... 7
Seed Cotton Procurements ......................................................................................................... 8
Cotton Ginning in Tanzania ....................................................................................................... 9
Lint Cotton Marketing ............................................................................................................. 10
Foreign Direct Investment to Tanzania ........................................................................................... 11
Future Prospects and Institional Structure of Tanzania Cotton .................................................... 12
Overview of Tanzania‟s Economy ................................................................................................... 13
Overview of the Country ......................................................................................................... 14
List of Ginning Companies in Tanzania ......................................................................................... 15
Major Contacts Details in Tanzania ................................................................................................. 17
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Fact Sheet of Tanzanian Cotton
Tanzania Cotton
is 100% hand- picked;
is more than 50% roller ginned with low neps and short fibre content;
is getting clean with the introduction of cotton farming, foreign matter contamination is seriously
being addressed
offers good micronaire: over 95% is within the prime range of 3.5 - 4.9;
has a high uniformity ratio of 81 - 85%, ideal for high speed spinning technology;
provides fibre strength ranges between 25 and 29 gm/ tex, ideal for high speed spinning
technology;
is increasingly being HVI classed, with additional HVI machines installed;
is available as early as July (before many other countries);
supports an estimated 500,000 farmers and their families.
Grades and Types of Cotton Produced and Sold
Tanzanian cotton is sold on the basis of grade, together with the corresponding staple length,
known as Type;
Basic selling grade is Gany as adopted by the International Cotton Association (ICA);
There are seven grades as shown below:
Comparison of Tanzanian Cotton Grades with the Universal Grades
Tanzanian Grades Universal Grades Share in total crop Remarks
2009/10 2010/11(*)
Tang Good middling 1.40 00..00 Physical
Gany + ½ Strict middling 31.70 22..4400 Physical
Gany Middling 39.70 46.80 Physical (basis)
Gany - ¼ Strict low middling 20.80 34.86 Descriptive
Gany - ½ Low middling 4.80 1133..4411 Physical
Gany - ¾ Strict Good Ordinary 0.40 22..4499 Descriptive
Yika Good Ordinary 0.30 00..4477 Physical
Undergrade (UG) Below grade (BG) 0.90 00..0088 No grade (*) Estimates
Tanzanian Cotton Types (2010/11 season)*
Types Millimetre Code % of total crop
Type 1: staple length 1 1/8" 28.2 -28.7 36 36.17
Type 2: staple length 1 3/32" 27.4 -27.9 35 50.56
Type 3: staple length 1 1/16" 26.7 -27.2 34 13.27
(*) Estimate
Note: The type is independent from colour grade; for example, one can have Type 1 Tang, Type 1
Gany, Type 1 Gany - ¼, Type 3 Tang, etc.
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Overview of the Cotton Industry in
Tanzania
otton in Tanzania is the second largest
export crop after coffee, except during
the 2004/05 and 2005/06 crop years, when
cotton was the number one foreign exchange
earner among agricultural commodities.
Around 40% of the total population derive
their livelihood directly or indirectly from
cotton, which is grown by an estimated
350,000 to 500,000 smallholder farmers, most
of whom grow cotton on farm sizes less than 1
hectare. Therefore, ensuring sustainable cotton
production will offer an immense potential to
significantly contribute to poverty alleviation
and socio-economic development of the
country.
Cotton cultivation is generally done manually
under rain-fed conditions and with minimal
use of inputs, such as fertilisers and chemicals.
Serious research and development efforts are
being devoted towards increasing yields.
Cotton is handpicked, which generally entitles
a premium in world markets.
Spraying during flowering stage
Since the start of liberalization in the cotton
industry, a lot of new or renovation
investments have taken place in cotton ginning
in Tanzania, amounting to a total monthly
ginning capacity in the range of 400 thousand
bales (around 80 thousand tons of lint cotton).
Some of the ginneries in Tanzania have also
been supplemented by installations of
cottonseed crushing and cottonseed oil
extraction units, which contribute to the
extraction of edible cottonseed oil as well as
side-products, such as cottonseed meal, soap
stock, etc. Depending on the annual crop size,
70-80% of the total cotton crop is exported,
while the remaining crop is channelled to the
domestic textile industry.
C Seed Cotton Production Trend
Season Production (tons)
1999/2000 105,853
2000/2001 123,589
2001/2002 148,142
2002/2003 187,883
2003/2004 138,917
2004/2005 341,789
2005/2006 379,591
2006/2007 130,585
2007/2008 200,662
2008/2009 368,697
2009/2010 267,004
2010/2011 163,644
2011/2012 300,000 (estimated)
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A Brief History of Cotton in Tanzania
Tanzania Cotton Sector with its
Liberalization in 1994 Cotton was first introduced in Tanzania by
German colonialists in the 19th century, with
initial investments in ginning by Missionaries,
British companies and Asian businessmen.
Production of cotton on a commercial scale
started in 1928 following the construction of a
railway from Tabora to Mwanza. During the
1930s, local research led to the development of
a pest-resistant variety, which raised cotton
production considerably. In the 1930s, Asian
businessmen dominated the sector, while the
colonial government engaged itself in
regulating the operations, investing in seed
varietal research, distributing seeds free to
producers and announcing floor prices at the
start of each marketing season. During the
1950s, a total of 400 co-operative societies and
20 co-operative unions gained strength. In
1952, the Tanganyika Lint and Seed
Marketing Board (LSMB) became the
responsible body for cotton development, and
since 1956 also dealt with seed and lint export.
Until the early 1960s, the ownership and
management of ginneries in Tanzania
remained in the hands of the private sector.
By 1968 virtually all the ginneries were owned
by cooperative unions, which effectively
controlled the ginning and marketing of cotton
in the country. In 1976 a major institutional
restructuring took place. Ginneries, oil mills
and cotton marketing responsibilities were
transferred to the newly-formed Tanzanian
Cotton Authority (TCA). In 1984, regional
cooperative unions were re-introduced to
handle cotton production, input distribution,
crop procurement and marketing on behalf of
the Tanzania Cotton Marketing Board
(TCMB), the successor to TCA. The
liberalisation of commodity markets in 1994
was a turning point in Tanzania‟s cotton
industry.
Achievement since Liberalisation of
the Cotton Sector After liberalisation, farmers received more
competitive farm-gate prices and prompt
payments. A significant increase in the number
of cotton buyers/ginners/cotton seed crushers,
private banks, insurance agents, collateral
firms, agro-input providers, NGOs, LGA,
occurred.
Hand-picking of cotton using 100% cotton sacks
Planting seeds manually
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In 2004 the Tanzania Cotton sector (TCB)
was created as a regulatory and
promotional body for the industry.
Facilities for a healthy cotton economy,
such as sustainable financing mechanisms,
research and development, input
procurement and distribution, market
information, communication, promotion,
etc., have progressively been developed.
Related institutions, such as the Cotton
Trust Fund (1995), the Cotton
Development Fund (2003), the Pass Book
system (2009) and the Cotton
Development Trust Fund have been
developed to support farmers.
Creation of a sustainable institutional
framework for the sector, in the form of
the Tanzania Cotton Association (TCA) in
1998.
Creation of the “Pamba (Cotton) Day” in
2004 as an annual event to award best
performers in cotton farming contributed to
the awareness of producing quality cotton in
Tanzania.
The development and implementation of
Cotton Sector Development Strategies
(CSDS I & II) provide clear guidelines to
move the sector ahead.
Enhanced research and development funding
resulted in institutionalisation of “one-
variety one zone” seeds, with UK 91 for
WCGA and ALAI 90 for ECGA.
The Cotton and Textile Development
Programme (2007-2015) is being
implemented with support from the Gatsby
Charitable Foundation.
Lowering cotton‟s moisture in open air before
ginning
Cotton warehousing and ginning
Seed cotton arrivals
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Cotton Cultivation in Tanzania
Cotton Growing Areas There are two cotton growing
zones in Tanzania:
Western Cotton Growing Area
(WCGA): Shinyanga,
Mwanza, Tabora, Mara,
Singida, Kagera and Kigoma
regions, accounting for almost
97-99% of total production;
Eastern Cotton Growing Area
(ECGA): Morogoro, Coast,
Tanga, Iringa, Manyara
Kilimanjaro and Arusha
regions, producing the
remaining 1-3% range.
Shinyanga and Mwanza are the
two largest cotton growing regions.
Cotton Yields Average cotton yields vary between 560 to
750 kg of seed cotton per hectare, mainly due
to factors such as rain-fed growing conditions,
use of low yield seeds, insufficient use of
fertilizer, chemicals
Cultivation Techniques Hand-hoe is the most commonly used
instrument, with some animal traction for soil
preparation as well as during planting and in
subsequent weeding. The Tanzania Cotton
Association has supported farmers in the use
of tractors, which contributed to the
employment of modern farming techniques.
Types of Cotton Seeds Used Of the two cotton seed varietal development
and multiplication centres, Ukiriguru is the
station covering the total area of the WCGA.
UK 91 has been the seed used in the WCGA
since 1991. New varieties UK 08 and UKM 08
have also been released recently. Ilonga is the
other centre covering the area of the ECGA,
where Mkombozi (ALAI 90) has been in use
since 2002.
Cotton Planting, Harvesting and
Ginning Seasons In the west, planting is between November and
December, while harvesting is being done
between June and July. Ginning takes place
from July until December, depending on the
crop size and the number of ginneries licensed
to operate in that particular season. In the east,
planting takes place between February and
March, followed by harvesting from
September to November and ginning between
October and November.
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Contract Cotton Farming in Tanzania
n Tanzania, the term “Farmers Business
Groups (FBGs)” refers to the groups of
farmers, who come together to engage in
contract farming agreements with selected
ginners. FBGs comprise between 50 and 90
smallholders. After two years of experiments,
the number of FBGs was recorded at 587 in
January 2011, while the total number of
farmers enrolled in these FBGs was around
38,000.
Advantages of Contract Farming
It provides a direct link between growers
and ginners, hence removing agents from
the scene (before ginners and farmers
came into contact only at the time of
buying).
Through contract farming, ginners will be
required to work with growers from
ploughing to pricing, hence enhancing
quality and quantity.
Ginners can better plan their cotton
procurement volumes, making forward
contracts more sensibly.
Farmers can better plan their cotton sales
and improve quality, yield and quantity of
seed cotton.
Opportunity for a long-lasting business
cooperation built between ginners and
farmers on mutual trust.
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Weeding at flowering stage
Hand picking of foreign matter
Seed cotton being weighted at the buying post
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Organic Cotton Production and
Prevention of Contamination
Organic Cotton Tanzania is one of the most suitable countries
for the production of organic cotton due to its
largely unspoiled soil and unpolluted
environment. According to “Textile
Exchange”, Tanzania produced 2635 tons of
organic cotton in the 2009/10 season, which
placed the country in 5th position in the
ranking of the world‟s leading organic cotton
produers. In recent years, Tanzania has
become ideally suited for entering into
partnership with various producers of organic
textiles and clothing products by ensuring
them with the required supply of organic
cotton, whose cultivation is practised in certain
areas in the west, especially in the districts of
Meatu and partly Maswa, in the Shinyanga
region. In this type of project-based cotton
cultivation, extension services are more
frequent and crop management practices are
better applied. Yields are, however,
comparatively lower than those achieved in
non-organic cotton farms.
Over 2000 cotton farmers in the Meatu district
work closely together with the Swiss company
Bio-Re, which sells certified organic cotton
yarns and threads and manufactures cotton
garments for the European market. Farmers
are given a premium on the conventional
market price and a purchase guarantee by Bio-
Re.
Meatu and Maswa are the agricultural districts
where, like in many other places in the
country, most households depend on rain-fed
farming. The farmers grow organic cotton
under five-year contracts using only organic
production methods. The contracting company
provides organic seeds and bio-pesticides and
offers training and extension services. In turn
it is entitled to purchase the entire crop.
Growing Awareness and Prevention
of Contamination “Contamination” is a major issue of focus of
every stakeholder, particularly of the Tanzania
Cotton Board (TCB), the Tanzania Cotton
Association (TCA), and the Tanzania Cotton
Ginners and Exporters Association
(TCGAEA). There has been a growing
awareness of and a significant reduction in
contamination of seed cotton in recent years.
Ginners have started to take important steps
towards its minimization, such as:
Establishing special picking lines to
remove foreign material before they reach
the bale press.
Attending special training on
contamination at the VETA Training
School in Mwanza.
Experience gained on contract farming in
pilot areas also indicated a significant
improvement in reducing the level of
contamination.
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Seed Cotton Procurements
Pricing Seed Cotton TCB, in consultation with cotton farmers
and ginners, makes an assessment of the
domestic and world market situations, before
an indicative seed cotton price is announced at
the beginning of June. This price is not
binding and the actual market price for seed
cotton may develop on different price levels,
depending on market demand. At times of high
demand for cotton, seed cotton prices increase
well above the indicative price levels, as
experienced during the 2010/11 crop season.
Delivery of Seed Cotton to the
Buying Posts Seed cotton is brought to the buying posts of
respective ginneries by various means: in bulk
loaded on trucks or carts, or in sacks on small
trucks, animal driven carts, sacks carried on
bicycles, etc. The incoming seed cotton is
weighed and spread on a cloth large and wide
enough to prevent seed cotton coming into
direct contact with the ground. The visual
inspection ensures consistency in quality,
acceptable moisture level, and absence of
thrash, soil, or any other foreign matter. Seed
cotton that does not confirm can be refused
until these shortcomings are removed. In some
ginneries, seed cotton with high moisture is
spread on the ground in the open air on large
plastic or canvas cloths to let the moisture
come down to normal levels before being
ginned.
Seed cotton found acceptable is transferred to
a temporary warehouse, where the
accumulation of a truck load of seed cotton is
awaited. Then the consignment is dispatched
to the respective ginnery.
Quality Control of Seed Cotton at
the Buying Posts or Ginnery In seed cotton purchases, care is taken to
clearly differentiate between the „A‟ and „B‟
grades. For this purpose, there is a seed
cotton box in which the „A‟ and „B‟ grades
are distinctively displayed on a notice panel
of each buying post. Grade „A‟ signifies
“white without stain or thrash”, while Grade
„B‟ refers to seed cotton with a lot of stain
and thrash. On the same blackboard, the
price for Grade „A‟ is also clearly displayed.
Seed cotton standards for Grade „A‟ and „B‟ to
compare with deliveries
Oxen-pulled carts stuffed with seed cotton
queue at the buying post
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Cotton Ginning in Tanzania
Types of Ginning Equipment and
Capacities Historically, Tanzania had been using mostly
roller-gin type ginning equipment. However,
in recent decades, preference to saw-gins is
given. Presently, in the ECGA, all of the 14
ginning installations are roller-gins, while in
the WCGA out of 67 ginnery installations, 42
have roller-gins, (55 % of the total installed
ginning capacity), while the remaining 45%
capacity is met by 25 ginneries equipped with
saw-ginning machinery. Within the WCGA
the proportion of the installed capacity of saw
gins to roller-gins is 69% to 31% in
Shinyanga, while in Mwanza roller-ginning is
71% and saw ginning 29%. Present monthly
installed ginning capacity is around 400,000
bales (roughly equivalent to 80,000 tons of lint
cotton).
Sampling and Quality Control TCB is responsible for quality control of lint
cotton based on international standards. It
works closely with international organizations,
such as ICA, Bremen Fibre Institute, ICAC,
USDA, etc. As seed cotton is ginned and baled
at the ginneries, one sample is taken from each
bale at the bale press. 300 bales make a lot in
which there are 3 sub-lots; i.e. A, B, C. For
HVI testing, 30 samples are tested from each
lot, meaning that presently 10% of the total
crop is tested. TCB has two labs equipped with
HVI testing equipment, one in Dar es Salaam
and the other in Mwanza. Often, classing
services are outsourced to Wakefield
Inspections Ltd. There is also a Regional
Technical Centre (RTC) laboratory managed
by the Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS),
which is mainly utilized for sample
comparison purposes for East, Central and
Southern African cottons.
Roller Gins
Sample Taken from the cotton bale
Saw Gins
HVI analysis of the cotton sample
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Lint Cotton Marketing
Lint cotton marketing Approximately 70-80% of the annual cotton
crop is exported. The rest is channelled to
the domestic textile industry, which
produces mostly kanga and vitenge,
traditional fabrics worn in East Africa.
Cotton exports are conducted mainly
through international cotton trading
companies, which also operate offices or
even ginnery installations and warehouses
in Tanzania. Most of the ginning companies
have so far preferred the so called “indirect
exporting” in which case baled cotton is
delivered to the exporting company, which
assumes the ownership of the goods and
then completes the export formalities.
Payment is according to the agreement of
the contracting sides, and the delivery is
usually on FOT (Free on Truck) basis.
Marketing of baled cotton may commence
immediately after cotton is ginned and baled.
A good part of the cotton crop is also sold by
the ginners before harvesting starts as
“forward contracts”. This is mainly due to the
need to ensure a certain amount of pre-
financing to maximise the volume of turnover
with a given capital or with a line of credit
obtained from their bank(s).
Major Importing Countries of
Tanzania Cotton India, China, Bangladesh, Thailand, Vietnam,
Malaysia, Indonesia, Korea, Kenya and
Switzerland are the major importing countries
for the Tanzanian cotton. The location of the
country with the coastal port at Dar es Salaam
offers the shortest routes to most of the cotton
consuming countries, with freight charges at
reasonable levels. Bringing the baled cotton
from the main cotton regions in the west and
north-west to the port on the eastern coast
involves either road or railway transport.
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Future Prospects and Institional
Structure of Tanzania Cotton
Potential Prospects The government is collaborating with
stakeholders on various initiatives aimed at
increasing cotton output and yields, and
improving quality through:
Contract farming and conservation
agriculture.
Introduction of an input subsidy scheme to
guarantee input supply to cotton
producers.
Introduction of new UK 08 and UKM08
seed varieties with better yields, higher
ginning percentage and longer staple
length.
Restructuring of the cotton sub-sector to
ensure a sound institutional building.
Increasing the proportion of HVI tested
cotton bales, with a view to ultimately test
“per bale basis”.
Expansion of cotton cultivation into new,
more fertile soils in areas with permanent
water bodies for cotton irrigation.
New strategies to attract foreign and local
textile investments.
Intensified research and extension services
to ensure a healthy cotton economy.
Institutional Capacity Building of
the Tanzania Cotton Structure
The cotton sub-sector is governed by the
Cotton Industry Act No.2 of 2001.
The Tanzania Cotton Board (TCB), under
the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and
Cooperatives, is regulating the industry.
The Cotton Development Trust Fund is the
stakeholders‟ funding instrument of all
developmental activities.
The Tanzania Cotton Association (TCA),
currently under restructuring and
rationalization, is the apex body
established in 1998 to coordinate all
cotton-related institutions, such as
Cooperatives and Farmer Businesses,
groups engaged in cotton contract farming,
the Tanzania Ginners and Exporters
Association, the Tanzania Cottonseed
Crushers and Oil Millers Association, and
the Textile Manufacturers Association of
Tanzania.
Trucks waiting to be loaded with cotton bales
to be transported to the Port of Dar es Salaam
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Foreign Direct Investment to Tanzania
he Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC) is
the primary agency to coordinate,
encourage, promote and facilitate foreign
direct investment (FDI) flows to Tanzania and
to advise the government on investment
related matters. TIC is the focal point as well
as a one stop facilitative centre for all potential
investors. The government has been active in
recent years in attracting the FDI inflows, by
creating tax incentives and reducing
bureaucracy. FDI inflows are increasing from
USD 750 million for 2010 and to around USD
800 million in 2011.
Why should you invest in Tanzania?
Tanzania is the second largest economy in
East Africa.
The country is a member of several
regional and economic trade groupings,
including the African Union, the East
African Community (EAC), and the
Southern African Development
Community (SADC).
Tanzania‟s exports qualify for duty-free
access to the EU via the Everything but
Arms Initiative, as well as preferential
access (of qualified textile products) to the
USA under the Africa Growth and
Opportunity Act (AGOA) and to China
under a special preferential tariff
agreement.
In October 2008, representatives of EAC,
SADC and the Common Market
for Eastern and Southern Africa
(COMESA) laid the ground work for an
umbrella trade area comprising 26
countries of the three existing blocks.
What are the investment
opportunities related to cotton?
Establishment of large scale cotton farms
in major cotton growing areas.
Production and distribution of inputs
(seeds, fertilisers, insecticides, herbicides,
machinery and equipment).
Establishment of ginning, textiles
(spinning, weaving, finishing, etc.) and
clothing factories.
Establishment of cotton seed and other oil
seed crushing, refining and deodorisation
plants.
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Tanzania Economic Profile
(2010 est.)
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$ 58.44 billion
GDP per capita: $ 1,400
Inflation Rate: 7.2%
Exchange Rate: Tazania shillings
(TZS) per US dollar: 1,423.3
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Overview of Tanzania‟s Economy
The Tanzanian economy has shown an
exceptional performance, growing at 6% per
annum on average over the ten-year period
1998-2009. Earnings from mining, particularly
from gold, and tourism have been the main
contributors to this achievement. Continued
donor assistance, solid macroeconomic
policies, increased gold production and high
gold prices supported this positive growth rate.
Recent banking reforms have also helped
increase private-sector growth and investment.
The economy, however still depends heavily
on agriculture, which, according to 2010
estimates, accounted for 42% of the GDP,
provided around 80% of exports, and
employed about 58% of the work force. The
share of industry and services in the total GDP
was 18.1% and 38.4%, respectively. The
government has increased the share of
agricultural spending in the overall budget,
especially during the global financial crisis.
Tanzania's economic infrastructure, including
the railway lines and port facilities, has been
under rehabilitation with funds provided by
World Bank, the IMF and bilateral donors.
Hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal,
diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas and
nickel are the major natural resources.
Tanzania‟s trade figures for 2010 (estimates)
were USD 3.8 billion as exports and USD 6.3
billion as imports. Major export items were
gold, coffee, cashew nuts and cotton, while
consumer goods, machinery and transportation
equipment, industrial raw materials and crude
oil were the principal import products.
Overview of the Agricultural Sector The dominant position of the agricultural
sector in the Tanzania economy has been
declining. However, its expanding spill-over
effects or value addition are contributing to the
growth of the industry and manufacturing, and
to overall socio-economic transformation.
Currently, the sector accounts for about 46%
of the GDP, a significant amount of
merchandise exports, and provides
employment opportunities to about 58% of the
working population. It is dominated by
smallholder farmers, mainly women, with
farm sizes ranging between 0.9-3.0
hectares. About 70% of Tanzania‟s crop area
is cultivated by hand hoe, 20% by ox plough
and 10% by tractors. Food crop production
dominates the agricultural economy with about
5 million hectares of annual cultivation.
However, dependence on rain-fed farming,
application of technology and periodical
droughts are constraints facing the sector. The
introduction of irrigation facilities will
improve food security, increase farmers‟
productivity and incomes. Urban agriculture
has also flourished with the production of
fruits, vegetables, milk, meat, and eggs.
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Overview of the Country
anzania gained independence from the
British rule in 1961. A common language
(Swahili) contributed to the national unity after
the independence. Tanzania initially adopted a
single-party system in 1977. Since 1992 the
country has been governed by a president,
within a multi-party parliamentary republic.
The administrative structure in Tanzania is
decentralised. The country is divided into 20
regions on the mainland and five on the
islands, each region having its own
administration. The regions are divided into
districts, each having its own principal
administrative units. The districts are further
divided into divisions and wards. A ward
consists of at least three villages that have their
own village councils.
Wildlife resources are among the finest in the
world. Among the country‟s most popular
tourist attractions are Serengeti; Ngorongoro
Crater; Kilimanjaro Mountain; Lake Manyara;
the white sandy beaches north of Dar es
Salaam; and the exotic "Spice Islands", such as
Zanzibar.
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Port of Dar es Salaam, from where cotton is shipped
Mwanza, a major cotton region (South of Lake Victoria)
Zanzibar, the island of paradise
Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa (5895m)
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LIST OF GINNING COMPANIES IN TANZANIA
01. The General Manager
Nyanza Co-operative Union
P.O. Box 9, Mwanza
Tel: 028 241615/240082
Fax: 028 2500218
Mob: 0784 652760
02. The General Manager
Shirecu Co-operative Union
P.O.Box 349, Shinyanga
Tel: 028 2762525
Fax: 028 2762525
Email: [email protected]
03. The Director
Afrisian Ginning Company
P.O. Box 19964, Dar Es Salaam
Tel: 022 2138781
Fax: 022 2130650
Email: [email protected]
P.O. Box 475
Shinyanga Tel: 028 2763751/028 2763749
Fax: 028 2763740
04. The Managing Director
Birchand Oil Mill
P.O. Box 210,Mwanza
Tel: 028 2500607/2570259
Fax: 028 2500463
Mob: 0784 203557
Email: [email protected]
05. The Ginnery Manager
Copcot Cotton Trading (T) Ltd
P.O. Box 220
Geita Tel: 028 2520127
Fax: 028 2520335
Email: [email protected]
P.O. Box 2555
Mwanza Tel: 2501064
Fax: 028 2500905
06. The General Manager
Alliance Ginneries Ltd
P.O. Box 11074
Mwanza Mob: 0784 461986
Email: [email protected]
07. The Managing Director
S & C Ginning Co. Ltd
P.O. Box 373
Bulamba Tel: 028 2621230/028 2621137
Fax: 028 2621229
Email: [email protected]
08. The General Manager
Nida Textile & Oil Mill (T) Ltd
P.O. Box 14
Kahama Tel: 028 2710718
Fax: 028 2710719
Email: [email protected]
09. Managing Director
Kahama Cotton Co. Ltd
P.O. Box 601
Kahama Tel: 028 2710085
Fax: 028 2710573
Mob: 0784 243586
10. The Managing Director
Gaki Investment Co. Ltd
P.O. Box 70, Shinyanga
Tel: 028 2762732
Fax: 028 2763016
Mob: 0784 750806/ 0754 284203
Email: [email protected]
11. The Managing Director
Hassanal Walji
P.O. Box 64
Maswa Tel: 028 2750508
Fax: 028 2750278
Email: [email protected]
P.O. Box 117
Mwanza Tel: 2503309
Fax: 028 2500310
Mob: 0713 318883
12. The Managing Director
Nyanza Cotton Oil
P.O. Box 11614
Mwanza Tel: 028 2542206
Fax: 2550220
Mob: 0756 476437
0786 994596
Email: [email protected]
13. The Managing Director
Jambo Oil Mill
P.O. Box 15
Shinyanga Tel: 028 2762628
Fax: 028 2762629
Email: [email protected]
14. The Managing Director
S.M. Holdings Ltd
P.O. Box 1321
Mwanza Email: [email protected]
P.O. Box 268
Morogoro Tel: 023 2604080
Fax: 022 2182844
Dar Es Salaam
15. The Managing Director
Fresho Investments Co. Ltd
P.O. Box 50
Shinyanga Tel: 028 2762061
Fax: 028 2762080
Email: [email protected]
16. The Managing Director
Integrated Cotton Field Ltd
P.O. 605 Mwanza
Tel: 028 2541263
Fax: 028 2762878
Mob: 0754 272428
0784 272428
Malampaka Email: [email protected]
17. The Manager
Mwatex (2001) Ltd
P.O. Box 96/1344
Mwanza Tel: 2570550/028 2571293
Fax: 2570551
Email: [email protected]
18. The Managing Director
Al-Adawi Co. Ltd
P.O. Box 10587, Mwanza
P.O. Box 33, Lalago
P.O. Box 22785, Dar Es Salaam
Mob: 0713 660979
Email:[email protected]
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19. The Managing Director
Badugu Ginning Co. Ltd
P.O. Box 459
Musoma Tel + Fax: 028 2620657
Mob: 0784 455873
Email: [email protected]
20. The Managing Director
Kahama Oil Mills
P.O. Box 253
Kahama Tel: 028 2710658
Fax: 2710616
Email: [email protected]
21. The Managing Director
Nsagali
Co. Ltd
P.O. Box 20
Bariadi Fax: 028 2500212/ 028 2700460
Mob: 0784 761720/0754 761720
Email: [email protected]
22. The Chairman
Tanzania Cotton Growers
Association
P.O. Box 979
Mwanza Fax: 028 2500680
Email: [email protected]
23. The Director
Olam (T) Ltd
P.O. Box 11995
Mwanza Tel: 028 2502902
Fax: 2501466
Email: [email protected]
24. The Managing Director
Nyanza Commercial Farming Ltd
P.O. Box 354
Mwanza Tel: 028 2540500/ 028 2562409
Email: [email protected]
25. The Managing Director
Roko Investment Co. Ltd
P.O. Box 707
Shinyanga Tel: 028 2763130
Fax: 028 2763130
Mob: 0784 666163/0785 130000
Email: [email protected]
26. The Managing Director
BioRe (T) Ltd
(Organic Cotton)
P.O. Box 49, Mwanhuzi, Shinyanga
Tel: 028 2795090/ 028 2795025
Fax: 028 2795027
Email: [email protected]
27. The Managing Director
Lisha Investment (T) Co. Ltd
P.O. Box 620, Nzega – Tabora
Tel: 026 2692424
Fax: 026 2692408
Mob: 0767 389798/ 0784 389798
Email:
28. The Managing Director
Aham Investments Co. Ltd
P.O. Box 281, Shinyanga
Tel: 0754 399838 / 028 2763012
Email: [email protected]
29. The Managing Director
NGS Investment Co. Ltd
P.O. Box 20, Bariadi
Tel: 028 2700153
Mob: 0784 484838
Fax: 028 2700460
Email:
30. The Managing Director
Chesano Cotton Ginnery
P.O. Box 219, Bariadi
Mob: 0784 494493/ 0756 562705
Email: [email protected]
31. The Managing Director
Vitrecs Oil Mill
P.O. Box 2858/11963
Mwanza Tel: 028 2700219
Mob: 0784 501114
32. The Managing Director
Roshan Meghjee Co. Ltd
P.O. Box 71372, Dar Es Salaam
Tel: 022 2112371/ 022 2117198
Fax: 022 2110766/ 022 2138845
Email: [email protected],
33. The Managing Director
MSK Solutions Ltd
P.O. Box 1551, Mwanza
Tel: 028 2542260/ 028 2542261
Fax: 028 2500676
Email: [email protected]
34. The Managing Director
Vearrian (T) Ltd
P.O. Box 299, Bunda – Mara
Tel: 028 2621226
Fax: 028 2621228
Email: [email protected]
35. The Managing Director
ICK Cotton Oil Co. Ltd
P.O. Box 1606, Mwanza
Tel: 028 2500161
36. The Managing Director
KBL Enterprises Ltd
P.O. Box 11624, Magu
Mob: 0754 464442
Email: [email protected]
37. The Country Manager
Louis Dreyfus Commodities (T) Ltd
P.O. Box 8736,Moshi
Tel: 027 2750878
Fax: 027 2751760
Mob: 0754 470680
38. The Director
BioSustain (T) Ltd
P.O. Box 72525, Dar Es Salaam
Tel: 022 2112868
Fax: 022 2122779
Email: [email protected]
39. The Managing Director
Busangwa Organic Farming (BOFA)
P.O. Box 808, Shinyanga
Tel: 028 2763637/ 028 2762079
Mob: 0754 568395/ 0785 955813
Email: [email protected]
40. New Ubora
Ngwessa Edward
P.O. Box 155, Bariadi – Shinyanga
Tel: 0786 360160/ 0767 100120
Email: [email protected]
41. The Managing Director
Kisumwa Machinery Co. Ltd
P.O. Box 251, Shinyanga
Tel: 028 2762298,
Mob: 0754 361175/ 0756 005804
Fax: 028 2762298
42. Tancrops Agency Ltd
P.O Box 46
Sengerema, Mwanza Tel:
Fax:
Mob:
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SOME MAJOR CONTACT DETAILS IN TANZANIA
Tanzania Cotton Board (TCB)
P. O. Box 9161
3rd Flor, Pamba House,
DAR ES SALAAM
Telephone: (+255) 022-2122564
(+255) 022-2128347
Fax: (+255) 022-2112894
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.tancotton.co.tz
Tanzania Cotton Association, (TCA)
Pamba House, 2nd Floor, Room 18, 1672
MWANZA
Telephone: +255 28 2500203
E- mail: [email protected]
The Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture Food and Coperatives
P.O Box 9192
DAR ES SALAAM
E- mail: [email protected]
Cotton Development Trust Fund,
The Manager
CDTF, P.O. Box 935
MWANZA
Tel: +255 (28) 2542535
E- mail: [email protected]
Lake Zone Agriculture Research Institute,
LZARDI
Ukiruguru, S.L.P. 1433
MWANZA
Tel: 0732-980 768
E-mail: [email protected]
The Permanent Secretary
Minstry of Industry Trade and Marketing
P.O Box 9503
DAR ES SALAAM
E- mail: [email protected]
Wakefield Inspection Services Ltd.
P.O. Box 71148
DAR ES SALAAM
Tel: +255 (22) 2122217/ 2122207
E- mail:
SGS-Tanzania
P.O. Box 2249
DAR ES SALAAM
Tel: +255 (22) 2132131 /2112627
Fax: +255 (22) 2113516
E-mail: [email protected]
The Permanent Secretary
Minstry of Finance and Economic Affairs
P.O Box 9111
DAR ES SALAAM
E- mail: [email protected]
Tanzania Export Processing
Zone Authority (EPZA)
Benjamin William Mkapa – SEZ
P.O. Box 12112, Mabibo External,
Nelson Mandela Road,
DAR ES SALAAM
Tel: +255 (0)22 245 1827-9 & 1
Fax: +255 (0)22 245 1830
Website: www.epza.co.tz
The Governor, Bank of Tanzania
P.O. Box 2939
DAR ES SALAAM
Tel: +255 22 2233160/1
E- mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.bot-tz.org
Tanzania Investment Centre,
TIC House, Shabaan Robert Street
P.O. Box 938,
DAR ES SALAAM
Tel: +255 (22) 2116328 –32
Fax: +255(22) 2118253
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.tic.co.tz
Tanzania Bureau of Standards
P.O.Box 9524
DAR ES SALAAM
Phone: +255 22 2450206
Cell : +255 754 279 552
Fax : +255 2450959
Email : [email protected]
Agricultural Research Institute Ilonga
P.O. Ilonga
KILOSA
Morogoro
Tel: (255-23) 2623284 (Director)
(255-23)2623201 (General)
(255-23)2623358 (Zonal Research
Coordinator)
(255-23)2623282 (EZCORE)
Fax: (255-023) 623284
e-mail: [email protected]
Please direct all your enquiries to:
The Tanzania Cotton Board (TCB)
P. O. Box 9161
3rd Floor, Pamba House,
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Web site: www.tancotton.co.tz e-mail: [email protected]
Telephone: (+255) 022-2122564 ; (+255) 022-2128347 ; Fax : (+255) 022-2112894
Street address: ITC,
54-56, rue de Montbrillant,
1202 Geneva, Switzerland
Postal address: ITC
Palais des Nations
1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Telephone: +41-22 730 0111
Fax: +41-22 733 4439
Email: [email protected]
Internet: www.intracen.org
In partnership with:
Tanzania Cotton Board
Sponsored by:
European Communities
All ACP Agricultural
Commodities Programme
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