What are the key bottlenecks in agriculture in Tanzania?
Key bottlenecks introduction: The most common weakness for the majority of agriculture commodities in Tanzania is the slow pace of productivity increase. This is caused by multiple factors, including seeds, inputs like fertilizer and pesticide, watering, harvesting, drying and processing (4). Subsector Food and Agriculture
How much edible oil does Tanzania import a year?
Critical IOA Unit Tanzania imports 320,000 tons of edible oil per year. Tanzania¡¯s annual demand for edible oil stands at 500,000 tons, whereas the country can supply only 180,000 tons, forcing it to import 320,000 tons each year, signaling major opportunities for import substitution (7).
Why is edible oil a strategic commodity in Tanzania?
Policy priority: The government of Tanzania has identified edible oil as a strategic commodity for reducing food imports and promoting domestically produced food commodities. The choice of the product is supported by the fact that Tanzania¡¯s large national demand for edible oil requires imports to meet about 60% of demand (5).
How much does Tanzania import?
Tanzania¡¯s average import bill for animal or vegetable fats and oils and their by-products stands at around USD 126 million (14, 18). With an annual output of around 350,000 tons of sunflower oilseeds, Tanzania is one of the top ten sunflower oilseed producers in the world (15).