Tanzanian farmers also lack any organizational pathways to sell their crops and instead rely on random sellers, who delegate prices arbitrarily, he says. Qi says Jielong hopes to change all this with its agricultural technologies. Founded in 2008, Jielong Group processes plants, vegetables and seeds.
What’s the solution for Tanzania?
But to Qi Jie, an executive director at Jielong Holdings (Tanzania) Ltd, an agricultural processing company, the solution for Tanzania is simple: better farming machinery and better processing plants.
Can smallholder farmers grow sunflowers in Tanzania?
In addition, given that there are 1 million smallholder farmers in Tanzania who grow sunflowers, this segment can plug into existing in-country capabilities and infrastructure attractiveness. The team analyzed each opportunity by looking at the predicted revenues, costs, investment required and level of interest from investors.