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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% handpicked;

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



(*) 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


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


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


05. The Ginnery Manager

Copcot Cotton Trading (T) Ltd

P.O. Box 220

Geita Tel: 028 2520127

Fax: 028 2520335


P.O. Box 2555

Mwanza Tel: 2501064

Fax: 028 2500905


Alliance Ginneries Ltd

P.O. Box 11074

Mwanza Mob: 0784 461986



S & C Ginning Co. Ltd

P.O. Box 373

Bulamba Tel: 028 2621230/028 2621137

Fax: 028 2621229


[email protected]


Nida Textile & Oil Mill (T) Ltd

P.O. Box 14

Kahama Tel: 028 2710718

Fax: 028 2710719


09. Managing Director

Kahama Cotton Co. Ltd

P.O. Box 601

Kahama Tel: 028 2710085

Fax: 028 2710573

Mob: 0784 243586


Gaki Investment Co. Ltd

P.O. Box 70, Shinyanga

Tel: 028 2762732

Fax: 028 2763016

Mob: 0784 750806/ 0754 284203



Hassanal Walji

P.O. Box 64

Maswa Tel: 028 2750508

Fax: 028 2750278


P.O. Box 117

Mwanza Tel: 2503309

Fax: 028 2500310

Mob: 0713 318883


Nyanza Cotton Oil

P.O. Box 11614

Mwanza Tel: 028 2542206

Fax: 2550220

Mob: 0756 476437

0786 994596



Jambo Oil Mill

P.O. Box 15

Shinyanga Tel: 028 2762628

Fax: 028 2762629



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


Fresho Investments Co. Ltd

P.O. Box 50


Fax: 028 2762080


[email protected]


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



Al-Adawi Co. Ltd

P.O. Box 10587, Mwanza

P.O. Box 33, Lalago


Mob: 0713 660979

Email:[email protected]

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Badugu Ginning Co. Ltd

P.O. Box 459

Musoma Tel + Fax: 028 2620657

Mob: 0784 455873



Kahama Oil Mills

P.O. Box 253

Kahama Tel: 028 2710658

Fax: 2710616



Nsagali

Co. Ltd

P.O. Box 20

Bariadi Fax: 028 2500212/ 028 2700460

Mob: 0784 761720/0754 761720


22. The Chairman

Tanzania Cotton Growers

Association

P.O. Box 979

Mwanza Fax: 028 2500680


[email protected]

23. The Director

Olam (T) Ltd

P.O. Box 11995

Mwanza Tel: 028 2502902

Fax: 2501466



Nyanza Commercial Farming Ltd

P.O. Box 354

Mwanza Tel: 028 2540500/ 028 2562409



Roko Investment Co. Ltd

P.O. Box 707


Fax: 028 2763130

Mob: 0784 666163/0785 130000



BioRe (T) Ltd

(Organic Cotton)

P.O. Box 49, Mwanhuzi, Shinyanga

Tel: 028 2795090/ 028 2795025

Fax: 028 2795027



Lisha Investment (T) Co. Ltd

P.O. Box 620, Nzega – Tabora

Tel: 026 2692424

Fax: 026 2692408

Mob: 0767 389798/ 0784 389798

Email:

[email protected]


Aham Investments Co. Ltd


Tel: 0754 399838 / 028 2763012



NGS Investment Co. Ltd

P.O. Box 20, Bariadi

Tel: 028 2700153

Mob: 0784 484838

Fax: 028 2700460

Email:

[email protected]


Chesano Cotton Ginnery

P.O. Box 219, Bariadi

Mob: 0784 494493/ 0756 562705



Vitrecs Oil Mill

P.O. Box 2858/11963

Mwanza Tel: 028 2700219

Mob: 0784 501114


Roshan Meghjee Co. Ltd


Tel: 022 2112371/ 022 2117198

Fax: 022 2110766/ 022 2138845

Email: [email protected],

[email protected]


MSK Solutions Ltd


Tel: 028 2542260/ 028 2542261

Fax: 028 2500676



Vearrian (T) Ltd

P.O. Box 299, Bunda – Mara

Tel: 028 2621226

Fax: 028 2621228



ICK Cotton Oil Co. Ltd


Tel: 028 2500161


KBL Enterprises Ltd

P.O. Box 11624, Magu

Mob: 0754 464442


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


Tel: 022 2112868

Fax: 022 2122779



Busangwa Organic Farming (BOFA)


Tel: 028 2763637/ 028 2762079

Mob: 0754 568395/ 0785 955813


40. New Ubora

Ngwessa Edward

P.O. Box 155, Bariadi – Shinyanga

Tel: 0786 360160/ 0767 100120



Kisumwa Machinery Co. Ltd


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


[email protected]

Cotton Development Trust Fund,

The Manager

CDTF, P.O. Box 935

MWANZA

Tel: +255 (28) 2542535


Lake Zone Agriculture Research Institute,

LZARDI

Ukiruguru, S.L.P. 1433

MWANZA

Tel: 0732-980 768



Minstry of Industry Trade and Marketing

P.O Box 9503

DAR ES SALAAM


Wakefield Inspection Services Ltd.

P.O. Box 71148

DAR ES SALAAM

Tel: +255 (22) 2122217/ 2122207

E- mail:

[email protected]

SGS-Tanzania

P.O. Box 2249

DAR ES SALAAM

Tel: +255 (22) 2132131 /2112627

Fax: +255 (22) 2113516



Minstry of Finance and Economic Affairs

P.O Box 9111

DAR ES SALAAM


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


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


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

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.tancotton.co.tz/










http://www.epza.co.tz/



http://www.tic.co.tz/



http://www.tancotton.co.tz/


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


Internet: www.intracen.org

In partnership with:

Tanzania Cotton Board

Sponsored by:

European Communities

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Commodities Programme


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