Business Mission to Tanzania

Following the recently concluded U.S.-East African Community (EAC) Commercial Dialogue, the Eastern Africa Diaspora Business Council in partnership with the Tanzania Embassy in Washington, DC will host a Trade Mission to Tanzania. This Trade Mission scheduled for August 5th -10th 2015, is designed to promote Tanzania’s sleeping giant, the agribusiness sector to U.S. Investors. This sector will play a significant role in energizing the Tanzanian economy to achieve poverty reduction through resourceful and productive processes that can accelerate economic growth, sustainable development and deeper integration of the Agribusiness sector in Tanzania through Public Private Partnership. 

The Southern Agriculture Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) partners believe they can bring up to 350,000 hectares under production, creating 420,000 jobs, generating annual farming evenues of $1.2 billion, contributing to food security, and lifting more than two million people out of poverty by 2030. This Trade Mission is going to highlight opportunities of trade and investment with the U.S. under African Growth and Opportunity Act specifically by diversifying their exports as well as facilitating Tanzania's integration into the global economy. This mission will give investors a hand-on experience, with site visits, tours of key infrastructure facilities, meetings with key agencies and a round-table discussion with existing investors and top CEOs.

The main U.S. businesses targeted for this Trade Mission include those in the Agriculture related sectors which include; financing, logistics, energy, cold storage facilities, infrastructure. Other mission highlights include an opportunity to visit a World Heritage site Ngorongoro Conservation area (also home of the Big 5) as well as a meeting with the East Africa Community Secretariat in Arusha, Tanzania.

Business Mission to Tanzania starts on  August 5th, 2015 to August 10th, 2015.

Registration deadline:  July 22, 2015

This will allow for the organizers to better prepare for the Business Mission as well as allow ample time to facilitate the logistical needs of the participants.

Visit Business Mission to Tanzania website to learn more.