TANZANIANS have been urged to grab opportunity of exporting agricultural products including horticulture, fruits and vegetables to Russia to fulfil growing food demand in the world’s largest nation.
Tanzania Ambassador to Russia,
Lieutenant General (rtd) Wyjones Kisamba, told reporters in Dar es
Salaam that since Russia was facing seven months of snow, production of
agricultural crops do not meet the demand.
“Tanzanians can tremendously benefit
from the agriculture area by exporting agricultural products to Russia,”
said the Tanzania Envoy while briefing reporters on the
Tanzania-Russian Business Forum 2016.
The business forum organized by Tanzania
Investment Centre (TIC) brings together large group of Russian
government representatives, industrialists and business tycoons for a
mission to a continent widely reputed for vibrant and steadfast
improvement in business environment.
According to Permanent Secretary (PS) in
the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Prof Adolf Mkenda, the
main goal of the business mission is to improve economic ties between
Tanzania and Russia.
He pointed out that investment and trade
relations between Tanzania and Russia have shown a gradual improvement
in recent years but he said there was still diffidence compared to the
existing potentials.
“This forum therefore is an opportunity
to unlock the investment and trade potentials between the two
countries,” said the PS. TIC Executive Director, Ms Julieth Kairuki said
Russia has invested significantly in the country, saying the country
has carried out 48 projects worth 45.23 million US Dollar since 1990.
“So far, a total of 3,342 employments have been created by the projects executed by Russians in the country,” she observed.
Ms Kairuki pointed out the areas in
which Russians have invested as industry, tourism, mining, transport
telecommunication and real estate and that the Uranium One at Mkuju
River in Namtumbo District in Ruvuma Region is the recent project to be
implemented by Russians.
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