Entrepreneurs urged to start manufacturing industries

Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment Mr Charles Mwijage

TANZANIA Bureau of Standards (TBS) has called upon 262 entrepreneurs taking part in the industrial exhibition organised by the Small Industries Development Organisation (SIDO) to use the opportunities availed to set up small and medium scale manufacturing industries.

Speaking at the six-day exhibition meant to serve the Central Zone held at Umoja grounds in Kasulu District, Kigoma Region, TBS Senior Marketing Officer, Ms Gladness Kaseka, said the bureau has available opportunities to make it happen.

The exhibition which was opened by the Minister of Industries, Trade and Investment, Mr Charles Mwijage, is aimed at, among other things, educating and bringing awareness to entrepreneurs on the TBS Standard mark opportunities.

She said the exhibition under the theme ‘the construction of industrial economies based on small industries, TBS has successfully provided knowledge to more than 80 entrepreneurs engaged in processing various products on the process of obtaining TBS mark.

“We educate them on the need of having the standard mark for their products and the government through TBS has set aside between 50m/- and 100m/- annually to support them to attain the mark freely,” said Ms Kaseka.

Mr Kaseka called on Kigoma residents to ensure they use products branded by TBS mark in order to avoid fake products. The regions that participated in the exhibition include Dodoma, Singida, Tabora, Katavi, Kigoma, Manyara, Mwanza, Kilimanjaro, Shinyanga and Simiyu.