MBEYA Regional Commissioner (RC), Amos Makalla said the regional authorities have taken various measures to reduce red tape so as to attract investments in the region.
Opening a one-day Mbeya Investment Forum
famously known as ‘Green City Investment Forum,’ in the city on
Wednesday, he said the the region has established investment desks to
help local and foreign investors wishing to invest in the region.
“It isn’t good when an investor comes
and doesn’t know where to begin from. We have started with investment
desks and they will spread to all districts,” he said.
He said the region was well prepared to
receive and assist investors who will be interested to invest in
different sectors including manufacturing industries which will add
value to agriculture, livestock and poultry subsectors.
He said the region is also an attractive
investment destination for hotels and lodges to cater for tourism and
rapidly expanding activities in various sectors. He said they have
already done evaluation in 12 industries in the region and found seven
of them are still working.
Meanwhile, he said a contractor has been
selected to install night lights at Songwe International Airport (SIA)
in Songwe region so as to enable landing and takeoff of aircraft for
24-hour a day. He said already the Spanish contractor has been selected
to conduct the installation activities before the end of this year.
According to him, once installed the
airport would witness an increased number of local and international
flights. Songwe Airport handles international and local airlines, cargo
air traffic and chartered commercial flights.
That will be another opportunity for
investors to construct the storage facility at the airport to keep
fruits, vegetables, fresh fish and flowers before they are exported
abroad, he said. Mbeya is a city in southwest Tanzania which sits at the
base of soaring Loleza Peak, between the Mbeya and Poroto mountain
ranges.
On the town’s outskirts is Lake Ngozi, a
huge crater lake surrounded by dense forest rich in birdlife. Kitulo
Plateau National Park, southeast of the city, is known for its colourful
wild flowers. Farther south is Matema Beach, a resort town on the
shores of the vast, fish-filled Lake Nyasa.
The economy of Mbeya is based on
agriculture, livestock keeping, mining, natural resources,
manufacturing, commercial activities and employment in the public and
private sectors.
Agriculture contributes most of the
Region’s cash income mainly from maize, sorghum, finger millet, cassava,
beans, groundnuts, cowpeas, rice, cotton, tobacco, onion, sorghum and
pigeon peas’ production.
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