A DELEGATION of
investors from Kuwait company Alrifai is in Tanzania to explore trade
and investment opportunities, mainly in
The investors are
looking into possibilities of purchasing the cash crop and construct a
cashew nuts processing factory in the country.
The three people's
delegation led by the company's Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr
Abdellah Foaud arrived in Tanzania on January13 this year accompanied by
Standards Manager, Ahmed Mohamed Bahie and Procurement Manager M.K.
Hussin.
A statement availed
to the 'Daily News' on Friday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
East African Cooperation said that the investors met with officials of
Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC), Tanzania Coffee Board (TCB), Tanzania
Trade Development Authority (Tan Trade) and the Cereals and other
Produce Board (CPB) and were informed on procedures of purchasing the
cash crops and the establishment of the cashewnuts processing factory.
In a briefing about
cashew nuts production in Tanzania TanTrade Acting Trade Services
Director, Ms Twilumba Mlelwa said that Tanzania produces between 250,000
and 300,000 tonnes per year, mainly from Mtwara, Lindi, Ruvuma
(Tunduru), Coast Region (Mkuranga and Kibaha) and Tanga.
"I want to assure
you that there are 18 cashew nut factories in the country with the
capacity of storing 63,000 tonnes but currently 13 are functioning and
has the capacity of processing 43,000 tonnes," Mlelwa said.
The Alrifai
Company's CEO Foaud expressed gratitude to Tanzania's Embassy in Kuwait
for its cooperation which has enabled them to meet with other
ministerial leaders to coordinate the entire process.
Apart from being
briefed on the production of cashew nuts in Tanzania, the delegation
also visited the cashew nuts warehouse at Kurasini in Dar es Salaam and
was satisfied with the quality of the crop and pledged to invest in the
country since it produces quality nuts.
Standards Manager,
Ahmed Mohamed Bahie remarked: "We have seen the cashew nuts, coffee and
cloves and we are satisfied with their quality... we will work hard to
speed up the completion of procedures of purchasing cashew nuts from
Tanzania before we start the construction of the processing factory."
The delegation
visited some areas with the aim of getting information on trade and
invest ment opportunities in Tanzania. They visited Lindi, Mtwara,
Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar
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