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Map showing the 11 locations where cashew nuts are grown in Tanzania. Tanzania is one of the largest cashew producers in Africa, with exports providing 10-15 percent of the country's foreign exchange. The country is the eighth-largest grower of cashew nut in the world and ranks fourth in Africa.
Tanzania Mercantile Exchange is a commodity exchange in Tanzania. The commodities exchange is put in place to help various farmers access the domestic and global market better and obtain a fair price in selling of their produce. The exchange is currently undergoing training of their staff and has begun pilot trading in Sesame Seeds and Green Grams.
The Tandahimba and Newala Cooperative Union (Tanecu) is the primary union in Newala Town, and the unions main auction is located in the town. [3]: 6,8 [8] The production of cashews has grown rapidly in Tanzania, and much of that is in Newala Town. In 2019 the town had industrial capacity of 8,500 t/y for cashew nuts.
The harbour is an integral part of the Mtwara Development Corridor project. The infrastructure around the port is currently being development to help facilitate more cargo to be handled at the port. The port is destined to be an alternative cargo gateway for cargo bound for southern Tanzania, Malawi, Eastern Zambia and Northern Mozambique.
Map showing the 11 locations where cashew nuts are grown in Tanzania. Tanzania is one of the largest cashew producers in Africa, with exports providing 10-15 percent of the country's foreign exchange. The country is the eighth-largest grower of cashew nut in the world and ranks fourth in Africa.
The most important cash crop in the area is cashew nuts, followed by groundnuts and sesame. Because livestock rearing is not a common practice among the people of the region, its economic contribution is negligible. The cashew nut crop, which accounts for about 25% of the region's GDP, is one of Mtwara's significant contributors.
The African Cashew Alliance (ACA) is an international organization dedicated to promoting the growth of the cashew industry in Africa. The ACA provides African cashew farmers with technical assistance and best practices, facilitates foreign investment, and promotes the development of processing cashews within Africa.
Tanga City, Tanzania's fourth-largest population center, second-largest port, and third-largest industrial hub, serves as the administrative center for the Tanga region. The city has a strategic geographic location that gives it a competitive business advantage because it is situated on the Indian Ocean and close to the Kenyan border.