Tanzania Agriculture Overview
Climate-Smart Sunflower Investment
Why Sunflower?
Unavailability of high-quality seeds.
Unaffordability of high-quality seeds by farmers.
Inadequate storage facilities for year-round production of
processing facilities.
Inadequate processing facilities for high quality Sunflower
products.
Sunflower investments enhance rural livelihoods by creating
job opportunities for youth and women in rural areas.
Investment Pillars
Investment
(USD)
NPV (USD)
IRR (%)
Seed multiplication:
Storage facilities:
1,083,618.49
56,185.92
9.27%
5,443,307.69
440,248.30
10.11%
Refinery facilities:
45,553,388.63
3,605,977.54
10.08%
Value Chain Support
Irrigation technologies:
Village and Farmer Support
Extension services:
Government of URT
Government of URT
TOTAL REQUIRED INVESTMENT: USD $52.08m
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Impacts
Create sustainable
income sources for
Sunflower farmers and
supply chain
stakeholders (per capital
$ 1,070 USD).
Reducing annual
Sunflower oil imports
and availability in local
market.
Reduce import
dependence.
Increase full time and
part time jobs creation
to women and youth
(17,790 jobs).
Climate-Smart
production and
processing widely used
(including renewable
energy).
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FIAT
PANIS
Food and Agriculture
Organization of the
United Nations
Hand-in-Hand
Initiative
Market
High national demand
for edible oil and
Sunflower.
Sunflower oil is
among the high
substitute agricultural
commodity imported
in Tanzania annually.
Competitive local
pricing for Sunflower
oil with high demand
attributed to its
nutritional value.
Investment locations
Honiara (Manyara
region and nearby
regions including at
the Capital city of
Dodoma).
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Risk and Mitigation
Risk: Weather variation
and climate change
impact.
Mitigation: Investment
in irrigation and water
use efficient
technologies.
Risk: Limited access
and affordability of
high-quality seed.
Mitigation: Contract
farming to ensure
consistent availability at
affordable price.
Risk: Inadequate
extension services to
producers
Mitigation: Extension
service provision to
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