Tanzania earns 15.6tri/- from agricultural exports
DODOMA: TANZANIA earned 6.6 billion US dollars (about 15.6tri/-) from agricultural exports to regional and international markets between the 2023/2024 and 2025/2026 financial years.
A latest report by the Tanzania Plant Health and Pesticides Authority (TPHPA) shows that during the period, the country exported approximately 6.7 million tonnes of agricultural produce after meeting international standards.
TPHPA Managing Director, Professor Joseph Ndunguru told reporters in Dodoma on Tuesday that the exported products included vegetables, cereals, oilseeds, spices, flowers and various cash crops.
According to him, in the 2023/2024 financial year alone, Tanzania exported 3.5 million tonnes valued at 3.54 billion US dollars, marking a 25.4 per cent increase compared to the previous year.
Prof Ndunguru said the authority had successfully secured new markets for several crops, including avocados in China, India and South Africa.
Other products that gained access to new markets include soybean and cottonseed by-products, sunflower products in China and maize in Egypt.
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He added that after meeting international standards, Tanzania also gained access to the avocado market in the United States.
The TPHPA chief further listed key export crops during the period as black pepper, vanilla, cloves, pineapple, Irish potatoes, tobacco, avocados, bananas, macadamia, wheat, chrysanthemum flowers and cardamom.
On plant health compliance, Prof Ndunguru said the European Union had required Tanzania to confirm the absence of the Xylella fastidiosa bacterium by May 30, 2025.
“Following this requirement, TPHPA collected 5,664 samples and conducted analysis using PCR technology. The results confirmed that the bacterium is not present in the country. As a result, Tanzania was allowed to continue trading with the European Union after the announcement made on June 13, 2025,” he said.
To strengthen access to the Chinese market, the authority facilitated the registration of 408 Tanzanian companies in
