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  • Which cotton varieties are produced in Tanzania?
  • Alternaria leaf spot, Verticillium wilt, Only the Medium Staple (American upland) cotton varieties are produced in Tanzania Farmers sells their seed-cotton to private buyers, under Government regulations through Tanzania Cotton Board (TCB).
  • Why do farmers sell seed-cotton to private buyers in Tanzania?
  • Farmers sells their seed-cotton to private buyers, under Government regulations through Tanzania Cotton Board (TCB). Low Productivity, due to rainfall dependence, low input usage, poor mechanization technologies, lack of financial credit, lower capital investment, small (scattered) farm land fragmentation.
  • Why is Tanzanian organic cotton so popular?
  • Tanzanian Organic Cotton is the globe’s most authentic due to non-adoption of GMOs and sparingly use of both industrial fertilizers and pesticides. Although it is bought at a premium price, we are again loosing employment opportunities and incomes as it is sold as raw cotton-lint, especially to the high-enders, in Europe.
  • What is Tanzania doing in textile industry?
  • Tanzania is in collaboration with international agencies such as University of Manchester and other international organization for training and capacity building in textiles to meet global standards and skills.
  • How to attract foreign direct investment in textile industry in Tanzania?
  • Tanzanian Government has introduced various incentives such as tax breaks, to attract Foreign Direct Investment in Textile industry. Hopefully, more FDIs (such current operating FDIs as, Mazava-US, Touku-China, Jielong-China etc.) and joint ventures, will be soon flowing in.
  • Is Tanzania a good place to make clothing?
  • Overall, Tanzania is one of the best place in Africa for the apparel making, due to its low production cost, preferential trade access, improving industrial infrastructure, and ample availability of both Conventional and Organic Cotton Lint.