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TAGRODE: INDUSTRIALIZATION IS KEY TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT





IRINGA: Tanzania need to accelerate its industrialization efforts if the country has to achieve economic development, the Tanzania Grassroots Oriented Development (TAGRODE) based in Iringa says.

Tanzania Grassroots Oriented Development Chief Executive Director, Zubery Mwachulla told SIMBAYABLOG yesterday said that industrialization has been behind strong development that others countries are enjoying.

Mwachulla said the key to poverty eradication, high unemployment rates and overdependence on exports of primary products that underdeveloped nations are facing lies in scaling up of the industrialization agenda that the fifth government is preaching.

“Tanzania has abundant raw materials, favourable climatic conditions and abundant labour force, yet the country continues to suffer from high poverty and unemployment rates, and overdependence on exports of primary products,” Mwachulla said in an interview.

He said to create employment, add value to raw materials and diversify in the export, it is important for Tanzania to fast-track her industrialization drive.

mwachulla said industrialization creates new markets and linkages, promoting supporting industries which will in turn contribute to Tanzania’s economic growth.

He said when industrialization is in full swing, it creates a demand for specialized skills and increased labour demand which can be addressed through emerging industries that are a result of growth in the manufacturing sector.

Mwachulla said through the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Tanzania and African continent as whole should benefit from mutual cooperation.

TAGRODE Executive Director, Zubery Mwachulla said that it is important for the government to establish the forum that will monitor FOCAC deliberations on the implantation of the Johannesburg Summit and the 6th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held in Johannesburg from 3 to 5 December 2015. 

However, at least 200 factories are planned for launching in the country within the next three years with China’s support, a move that will boost Tanzania’s drive to become an industrial nation.

According to the Head of Communications in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Mindi Kasiga, told reporters in Dar es Salaam yesterday that the factories were expected to generate 200,000 employment opportunities.

Kasiga was briefing reporters about a one-day working visit by China’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Wang Yi, next Monday. 

She said during his visit, Mr Wang will meet with President John Magufuli and hold official talks with his host, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Dr Augustine Mahiga, on cooperation between the two countries. 

Kasiga said the two ministers will discuss China’s plan on assisting Tanzania to realize its industrialization dream.

She explained that in December 2015, during the Sixth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit held in Johannesburg, Tanzania was selected among four countries in Africa to be supported by China in realizing industrialization.

Other countries are Kenya, Ethiopia ad South Africa. “Under the Sixth FOCAC action plan at least 200 factories are expected to be set up before 2020 and will generate 200,000 employments,” she said.

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