Investing in Apple Farming in East Africa & Agro B2B Networking

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Investing in Apple Farming in East Africa & Agro B2B Networking

29 February 2024. Webinar on Investing in Apple Farming in East Africa & Agro B2B Networking

This webinar organised by the East African Business Council (EABC), in partnership with Tamu Tamu Tanzania (TTT), aimed to empower agri-actors with the necessary knowledge to capitalize on the significant market demand for apples in the region and engage in B2B networking with agri-value chain actors.

The EAC region currently imports an estimated $400-500 million worth of fresh apples annually, which are utilized in various processed products such as juice, alcoholic beverages, and snacks.
The webinar allowed to explore the cultivation of apple tree varieties that demonstrate resilience to the East African climate and can produce over 100,000 well-tended matured apples in just one acre.

Tamu Tamu Tanzania (TTT) (HeadquartersIfunda, Iringa) is the first commercial apple farm and apple tree nursery in East Africa.

Its core business is growing apples, as well as producing and selling well-adapted, disease-resistant young apple trees which can thrive in cool, tropical conditions.
Its vision is to create a prosperous apple industry in East Africa, and to generate life-changing income improvement for thousands of farming families.
Its mission is to revolutionise tropical apple growing in Africa.
Its goal is to provide every farmer in the cooler tropics with the opportunity to develop an apple production based revenue stream that permanently enhances their livelihood.

"𝟏𝟎 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝟓𝟎 varieties made it through a 𝟔-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐑&𝐃 phase"

Engage in B2B networking with agri-value chain actors.

Website Profiling Investment Opportunities in Selected Agricultural Value Chains Focusing on Edible
Oil, Wheat Grain, Fertilizers, Tubers and Leguminous Plants.

Companies and agri-value chain players interested in engaging in B2B are invited to register and profile their products and services in the East Africa Agro Investment Profiles & Directory. Visit: https://agro.smesoko.com
EABC, in partnership with the GIZ Business Scout Fund Project, is implementing a project titled ‘Enhancing Competitiveness of the Agri-food Industry and Mitigating the Impact of Global Crises to Enhance Food Security in the EAC region.’
Under this project, EABC has undertaken a study to profile investment opportunities in selected agricultural value chains, focusing on edible oil, wheat grain, fertilizers, tubers, and leguminous plants. Informed by this study, EABCdeveloped a website to publish investment opportunities/profiles in selected agricultural value chains and incorporate a business directory and B2B functionalities.

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