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What is Tanzania’s edible oil sector?
Tanzania`s edible oil sector stands at Tshs.676.2 billion ($294 million) with players like Bidco Oil and Soap Ltd, Murzah Oil Mills and Alaska Tanzania. The sector is highly in need of investors to fill the supply gap that currently stands at 320,000 tonnes so as to slash the import bill that amounted to Tshs.191.3 billion (83.19 million) in 2018.
Why is the demand for sunflower oil increasing in Tanzania?
Widespread adoption of improved seed is one important driver of increased production of sunflower oil in Tanzania, already one of the largest producers of the crop in Africa. And with sunflower processors investing in more than 50,000 metric tons of processing capacity, demand for sunflower from farmers is increasing. Setting up for change at scale
How much oil does Tanzania import?
In 2018, Tanzania imported $1.77B in Refined Petroleum, becoming the 75th largest importer of Refined Petroleum in the world. The same year, Refined Petroleum was the 1st most imported product in Tanzania. Tanzania imports Refined Petroleum primarily from: India , United Arab Emirates , Saudi Arabia , Switzerland , and Oman.
What is the demand gap for edible oil in Tanzania?
Much of the demand gap is currently met by imported edible oil (60% across all edible oils, 55-70% for sunflower oil) (Salisali, 2017). The GoT wants to reduce Tanzania’s dependence on imported edible oil by boosting domestic oil seed production and downstream oil processing capacity.