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Producing-area context for Tanzania's agricultural export commodities — geography, supply chain and market relevance.

Coffee plantation at Gibb's Farm, Karatu, Arusha Region, Tanzania

Arusha

Arusha Region, in northeastern Tanzania around Mount Meru and near Kilimanjaro, is an Arabica coffee-growing area, cultivated on…
Banana cultivation near Bugene, Karagwe District, Kagera Region, Tanzania

Kagera

Kagera sits in northwest Tanzania on the western shore of Lake Victoria, bordering Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. It…
Coffee plant beside a footpath, Nkoaranga, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania

Kilimanjaro

Kilimanjaro Region, in northern Tanzania around Africa's tallest mountain, is one of the country's original Arabica coffee zones,…
Rural landscape near Mchinga, Lindi District, Lindi Region, Tanzania

Lindi

Lindi Region, immediately north of Mtwara on Tanzania's southeastern coast, is the country's second-largest cashew-producing region. In Cashewnut…
Tea fields at Tukuyu town, Rungwe District, Mbeya Region, Tanzania

Mbeya

Mbeya Region, in Tanzania's Southern Highlands near Lake Nyasa, is a multi-crop production area. It is named among…
Farmer walking toward sisal plantations with the Uluguru Mountains in the background, Morogoro Region, Tanzania

Morogoro

Morogoro Region, in eastern Tanzania at the base of the Uluguru Mountains, is one of the country's four…
Road through miombo woodland on the Makonde Plateau near Ndanda, Masasi District, Mtwara Region, Tanzania

Mtwara

Mtwara Region, on Tanzania's southeastern coast bordering Mozambique, is the country's largest cashew-producing region. In Cashewnut Board of…
Clove harvest laid out to dry in a village on Pemba Island, Zanzibar (archival photo, 1964)

Pemba

Pemba, the smaller and more northerly island of the Zanzibar archipelago, is the archipelago's dominant clove-growing area. Sourcing…
Smallholder field on a hillside near Songea, Ruvuma Region, southern Tanzania

Ruvuma

Ruvuma Region, in southern Tanzania bordering Mozambique, has a genuinely dual commodity profile. It is one of the…
Coffee-growing highland landscape near the Mbozi meteorite site, Mbozi District, Songwe Region, Tanzania

Songwe

Songwe Region was split from Mbeya Region in 2016 and lies in Tanzania's Southern Highlands. It is named…
Clove trees growing in Kisiwani Ward, Muheza District, Tanga Region, Tanzania

Tanga

Tanga Region, on Tanzania's northeastern coast, has a varied cash-crop base. It contributes a small but recognized share…
Produce section of Darajani Market, Stone Town, Zanzibar

Zanzibar (Unguja)

Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar archipelago, is historically part of what became known as the "Spice…