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Location:

The National Development Corporation (NDC) is planning a multi-million dollar Industrial Park for small and medium scale agro and food processing industries in Kilimanjaro. 230 hectares of prime land have been demarcated for the purpose along the Moshi - Arusha highway adjacent to the existing Kilimanjaro Machine Tools Manufacturing Company.

The choice of this site was deliberate and intentional since its location is ideal for the intended purpose. Some of the most visible advantages of the chosen location include its accessibility, developed transport infrastructure, proximity to power and water supplies.

The blue ellipse close to the border with Kenya denotes location of the site for Industrial Park

Market/Supply:

The site for Kilimanjaro Industrial Park is situated close to both Kenya and Uganda. The revival of East African co-operation together with the rapid expansion of Ugandan and Kenyan economies offers a wide window of opportunity for industries located in this area in terms of procurement of inputs and supply of outputs;

Accessibility:

The site for Industrial Park is situated along the Moshi - Arusha railway line with direct connection to Mombassa, Tanga and Dar es Salaam ports for heavier cargo deliveries;

The site is situated along the Moshi - Arusha highway which has recently been rehabilitated and is passable in all seasons throughout the year;

Transport Infrastructure, Power and Water:

The site is only 15 kms away from the Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) which is to undergo a major facelift with creation of a Leisure Park around it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

KIA is the second biggest international airport in Tanzania with capacity and facilities to handle large cargo and passenger aircrafts like Boeing 747 Jumbo Jets. The airport has facilities for night landing and several international airlines like KLM, Air France, Ethiopian Airlines use it.

Being close to the Moshi - Arusha highway the site is within proximity of the high tension power transmission lines linking the two major towns. Furthermore, the site is bordered by the Kikavu River which runs throughout the year with fresh clean water from the slopes of Kilimanjaro;

Human Resources:

Kilimanjaro Region is endowed with a large number of schools and other technical educational establishments thus facilitating a steady supply of highly skilled and trainable workforce;

This picture shows one corner of the site for Industrial Park bordered by tarmac road and power transmission lines.

Topology:

The land is situated in a mostly flat area with easily accessible topology;

The land is situated in an area with intensive agricultural activities.

Climate:

The land is situated in the area with relatively cool climate throughout the year which is ideal for industrial and manufacturing activities as well as machinery and equipment especially precision machinery;

The need for Industrial Park:

The Kilimanjaro region is an intensively agricultural area with agro and food production as the major economic activity of the majority of population. The major crops include coffee, rice, maize, beans, potatoes, bananas, millet, fruits, vegetables and of late horticultural products like cut roses etc.

The neighboring region of Arusha to the North-West is very active in agricultural activities especially wheat and diary farming in addition to most of the above mentioned products including horticultural products.

The other neighboring region of Tanga to the South-East is very active in fruits and vegetable production activities in the same agricultural value chain.

This picture shows a Rose Farm close to the site for Industrial Park.

Following below are some production and sales figures for coffee, flouriculture and wheat.

All above mentioned existing agricultural activities generate the following needs for industrial support:

Need 1: Agro and food production supporting industries. Agro and food production supporting industries. These are industries for making simple agricultural tools and equipment like water pumps, hand tools, simple agro mechanization equipment, coffee pulpers, pre and post harvest machinery etc. The core for such industries is KMTC which already has limited installed capacity and capability to undertake some of those activities;