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ADDRESSING NON-TARRIFF MEASURES TO BOOST AND DIVERSIFY FARM

TRADE

Jacqueline MkindiCEO

TAHA

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EAC POLULATION DATA

• Regional urban populations, are projected to grow by 230% in East Africa over the next 15 years.

• Today’s Total Population is 150M Urbanised – 38% (57M)

• Projected Population in 2030 is 250M

• Urbanised – 54% (135M)

PEOPLE, PROFIT AND PLANET

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• Sound food production and

trade systems

• Increased efficiency across

the value chains

www.taha.or.tzSource: EAC Trade Report 2013

EAC Intra-trade vs Exports/Imports – 2009 -

2013

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

EAC Total Trade 3,437 3,722 4,486 5,470 5,805

EAC Exports 10,123 11,819 14,274 16,046 14,971

EAC Imports 22,907 26,354 34,094 36,868 37,530

(12,784) (14,535) (19,820) (20,822) (22,559)

(30,000)

(20,000)

(10,000)

-

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

Trad

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US

$ M

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ns

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In 2013 Over 1,000 rice

farmers in Kisumu County lost rice worth US$ 500,000, because

They had planted high yielding non-aromatic rice variety with no demand in the market

2014- Kilimo Trust report

Limited Investment in Markets & Trade Development

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NAMANGA

Tax Checklist:

1. Crop Cess

2. On transit fees

3. Atomic Energy

Certificate

4. Certificate of

origin

5. Border parking

fees

6. Phyto Certificate

1Stop Point:

Sanya Juu

Payment: Crop

Cess

Start Point:

Siha, Kilimanjaro

2Stop Point:

Longido Dist.

Payment: On

transit fees

3Stop Point:

TAEC

Payment:

Atomic Energy

Cert.

4Stop Point: TCCIA

Payment: Certificate of

origin (EU req.)

30 mins 30 mins 2 hrs

5

30 mins

6Stop Point: PHS

Payment: Phyto

Certificate

Stop Point: District

road blocks

Payment: Border

parking fees

30 mins30 mins

7

30 mins

Stop Point: TRA

(Tax clearance)

Destination Point:

7 agencies to deal with

(5 ½ hour time)

One stop centre + One unified payment system

1

An avocado exporter operating in Siha, Kilimanjaro would face the following challenges in exporting his produce through Namanga border (catching a flight in JKIA or ship in Mombasa)

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TPRI

MLHSD

TBS

MIT Pangani TOSCI

TFDA

Fire

OSHA

TRATFRATAECImmigrtn

Chemist

A registered Tanzanian farmer has to

deal with at least 15 regulatory bodies

while paying taxes

MAFC

NEMC

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Logistics services

Horticulture logistics solution

•Air freighting•Trucking•Clearing& forwarding•Perishable ground handling

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Improving Production and Productivity

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Markets support infrastructure

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• Harmonize trade facilitation measures that have a regional

bearing.

• Capacity development in the Public and Private sector

systems

• Private sector: must be able to identify issues and engage

meaningfully with the governments but appreciate the fact

that the public sector has the enforcement role.

• Governments: We need a right balance between

enforcement and trade facilitation

• Translation of trade agreements, frameworks, protocols

WAY FORWARD