promote, improve the production, 
productivity of Tanzania Cotton To promote the development of cotton industry To make regulations for cultivation, marketing, processing, importation, exportation and storage of seed cotton and cotton lint To assist directly or through financial support research and development and extension services. To promote the establishment of societies or associations of stakeholders and monitor their activities To regulate and control the quality of seed cotton and cotton lint

World Cotton Market

N.Y. Cotton FuturesCourtesy: Bremen Cotton Exchange

CDTF, Cotton Fund Scheme

Cotton Development Trust Fund
Tanzania Cotton Board - RADIO Program

Welcome to Tanzania Cotton Board

A statutory body that promotes growth the of production / processing / marketing of Tanzania cotton.

The TCB promotes good farming methods and increases in the production of cotton through farmers education; establishes quality standards of cotton seed/lint; determines the quantity of cotton seed to be kept for planting; licenses buyers of seed cotton, exporters of cotton lint, gin operators; protects the interests of farmers against buyers’ syndicates; formulates regulations for cotton cultivation, marketing, processing, importation, exportation and storage of cotton seed/lint; licenses organic growing coordinators.

The TCB has established the Textile Sector Development Unit to further develop Tanzania’s textile/apparel manufacturing industry using Tanzania cotton.

Director's Message

Marco Mtunga, TCB Managing Director The financial year ending on 30th June 2011 was the fifth since financing of TCB’s statutory functions of regulating the cotton industry started being wholly financed…

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