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

Reports and Publications

Cotton from Tanzania
In recent years, Tanzania has become ideally suited for entering into…

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GLOBAL COTTON PRODUCTION TO DECLINE IN 2012/13
As a result, cotton area in many countries is expected to decline…

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Tanzania Cotton Board Annual Report 2010
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Tanzania Cotton Board (TCB)…

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Tecxtile Programmes

Partners of the Textile Sector Development Unit


The TSDU works closely with:

Tanzania Ministry of Industry, Trade & Marketing

(MITM)

the national ministry responsible for trade & industrial matters

www.mitm.go.tz

Tanzania Export Processing Zone Authority

(EPZA)

a parastatal that promotes the development of export processing zones

www.epza.co.tz

Tanzania Investment Centre

(TIC)

a parastatal responsible for fostering investments in Tanzania

www.tic.co.tz

Tanzania Board of External Trade

(BET)

a parastatal that has a mandate to promote the export sales of Tanzania made goods

www.bet.co.tz

University of Dar es Salaam’s (UDSM)

College of Engineering & Technology (COET)

a higher education institution that is in the process of establishing a textile engineering degrees programme

www.coet.udsm.ac.tz

Vocational Education & Training Authority

(VETA)

parastatal engaged for providing vocational training

www.veta.go.tz

Association of Textile Manufacturers’ of Tanzania (TEXMAT)

sectoral manufacturers association to which many textile & apparel manufacturers belong

no web site

Confederation of Tanzania Industries

(CTI)

manufacturers organisation that works to ensure a conducive business environment

(has a textile and apparel sub-committee)

www.cti.co.tz