Joseph Isangura
Tanzania has launched the Agricultural Growth Corridors of Tanzania (Agcot), an ambitious national plan inspired by the success of the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor (Sagcot).
Unveiled by Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa on April 27 and further endorsed by President Samia Suluhu Hassan during her visit on April 28, the initiative signals a new chapter for the country’s agricultural sector. Agcot aims to boost food production, create jobs, and open up new market opportunities by building strong regional farming and investment hubs across the country.
Agcot brings together four key agricultural zones: the Southern Highlands (Sagcot), the Mtwara corridor (covering Lindi, Mtwara, and Ruvuma), the Central corridor (Dodoma, Singida, Tabora, and the Lake Zone), and the Northern corridor (Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Manyara, and Tanga). Each corridor has been designed to make the most of its unique ecological and economic potential.
During her visit, President Samia launched the Cooperative Bank of Tanzania (CBT), which will serve as a major financial partner in the plan. She also toured the Agcot exhibition booth, where she met with local entrepreneurs and farmers supported by the initiative and the Building a Better Tomorrow (BBT) program.
Among them were innovators like Raha Vegetable Farm, which produces tomato seedlings, and Get Aroma, a startup focused on aggregating spices for wider markets. Larger enterprises such as ASAS Dairies and Kisutu Winery also showcased their contributions to Tanzania’s agricultural evolution.
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“These success stories are proof that agriculture is not just a sector of the past—it is the future,” President Hassan said. “By strengthening value chains, improving rural infrastructure, and opening up markets, we can turn farming into a driver of national prosperity.”
A major feature of the Agcot plan is the development of Special Agro-Processing Zones (SAPZs), which are intended to attract investment in food processing and support industries like irrigation, logistics, electrification, and rural road networks.
Agcot also aligns with Tanzania’s long-term Agriculture Master Plan (AMP 2050), which sets ambitious goals of growing the agricultural economy to $100 billion and reaching $20 billion in exports within the next ten years.
With this nationwide strategy now underway, Tanzania is looking to agriculture not only as a way to ensure food security, but as a foundation for economic transformation, inclusion, and shared growth.
