INVESTMENT GUIDE

ase through attracting additional private and public-private partnerships
investments in order to increase its manufacturing strengths and
competitiveness and to raise its GDP. The regional government and
district authorities are ready and committed to provide a series of further
support services and incentives to drive industrial development and
growth in the short, medium and long-term.
The major strategic investment opportunities in Simiyu region, in the
descending order of priority, are:
1. Construction of sub-surface dams, surface dams, rain water harvesting
systems, and deep wells for supplying 150-160 million cubic meters
of water per District for irrigation and industrial purposes (Note:
although a water pipe from Lake Victoria through water tanks built
at the Ngasamo Hill to the Districts is envisaged for domestic water
supply, but the coverage will be only 12 km from the main pipe, and
only 40-50% of villages will have access).
2. Water holding dams and Water Saving Irrigation Schemes and
Systems for production of rice, horticultural crops, maize, and
cotton in Busega and Bariadi districts. To increase productivity
through mechanized irrigation farming and ensure increased climate
resiliency.
3. Establishment of individual and group enterprise commercial farms
for production of high quality conventional and organic cotton to
yield 700,000 - 800,000 tons of seed cotton for local production of
textiles and garments, organic health and sanitation products, school
products, hospitality industry products, and for export by year 2040.
4. Two modern ginneries-one in Meatu and one in Maswa, and a
Textile Mill in Meatu and/or Maswa.
5. Factories for milling and packaging of rice, maize, lentils (dengu),
cowpeas (choroko), and peas (mbaazi) in Lamadi, Bariadi, and Maswa.
6. Training Centers for generating medium and high skilled human
resources:
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