Tanzania seeks access to 14 new horticulture markets

Tuesday 10th November 2026

By inAfrika Newsroom

Tanzania is working to open horticultural export markets in 14 countries, Vice President Deogratius Ndejembi said on 9 November. He directed the Tanzania Trade Development Authority, known as TanTrade, to find out which products buyers in those markets want and what quality standards suppliers would have to meet.

Ndejembi gave the figures at the opening of HortiLogistica Africa in Arumeru, near Arusha. The Vice President’s Office put horticultural exports at $569 million in 2024, up from $290.7 million in 2020.

Jambo FM reported that Ndejembi said the government would continue the market access work in the 2026/27 financial year and help growers meet international standards. The accounts of the speech did not name the 14 countries or give dates for market access agreements.

Ndejembi said Tanzania produced 9.78 million tonnes of horticultural crops in 2024/25, up from 8.44 million tonnes in 2022/23. He put avocado production at 203,473 tonnes in 2025/26, compared with 149,340 tonnes in 2020/21.

He directed the Agriculture Ministry to improve access to quality avocado seedlings, storage and training. He also called for the revival of flower cultivation on Arusha farms that already have production infrastructure.

The vice president pointed to cold storage, processing and transport as areas where private investment could reduce post-harvest losses. TanTrade’s assignment covers both demand for specific crops and the standards growers would have to meet before selling into the prospective markets.

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