Reasonably priced high quality fertilizer for regional consumption and transporting to other regions.
Target location
Songea Municipality
The market situation
There is no reliable supplier of fertilizer to satisfy the demand of fertilizers for both food crops and commercial crops in the region and nearby regions like Iringa, Mbeya, Rukwa, Mtwara and Lindi.
Future Expectations
The introduction of the fertilizer producing plant in the Municipality will increase production of crops in Ruvuma Region and other regions in Tanzania
Market Imperfection/distortion
Several areas in Tanzania are involved in production of both food and commercial crops, but there is no fertilizer producing plant in the Southern zone and Southern highland zone where the Big Four crop producing Regions (Ruvuma, Iringa, Mbeya and Rukwa) are found.
Quality demands
The produced fertilizer should be of acceptable quality and reasonable price so that the farmers can afford to buy it.
Type of Investor recommended
An investor with capital to establish high quality fertilizer producing plant.
