Modernizing the Songea Tobacco Processing plant for maximum efficiency
Picture No.17: Tobacco Processing Industry
The market situation
Although the plant is working there is need for it to be improved in order to satisfy the demand of produced tobacco from Songea rural and Namtumbo Districts and within the Municipality.
Target beneficiaries
Tobacco growers, investors, and other citizens
Target market/buyers
The processed tobacco will be sold within the country and some to be exported..
Future expectations
To encourage tobacco growers to form associations to address together their production and marketing problems.
To encourage farmers to produce more tobacco.
Quality demands
Tobacco has a growing demand in the world market and has good prices.
There is need for producing tobacco of good quality which can compete in the world market.
Type of investor recommended
A strategic investor with capital and market contacts.
