This year's World Economic Forum (WEF) has seen Tanzania being given much attention and time to continue contributing on key issues, with some influential people asking to come in the country for investment purposes.
A statement released in Davos, Switzerland where the meeting took place from January 22 to 25, said that Tanzania was given opportunity to contribute on food security and challenges of food shortages in the world.
Led by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and East Africa Cooperation, Ambassador Dr. Augustine Mahiga, Tanzania tabled issues relating to mobile phone communication, and called for enabling of its technology in the improvement of the agricultural sector for the benefit of small scale growers in rural areas.
However, Ambassador Mahiga pointed out that the importance of curbing food shortages was possible by empowering farmers to grow crops through modern technology and be able to get farm inputs and implements as well as being assured of markets for surplus products.
On the sidelines of the meeting, Dr. Mahiga met and held talks with leaders of different international corporations and companies that are in Tanzania on the need to expand their scopes. Some of those in attendance were Tigo and General Electric as well as some companies that seek opportunities to invest in Tanzania.
Equally, Ambassador Mahiga met with WEF President, Mr. Borge Brende who pledged to persuade for more investments in Tanzania and prepare an International Investment Forum for Tanzania so as to see improvement on that front, as the country gears towards industrialisation drive.
Some of the leaders who pleaded to meet the Tanzanain authorities on the note were Mr. Scott Strazik - President and Executive Director with GE Gas Power Services that has its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia - USA; Mr. Richard Hatchett - The Executive Director of Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, Ms. Rachel Samren - Deputy Pesident of the International Millicom as well as Mr. Mohamed Al-Beity - a Tanzanian that is renowned by WEF for promoting Tanzanian tourism through internet - Tanzania Digital Tourism.
Representing President John Magufuli in the summit, Ambassador Mahiga also met other governement and country leaders, and heads of corporations and companies as well as famous business persons.
Meanwhile, the Tanzania Trade Development Authority is organizing the 43rd Dar-es-Salaam International Trade Fair (43rd DITF) to be held at the Mwalimu J. K. Nyerere, Trade Fair Ground, Kilwa Road, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania from June 28th until July 13th, 2019, with theme: Agricultural Crop Processing for Continuous Sustainable Development.
DITF is one of the Recognized and Approved Trade Fair by the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI), which is giving the DITF the high status to be considered as the best event in the Eastern and Central African regions. During the 42nd DITF 2018, 3,564 local and foreign companies participated and attracted approximatively 700,000 tourists.
The Application form can be downloaded on this page (attached) or from www.tantrade.go.tz (deadline of application: March 31st, 2019).
