Iringa region plans to construct 100 industries

By Friday Simbaya, Iringa

THE Iringa Regional Commissioner Amina Juma Masenza has hailed local investors and all those from abroad who decided to invest in the Region. 

She made the statement yesterday during the launching of the Campaign for promoting industrial construction in the region, through the theme, "Our Region, Our Industries" campaign.

Data shows, until now Iringa Region has 24 major Industries, 35 industries, 149 factories and more than 3,000 smaller industries. 

She said all those industries provide livelihoods of 15,000 people, equivalent to 1.6 percent of the population of the entire Iringa Region. 

“Our goal is to increase this level of industry so that they can contribute significantly to the Regional Economy,” said Masenza.

Masenza said they were planning to construct more than 100 industries, adding that will only happen if each of them ready for his role. 

“Our district councils will govern the coordination in collaboration of district commissioners, since each Council has been entrusted with the creation of 35 new industries. 

In addition, some institutions have already set targets including the SIDO Region to build not less than 20 industries and other institutions have expressed the desire to support these efforts including religious organizations, Cooperatives and other development stakeholders.

RC Masenza has called on councils to set up an ideal environment for industrial construction and to promote the efforts of those with good intentions to invest in industries, including other regulatory authorities such as TANESCO, TRA, IRUWASA, TBS, TFDA and the rest of them to assist in setting up the environment in implementing this campaign.

She encouraged Citizens also continue to grow more agricultural produce and increase productivity because there are no industrial raw materials and raw materials for agricultural products.

She said the production of those products should not only focus on the foreign market rather than local market for these products first. 

“I call upon all of us to love and use the products produced in our Region first,” she emphasized.

MWANJELWA AAGIZA BODI YA KAHAWA KUTOCHELEWESHA MALIPO KWA WAKULIMA

Naibu Waziri wa Wizara ya Kilimo Mhe Mary Mwanjelwa akikaanga kahawa mara baada ya kutembelea Kitengo cha kukaanga Kahawa katika Ofisi za Bodi ya Kahawa akiwa ziarani Mkoani kilimanjaro, Jana 16 Disemba 2017. Picha Zote na Mathias Canal

Naibu Waziri wa Wizara ya Kilimo Mhe Mary Mwanjelwa akikagua namna kahawa zinazohifadhiwa mara baada ya kutembelea Maabara ya kuandaa kahawa kwa ajili ya wanunuzi katika Ofisi za Bodi ya Kahawa akiwa ziarani Mkoani kilimanjaro, Jana 16 Disemba 2017

Naibu Waziri wa Wizara ya Kilimo Mhe Mary Mwanjelwa akisikiliza maelezo kuhusu uendeshaji wa mnada wa kahawa kwa mfumo wa kisasa Kutoka kwa Kaimu Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Bodi ya Kahawa Ndg Primus Kimaryo alipotembelea Ofisi za Bodi ya Kahawa akiwa ziarani Mkoani kilimanjaro, Jana 16 Disemba 2017

Naibu Waziri wa Wizara ya Kilimo Mhe Mary Mwanjelwa akiwasili katika chuo cha mafunzo ya Kilimo Kilimajaro (KATC) wakati wa ziara ya kikazi Mkoani humo, Jana 16 Disemba 2017.

Naibu Waziri wa Wizara ya Kilimo Mhe Mary Mwanjelwa akikagua miongoni mwa mashamba ya kufundishia kilimo cha mpunga mara baada ya kikao na watumishi wa chuo cha mafunzo ya Kilimo Kilimajaro (KATC) wakati wa ziara ya kikazi Mkoani humo, Jana 16 Disemba 2017

Na Mathias Canal, Kilimanjaro

Kaimu Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Taasisi ya serikali iliyopewa jukumu la Kusimamia sekta ya Kahawa nchini Ndg Primus Kimaryo ameagizwa kusimamia na kuwalipa haraka wakulima malipo mara baada ya kukusanya mazao yao kwani kufanya hivyo kutawezesha mazingira mazuri ya biashara na kuwanufaisha wakulima kutokana na kilimo hicho.

Naibu Waziri wa Wizara ya Kilimo Mhe Mary Mwanjelwa ametoa agizo hilo jana Disemba 16, 2017 alipotembelea Ofisi za Bodi ya Kahawa akiwa katika ziara ya kikazi Mkoani Kilimanjaro.

Mhe Mwanjelwa alisema kuwa pamoja na wakulima kuuza kahawa kwa bei ya shilingi 5000 kwa kilo katika msimu wa mwaka 2016/2017 lakini bado changamoto ni kubwa ya ucheleweshaji wa malipo kwa wananchi jambo ambalo linarudisha nyuma ufanisi wa zao.

Alisema miongoni mwa kazi kubwa ya Bodi ya Kahawa nchini ni pamoja na kulinda maslahi ya wakulima dhidi ya makundi mbalimbali yanayofanya biashara ya zao la kahawa hivyo kucheleweshwa kulipwa malipo yao ni ishara ya Bodi hiyo kutotekeleza majukumu yake ipasavyo.

Aidha, Kaimu Mkurugenzi huyo wa Bodi ya Kahawa ametakiwa kuwa na mikakati imara na yenye tija itakayolifanya zao la kahawa kuwa na ubora zaidi Duniani kwa kwa kuliongezea thamani.

Katika ziara hiyo pia Naibu Waziri wa Wizara ya Kilimo Mhe Mary Mwanjelwa alitembelea chuo cha mafunzo ya Kilimo Cha Kilimajanro (KATC-Kilimanjaro Agricultural Training College) ambapo ameupongeza uongozi wa Chuo hicho kwa kuwawezesha zaidi ya wakulima 7000 katika skimu zaidi ya 100 kuboresha kilimo cha mpunga na mazao mengine hivyo kupata ongezeko kubwa la mazao.

Sambamba na pongezi hizo pia amewataka kuongeza ufanisi katika utendaji ili kuunga mkono kwa vitendo serikali ya awamu ya tano inayoongozwa na Mhe Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Dkt John Pombe Magufuli kwa kufanya kazi kwa bidii, ufanisi, na ubunifu.

Aliwasisitiza wananchi hao kutofanya kazi kwa mazoea badala yake kuwa wabunifu katika kazi ikiwa ni pamoja na kuzikabili changamoto na kuzigeuza kuwa fursa.