PRESIDENT’S OFFICE REGIONAL AMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT UVINZA DISTRICT COUNCIL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES UVINZA DISTRICT COUNCIL P.O BOX 12 UVINZA. E-mail- [email protected]. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgement ................................................................................................................................. 5 Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................. 6 CHAPTER ONE ........................................................................................................................................... 7 1.0. Description of Uvinza District ................................................................................................. 7 1.1. Geographical Location and Boundaries .............................................................................. 7 1.2. Administrative Units: ..................................................................................................................... 7 1.5 Land .................................................................................................................................................. 9 1.6 Land Area. ...................................................................................................................................... 9 CHAPTER TWO ......................................................................................................................................... 12 2.1. Agriculture .................................................................................................................................... 12 2.1.1 Cassava Production ................................................................................................................ 12 2.1.2 Investment Opportunities in Cassava Processing ........................................................... 13 2.1.3 Cassava processing centers selection Criteria ............................................................... 13 2.2 Investment in oil palm production ......................................................................................... 15 2.2.2 Oil Palm processing industries .............................................................................................. 17 2.3.1 Investment Potential in Paddy production ....................................................................... 21 2.3.2 Investment in Rice Milling Facilities ..................................................................................... 21 2.4 Investment in Coffee Production............................................................................................ 23 2.5 Investment Potential in Sesame Value Chain ..................................................................... 24 2.5.1 Most Suitable Areas for Sesame Production in Uvinza . ................................................ 25 2.6 Livestock Keeping. ..................................................................................................................... 26 2.6.1 Investment in Milk Production .............................................................................................. 27 2.6.2 Return on Investment per Dairy Cow ................................................................................. 27 2 2.6.3 Investment in modern meat processing factories .......................................................... 27 2.6.4 Modern Milk Processing industries ....................................................................................... 28 2.7 Tanneries Processing Centre .................................................................................................... 29 2.8. Bee-keeping ................................................................................................................................ 30 2.8.1 Opportunities for investment in Beekeeping ................................................................... 31 CHAPTER THREE ....................................................................................................................................... 32 3.1. Fisheries development and fish processing ........................................................................ 32 3.1.1 Fisheries ....................................................................................................................................... 33 3.2 Aquaculture farming. ................................................................................................................. 33 CHAPTER FOUR ....................................................................................................................................... 35 4.1. Tourism activities: ........................................................................................................................ 35 4.1.1 Eco tourism ................................................................................................................................ 35 4.1.2 Hotel development ................................................................................................................. 37 Figure 9: Traditional ornaments .......................................................................................................... 38 CHAPTER FIVE .......................................................................................................................................... 39 5.1. Mining Investment ...................................................................................................................... 39 5.2 Limestone Minning in Mwamila ............................................................................................... 39 5.3 Salt extraction Industry .............................................................................................................. 40 CHAPTER SIX ............................................................................................................................................ 44 6.0. Investment in Health facilities and services ........................................................................ 44 6.1. Introduction: ................................................................................................................................ 44 6.2. Investments Opportunities in Health sector. ....................................................................... 45 CHAPTER SEVEN ...................................................................................................................................... 46 7.0. Investment in education sector ............................................................................................. 46 3 7.1. Education ..................................................................................................................................... 46 7.1.1 Primary Education ................................................................................................................... 46 7.1.2 Secondary Education ............................................................................................................. 46 7.1.3 Education Facilities: ................................................................................................................. 46 7.2 Needs for Investment in Education Facilities ....................................................................... 46 7.3 Vocational Training Centre. ..................................................................................................... 47 7.4 Investment in Education Facilities .......................................................................................... 47 CHAPTER EIGHT ...................................................................................................................................... 48 8.0. Investment in commercial facilities and trade .................................................................. 48 8.1. Fuel station. .................................................................................................................................. 48 8.2. Financial Institutions ................................................................................................................... 50 8.3. Whole seller .................................................................................................................................. 51 8.4. Supermarket ................................................................................................................................ 52 8.5. Hotels & Lodge ........................................................................................................................... 53 4 Acknowledgement Uvinza District Investment opportunities are achieved with the contribution of many stakeholders who in one way or another played a big role towards the completion of this Investment Opportunities. We would like to acknowledge some of the stakeholders of who work together for the accomplishment this work. I would like also to extend thanks to Uvinza District officers; Head of Departments, Ward Executive Officers, Village Executive Officers and Community as the whole for their time, effort and resource. However District facilitation team for effective and efficiency cooperation among each other through the whole process to compilation of this work. Lastly, I would like to express my sincere gratitude Local Investment Climate for their Financial Support and advice toward preparation of this work. 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