UNIDO Tanzania Industrial Upgrading and Modernization Programme

The Tanzania Industrial Upgrading and Modernization Project (Tanzania IUMP) is the result of joint efforts of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT) of Tanzania and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) to strengthen the supply-side capacity of the national manufacturing sector and to improve competitiveness of locally processed goods on national and international markets. Launched in 2012, the project is a component of the UN Country Development Framework for 2011-2015, which is in line with national developmental priorities and commitments.

The objective of the Tanzania IUMP is to promote competitive industrial production, improve the quality and quantity of industrial output, and facilitate access to national, regional, and international markets for local manufacturing small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

Tanzania IUMP has undertaken industrial diagnosis and upgrading of 19 enterprises operating in dairy, edible oil and food processing sectors and trained 50 national experts on industrial upgrading methodologies. Diary and edible oil enterprises received coaching on the implementation of upgrading plans developed by project-trained national experts. Within the period of 2012-2015 project beneficiary enterprises increased local sales by 38%, while two of the enterprises doubled their exports. Performance of enterprises was also improved through reduction in losses of seeds, oil in meal and milk during the processing, resulting in savings of US$ 1 million in total for all project beneficiary enterprises.