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Production and
marketing of solar dried
fruits and vegetables
from Karagwe district,
Kagera region, NW
Tanzania
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FTC seeks to be leading producer and marketer of
quality dried fruits in Tanzania
•FTC started in 1999 and
Pioneer of fruit drying in
Tanzania
• Trained over 3,000 small
producers/ farmers in fruit
drying technology in
Karagwe, Bukoba, Muleba
and Ukerewe districts
Constructed over 200 solar
dryers
…..Solutions to difficult problems.. •Created a market demand
Appropriate technologies …capacity for solar dried fruits in
building? Tanzania
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Karagwe on Tanzania Map
FTC is operational in
Karagwe- NW Tanzania
- Owned by 3 shareholders
- Employs 11 permanent
staff and over 24 Casual
staff
- Works with over 200
small producer farmers
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Developments of the Project
-Started in 1996 to address the problems of post harvest losses due to
limited markets coupled with poor infrastructures and limited shelf life of
fruits/vegetables
- In 1999, the need for marketing was expressed. So FTC was born and
dedicated to the development of market demand in Tanzania for solar
dried fruits/ vegetables.
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.. Team spirit moves us
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Challenges
……Dried fruits/ vegetables is a new and Non-traditional product in
Tanzania.
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Benefits to households with both women and men participating
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Food preservation/storage and value
added processing techniques
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Renewable energy technologies
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Training and demonstration
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Focus on women participation
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Policy discussions
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New processing premises built with Loan
Money from E+CO
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Commercial dryers built with
E+Co Loan money
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How to contact us
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