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    Joseph Sekiku, a social entrepreneur and Ashoka fellow in Western Tanzania, has been introducing dried fruit as a new potential source of income for rural farmers in the region. Dried fruit is relatively new to the country's market. This presentation also highlights some of the challenges of pursuing this as a business.

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    Joseph Sekiku, a social entrepreneur and Ashoka fellow in Western Tanzania, has been introducing dried fruit as a new potential source of income for rural farmers in the region. Dried fruit is relatively new to the country's market. This presentation also highlights some of the challenges of pursuing this as a business.

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    Joseph Sekiku, a social entrepreneur and Ashoka fellow in Western Tanzania, has been introducing dried fruit as a new potential source of income for rural farmers in the region. Dried fruit is relatively new to the country's market. This presentation also highlights some of the challenges of pursuing this as a business.

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    Experiences from field

    FADECO TRADING COMPANY LTD

    Production and
    marketing of solar dried
    fruits and vegetables
    from Karagwe district,
    Kagera region, NW
    Tanzania

    Joseph Sekiku Fighting POVERTY, Enhancing Food Security


    Director Creating Jobs and Employment; and
    Adding Value to agricultural products

    Sekiku@satconet.net www.fadeco.org
    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

    www.fadecotrading.com sekiku@satconet.net
    Karagwe on Tanzania Map
    FTC is operational in
    Karagwe- NW Tanzania

    FTC is a local registered


    firm (Regd No. 35530 )

    - Owned by 3 shareholders
    - Employs 11 permanent
    staff and over 24 Casual
    staff
    - Works with over 200
    small producer farmers

    www.fadecotrading.com sekiku@satconet.net
    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.

    Support to the project (1995-2007):


    - 1995 Karagwe District Council (study Grant)
    - 1997 GTZ/GATE Small Scale Fund (Grant)
    - 2001 Commonweath Secretariat (grant)
    -2002 HIVOS (Grant)
    -2006 E+Co (Loan)

    www.fadecotrading.com fadeco@satconet.net
    .. Team spirit moves us

    www.fadecotrading.com fadeco@satconet.net
    Challenges
    ……Dried fruits/ vegetables is a new and Non-traditional product in
    Tanzania.

    ......Limited financial support from Government and FUNDERS both


    product and Technology development. e.g. improving on packaging and
    establishing right infrastructure needed for fruit processing.

    …… Product promotion in country is difficult and expensive. Travel and


    media coverage and Participation in trade fairs is very expensive.

    ….Regulatory frameworks demand food certification (Tanzania Bureau of


    Standards – TBS or ORGANIC CERTIFICATION for export market.

    …..Difficulty in accessing loans for agricultural projects + High interest


    rates and short repayment periods

    www.fadecotrading.com fadeco@satconet.net
    Benefits to households with both women and men participating

    FADECO encourages and stimulates micro enterprises and


    value added processing…..and promotes enterprenuership…

    www.fadecotrading.com fadeco@satconet.net
    Food preservation/storage and value
    added processing techniques

    FADECO … promotes simple food processing and agro-


    based technologies and micro enterprises…….

    www.fadecotrading.com fadeco@satconet.net
    Renewable energy technologies

    Solar cooking….. fuel efficient saving stoves,


    Wind energy….. Bio- Fuels (use of vegetable oil)...

    www.fadeco.org
    Training and demonstration

    “it is possible to make things better…..”

    www.fadeco.org
    Focus on women participation

    .. through training, group formation, capacity


    Building and women rights education

    www.fadeco.org
    Policy discussions

    www.fadeco.org
    New processing premises built with Loan
    Money from E+CO

    New food processing house at Nyakasimbi

    www.fadecotrading.com fadeco@satconet.net
    Commercial dryers built with
    E+Co Loan money

    www.fadecotrading.com fadeco@satconet.net
    How to contact us

    The Manager- FTC Ltd


    Plot 281/283 Kagera Street
    Kayanga Town,
    P. O. Box 223
    Karagwe- Kagera Region
    Tanzania

    Email: fadeco@satconet.net

    Tel/ Fax: +255 28 2223024 (office)


    Mobile: +255 754 605682- Sekiku Joseph
    Mobile: +255 784 558581 – Elieth Sekiku

    www.fadeco.org

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