In Summary
Opening a day long round-table discussion on local content
development in the country's agriculture and minerals; status and opportunities
on Thursday, National Economic Empowerment Content (NEEC) Acting Director of
local content Ms Esther Mmbaga, called upon stakeholders to collaborate in
addressing the challenges.
Dar es
Salaam. Economic incapability, poor quality of agricultural produce, low
quantity of productions and untimely delivery of goods are challenges
prohibiting Tanzanians from benefiting from the Foreign Direct Investment
(FDI).
Opening a
day long roundtable discussion on local content development in the country's
agriculture and minerals; status and opportunities on Thursday, National
Economic Empowerment Content (NEEC) Acting Director of local content Ms Esther
Mmbaga, called upon stakeholders to collaborate in addressing the challenges.
"The
government should create conducive environment for citizens to benefit from
FDIs. Investors and the private sector should also take part in building capacity
of the people in terms of technology and skills," she said.
In her welcoming remarks, the Science Technology Innovation Policy and Research
Organization (STIPRO) Executive Director, Dr Bitrina Diyamett said, the
discussion was called as a result of a study on local content which established
its emphasis in the Oil and Gas subsector alone.
The
discussion on how Tanzanians benefit on local content comes a time President
John Magufuli has accented into law three mineral laws passed by the Parliament
last month which will ultimately subject various mining contracts into review.
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