POTENTIAL INVESTMENTS IN MARA REGION
1. TARIME DISTRICT
MINING SECTOR :
Gold mining at Tagota and Kenyamanyori villages. These areas are owned by village’s government. -
RECOMMENDED INVESTMENT - Gold processing industry.
INDUSTRY SECTOR:
100 acres of land at Remagwe village have been set aside to set up a factory for Roasting Coffee and Tea. The area is surveyed and is owned by Tarime District Council.
RECOMMENDED INVESTMENTS
i. Coffee and Tea factories
ii. Agro processing industries (maize flour processing industry), food processing industries using fruits (mangoes, avocado, bananas)
iii. Beef Processing factory
iv. Cooking oil refineries like sunflower
2. BUTIAMA DISTRICT
MINING SECTOR:
Gold at Buhemba, Nyakiswa, Nyanza, Isaba, Sirorisimba and Majimoto. These areas are owned by villages government.
RECOMMENDED INVESTMENTS.
i. Gold processing industry
AGRICULTURE SECTOR:
The area of Ikongo along Mara river basin about 15,000 ha are suitable for rice and sugarcane plantation - The area is surveyed and no investment in place.
RECOMMENDED INVESTMENTS
i. Sugarcane processing industry
The area of Ikongo along Mara river basin about 15,000 ha are suitable for rice and sugarcane plantation
ii.Textile industries
All wards in Butiama district deal with cotton cultivation (Cotton plantation) .
iii. Sunflower processing industries.
The area of Buhemba has grown sunflower, few local investors and some institution are practicing sunflower processing
3. SERENGETI DISTRICT
MINING SECTOR:
Gold at Ring’wani, Kilimafedha and Ikorongo - These areas are owned by village’s government.
RECOMMENDED INVESTMENTS
i) Gold processing industry
ii) Chalk making industries
AGRICULTURE SECTOR
Busawe and Kenyamonta wards (11,685ha) for sugar cane plantation & Sunflower - The area is owned by villages government but not surveyed
RECOMMENDED INVESTMENT
i) Sugarcane processing industry
ii) Sunflower processing industry
4. MUSOMA DISTRICT
MINING SECTOR:
Gold at Nyarufu, Seka, Ekungu, Murangi,and Kataryo villages - The area is surveyed and owned by villages Government.
RECOMMENDED INVESTMENT
i) Gold processing industries
AGRICULTURE SECTOR
Bugwema farming site of about 2000 Ha, The area is suitable for crop farming including rice, maize, vegetables, fruits, sugarcane and aquaculture.The area is surveyed and owned by Mara Region Secretariat
RECOMMENDED INVESTMENT
i) Agro –processing industries like rice processing,
ii) fruit processing industry,
iii) sugarcane industries,
5. BUNDA DISTRICT
MINING SECTOR
Iron mining at Nansimo village, copper at Igundu village and gold mining at Kinyambwiga, Nyaburundu and Bulamba villages. The area at Nansimo village is owned by Bunda District Council while the other areas at Kinyambwiga, Igundu, Bulamba and Nyaburundu are owned by respective villages Government.
RECOMMENDED INVESTMENT
i) Iron Ore mining industry
ii) Gold mining
iii) Porcelain manufacturing industry
iv) Chalk making industry
AGRICULTURE SECTOR
Kirumi harmlet at Tairo village along Ukerewe road about 5 Km from Bunda Town centres. About 3173.6 acres of land have been set aside for Export Processing Zone Area. The area is surveyed and clear for investments to take place. It is owned by Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA).
RECOMMENDED INVESTMENT
i) Gold processing industry
ii) Textile industry
iii) Meat and Beef processing Industry
iv) Milk processing Industry
v) Iron and steel processing industry.
vi) Fish industry
vii) Cooking oil refineries.
viii) Animal feed industries.
ix) Skins and Hides processing industry
6. RORYA DISTRICT
AGRICULTURE SECTOR
Utegi Dairy Farm of about 5000ha is suitable for dairy farming and milk processing industry.
RECOMMENDED INVESTMENT
i) Sunflower plantation Post feasibility study is needed for new investment at the area.
ii) Milk processing Industries
iii) Sunflower cooking oil processing industry
iv) Cassava flour processing industry
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