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CAGE FISH FARMING FACT SHEET
(2025-09-22) TADB
This factsheet presents a policy and investor-oriented overview of cage fish farming opportunities and financing options in Tanzania’s major inland lakes.
Drawing from the Investment Case Study for Cage Fish Farming (TADB, 2025), it summarizes market trends, production performance, value-chain gaps, and key investment drivers, including the rising demand for fish protein and export growth in the Great Lakes region.
The document outlines productivity benchmarks, risk factors, and a suite of tailored financing models, ranging from aquaculture-aligned term lending and blended finance to public–private partnerships, community group lending, and a cluster-based cooperative (FICO) model designed to de-risk smallholder participation. By combining technical data with actionable financing pathways, the factsheet serves as a practical reference for policymakers, investors, and development partners seeking to scale sustainable aquaculture and strengthen food security in Tanzania.
TADB IMPACT IN VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT
(2025-08-15) TADB
Since its launch in 2015, TADB has disbursed about TZS 1.13 trillion in loans across 57 different agricultural value chains, targeting Tanzania’s staple and cash crops at an unprecedented scale. Major sectors like coffee, cotton, rice, sugar, maize, cashew, poultry, and dairy have received substantial financing, reflecting TADB’s broad approach to developing agriculture. This large-scale investment is not just about financial support; it translates into tangible outcomes, thriving farms, modern warehouses, new processing factories, and expanded markets, benefiting communities nationwide.
TADB IMPACT ON FOOD SECURITY
(2025-08-15) TADB
Over the past decade, the Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) has played a critical role in financing sustainable food security in Tanzania by strategically investing and unlocking finance across the country’s key staple and non-staple food systems. Through a entwined approach of direct lending and an innovative Smallholder Credit Guarantee Scheme, TADB has financed over TZS 734.71 billion to transform the country’s food systems by empowering more than 554,486 smallholder farmers and agribusinesses, enhancing food availability, market stability, and resilience, while fostering economic inclusion.
TADB IMPACT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
(TADB, 2025-08-15) TADB
Over the last decade, the Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) has become a pivotal institution in transforming Tanzania’s agricultural sector and contributing to inclusive economic development. TADB contributes to economic growth through strategic agricultural finance, targeting key domains such as productivity, industrialisation, livelihoods, trade, and inflation control, positioning agriculture as a catalyst for inclusive and resilient growth.
TADB IMPACT ON CATALYZING FINANCE IN AGRICULTURE
(TADB, 2025-08-15) TADB IMPACT ON CATALYZING FINANCE IN AGRICULTURE
As of December 2015, agriculture represented only 8.2% of total private sector credit. Acknowledging that restricted access to
credit poses a significant obstacle to realising agriculture’s potential for inclusive growth, food security, and poverty alleviation,
TADB has intentionally implemented a series of targeted financial initiatives. These initiatives include the creation and introduction
of Smallholder Farmers’ Credit Guarantee Scheme (SCGS), Wholesale Lending and Co-financing product. By enrolling and
empowering Financial Institutions (PFIs), securing impactful financing agreements, and overseeing on-lending activities, these
initiatives are designed to stimulate a sustainable rise in agricultural credit flows.