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    TADB Managing Director Highlights Bank’s Role in Agricultural Transformation on AZAM TV
    (TADB, 2025)
    The Managing Director of the Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB), Mr. Frank Nyabundege, appeared on AZAM TV’s flagship show Hoja Mezani, where he shared compelling insights into the Bank’s impact on the agricultural sector and its performance for the year ending 2024. During the widely viewed program, Mr. Nyabundege passionately underscored TADB’s mission to drive agricultural transformation across Tanzania. He highlighted the Bank’s efforts in empowering farmers through tailored financing solutions, access to capital, and support for innovation in farming practices. He emphasised that by financing entire agricultural value chains, from production to processing and marketing, the Bank is helping farmers transition from subsistence to commercial farming. He credited the Government’s continued support as a key enabler of this success, reaffirming the Sixth Phase Government's commitment to transforming agriculture as a driver of inclusive economic development.
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    FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING IN MWANZA REGION
    (TADB, 2025-04-24) TADB
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    TADB INTEGRATED VALUE CHAIN FINANCING
    (TADB, 2025-04-25) TADB
    The Integrated Value Chain Financing (IVCF) model adopted by the Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) represents an innovative and holistic approach to agricultural financing aimed at transforming Tanzania’s agricultural sector. Through this model, TADB strategically intervenes along the entire agricultural value chain from production, processing, storage, and marketing by addressing financial gaps and enabling access to tailored financial products and services. The IVCF model emphasizes stakeholder collaboration, including farmers, agribusinesses, input suppliers, processors, and financial institutions, ensuring value addition and risk mitigation across each stage. By focusing on value chain development, the IVCF model strengthens linkages, enhances productivity, promotes agro-industrialization, and ultimately contributes to food security and inclusive economic growth. This model has been instrumental in bridging the financing gaps in agriculture, improving efficiency, and supporting the development of sustainable agri-finance ecosystems in Tanzania.
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    SMALLHOLDER FARMERS CREDIT GUARANTEE SCHEME
    (TADB, 2025-04-28) TADB
    The Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) offers the Smallholder Credit Guarantee Scheme (SCGS), a financial product designed to enhance access to credit for smallholder farmers in Tanzania. The SCGS came into operation in 2018 aims to mitigate the risks faced by financial institutions in lending to small-scale farmers by providing credit guarantees for loans extended to them. By improving the availability of affordable financing, the SCGS supports the growth and development of agricultural value chains, increases productivity, and contributes to food security. The scheme targets smallholder farmers engaged in various agricultural activities, fostering inclusive economic development and improving the livelihoods of rural communities. Through its risk-sharing mechanism, the SCGS encourages financial institutions to lend to underserved farmers, ensuring that they can invest in necessary resources such as inputs, equipment, and technology, thereby boosting agricultural output and sustainable development. This initiative aligns with TADB's broader mandate to promote agricultural development and empower Tanzanian farmers, ultimately enhancing the overall agricultural sector's contribution to the nation's economy. The video speaks more of SCGS
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    EMPOWERING WOMEN AND YOUTH THROUGH AGRICULTURAL LOANS
    (TADB, 2025-04-30) TADB
    Financial inclusion is among the Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) key strategic objective, This is through enhancing access to finance, productive assets and markets for women and youth in agriculture and agribusiness. TADB in partnership with LonAgro have implemented this by providing loans with an interest of only 9% so as to encourage the women and youth to participate more in agriculture and agribusiness. Also they have provided loan in terms of inputs that is a total of 19 tractors have been provided. The main aim is to transform agriculture from subsistence to commercial in Narakauo Village.
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    LAUNCHING OF TADB WESTERN ZONE OFFICE
    (TADB, 2025-05-05) TADB
    On February 23, 2024, the Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) officially launched its Western Zone Office to enhance financial accessibility for agricultural stakeholders in the region. The launch event, attended by the Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Hussein Bashe as the guest of honor, brought together key players in the agricultural sector, including various stakeholders, the bank Managing Director, Mr. Frank Nyabundege, board members, and TADB staff. The Western Zone Office aims to address the financial needs of farmers, agribusinesses, and cooperatives in Katavi, Tabora, and Kigoma, reinforcing the bank’s commitment to supporting agricultural value chain development. By expanding its zonal offices, TADB seeks to bridge financing gaps, promote agribusiness growth, and contribute to the country’s broader agricultural transformation agenda and reducing poverty by ensuring food security.
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    LAUNCHING OF MODERN BOATS AND DISTRIBUTION OF FISH CAGES IN MWANZA 2024
    (TADB, 2025-05-06) TADB
    Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank keeps on collaborating with the government on making sure all farmers in different agriculture value chain transform from traditional means of farming to modern one hence making agriculture more of commercial than subsistence, TADB presented by Managing Director Mr Frank Nyabundege during the launching joined forces with the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries on ensuring fishers in Mwanza region get modern boats and fish cages. The launching of modern boats and fish cages was launched by Her excellence Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan in Mwanza. Also the Minister of Livestock and Fisheries Abdallah Hamisi Ulega graced the launching. A total of 160 boats to 989 beneficiaries, Also 222 cages to 1213 beneficiaries in Mwanza, Mara, Kagera, Simiyu and Geita. This transformation is crucial in fishing sector as it will ease the process of fishing from production to harvesting.
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    TADB FINANCING ON FISHERIES SECTOR
    (TADB, 2025-05-07) TADB
    One of the TADB strategic objective is to transform agriculture from traditional means to modern agriculture so as to ensure food sustainability and transform farming from subsistence to commercial, TADB extend his financing to fisheries sector by making sure the fisheries sector grows and fishers lives transform. TADB Managing Director Mr. Frank Nyabundege has explained TADB mission to finance fisheries sector through the challenges that they observed in fisheries sector. Also various beneficiaries has declared how TADB financing have helped their project to thrive and earn more. The documentary explains more of what beneficiaries have said about the sector and TADB financing.
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    TADB at Financial Service Week 2024 Celebrations
    (TADB, 2025-05-14) TADB
    The Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) has joined the Ministry of Finance, other banks, and financial institutions in commemorating the National Financial Services Week in Mbeya at the Ruanda Nzovwe grounds from October 21 to 26, 2024. This celebration, held under the theme “Financial Literacy, a Foundation for Economic Development”, aims to raise public awareness on the importance of using formal financial services as a means to improve livelihoods and reduce poverty in the country. As stakeholders in economic growth and development, TADB invites residents of Mbeya and neighboring areas to visit our pavilion to learn more about the opportunities offered by the Agricultural Development Bank. This includes education on agricultural loans covering livestock and fisheries and the importance of commercial agriculture.
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    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.
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    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.