Tanza Grain Limited
Tanza Grain Limited (‘Tanza Grain’) is in the process of securing a 98-year Derivative Right to Occupancy to 30,000 ha of farmland in Ikwiriri in the Rufiji Basin, Tanzania. The land is located 140 km south of Dar Es Salaam and has significant water resources with one of Africa’s largest rivers, the Rufiji, running along the southern and eastern borders.
Preliminary investigations indicate that 14,500 ha are suitable for development of broad acre rice farming. Two crops are planned to be grown a year with Tanza Grain aiming to produce 200,000 tonnes of raw rice per annum.