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AGCOT Centre is Tanzania's national platform for agricultural transformation — mobilising investment, building partnerships, and coordinating a $100 billion agricultural economy by 2050. Presidential mandate. 14 years of proven results.
Every AGCOT intervention aligns three forces: Partnership (who we convene), Investment (what we mobilise), and Impact (the transformation we deliver for Tanzania's farmers, traders, and investors).
Convening government, private sector, development partners, and over one million smallholder farmers as an honest, non-partisan broker.
Mobilising public and private capital through commodity compacts, PPP frameworks, and de-risked investment blueprints across four corridors.
Over 1 million farmers reached, 253,000+ jobs created, and 65% of national food production from the SAGCOT corridor alone.
From the horticultural heights of Kilimanjaro to the soybean plains of Ruvuma, AGCOT coordinates targeted investment across Tanzania's most productive agricultural zones.
Regions: Arusha · Kilimanjaro · Manyara · Tanga
East Africa's premier horticultural zone, targeting high-value export markets in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Partnering with TAHA on phytosanitary standards and export readiness.
Explore Corridor →Regions: Dodoma · Singida · Tabora · Shinyanga · Mwanza · Geita · Kagera · Mara · Simiyu
The country's largest corridor and grain belt. Vision: the Great Lakes Livestock Hub and edible oil self-sufficiency through the sunflower value chain, reducing expensive imports.
Explore Corridor →Regions: Lindi · Mtwara · Ruvuma
Home of the Tanzania Sustainable Soybean Initiative (TSSI), targeting 150,000 smallholders producing 250,000 metric tons annually. Diversifying beyond cashew into high-protein export crops.
Explore Corridor →Regions: Morogoro · Iringa · Njombe · Mbeya · Songwe · Rukwa · Katavi · Dar es Salaam · Pwani
The original corridor — 14 years of proven results, now in the "deepening phase": graduating 100,000 smallholders to commercial scale. Anchored by the Ihemi and Mbarali Clusters.
Explore Corridor →From potato yields to poultry compacts — measurable change at farm and market level. Data: SAGCOT/AGCOT ARM Review, December 2025.
A number of efforts have been done, including establishing a programme for youth, while continuing to build on the successful work of agricultural growth corridors such as the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT).
From the original directive at Dar es Salaam to a personal pavilion visit in Dodoma, H.E. President Samia Suluhu Hassan has anchored AGCOT's mandate at the highest level of government.
At the African Food Systems Platform, State House, Dar es Salaam, H.E. President Samia Suluhu Hassan formally directed SAGCOT to expand its public-private partnership model nationwide — setting in motion the transition and rebranding to AGCOT.
President Samia inaugurated the 133-metre Ruaha River Bridge and the 66.9-km tarmac road from Kidatu to Ifakara — built at TZS 157 billion. Strategically located within the Southern Corridor, this infrastructure directly boosts agricultural productivity, rural connectivity, and trade.
AGCOT was formally launched at the Jakaya Kikwete Convention Centre, Dodoma, by Prime Minister Hon. Majaliwa Kassim Majaliwa — marking the nationwide expansion to the Northern, Central, and Mtwara corridors alongside the deepening of the Southern (SAGCOT) Corridor.
The day after the launch, President Samia visited the AGCOT pavilion during the launch of the Cooperative Bank. She engaged directly with youth-led agribusinesses — including Raha Vegetable Farm and Get Aroma — as well as established private investors, underscoring her vision to elevate Tanzanian agriculture from subsistence to a pillar of national prosperity and global competitiveness.
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Whether you are a development finance institution, agri-business, or impact investor, AGCOT Centre connects you to verified opportunities across four corridors and 17 regions.