Products

Products

Bukoba Products ltd being an Exporter of Agricultural Products, we are also exporting the following products: -

Maize Grains:
The company exports Maize Grain and maize flour to SADC countries, especially DRC and Malawi. Maize is grown almost in all parts of Tanzania. However the leading regions for maize production includes Mbeya, Songea, Dodoma, Rukwa, Iringa, Kilimanjaro and Arusha.

Ground Peanuts:
We export groundnuts to South Africa. We are still finding some other market places in and out of Africa. Groundnuts crop is popularily produced in Central and east part of Tanzania. Dodoma, which is the central region region of Tanzania is most famous in Groundnuts production.

Beans Grain:
Our Market for beans is to SADC countries. Beans is farmed in Kagera, Arusha and Southern Highlands regions, especially Mbeya.

Coffee:
Arabic Green Coffee beans (Mild and FAQ), Arabic Roasted Coffee, Robusta Green Coffee beans and Instant coffee are the coffee products we offer. Coffee is farmed mainly in Bukoba in Kagera region, Kilimanjaro and many other regions.. Kilimanjaro is the place where the highest mountain in Africa, and the second in the world after Himalaya mountains.

Geography and Climate:
Tanzania lies between Kenya and Mozambique on the East African coast. Formed by the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar and other islands, Tanzania comprises a coastal lowland, volcanic highland and the Great Rift Valley. The coast and Zanzibar are tropical. The central plateau is semi-arid and the highlands are semi-temperate. The population is 29.5 million.

Coffee Background::
The Robusta coffee was introduced in Tanzania from Congo and Gabon in the 1600's by the Bunyoro conquerors. Today, it is grown around Bukoba on the west coast of lake Victoria. The Arabica was brought in by the Jesuits from Reunion and the Indies in 1893. It is grown on the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro near Moshi, Northern Tanzania and also in the South near Songea, Mbinga, Mbeya, Mbozi and some around Mikumi near the port of Dar es salaam.

SPECIES: Arabica and Robusta
ALTITUDE AT WHICH GROWN: 3,000 - 6,000 ft.
PREPARATION METHOD: "Washed" and "Unwashed"
ANNUAL PRODUCTION: 788,000 bags (99-00 crop)
SHIPMENT PERIOD: Arabica December - May
Robusta August - February

Types of Coffee

There are two types of coffee grown in Tanzania, Arabica and Robusta.