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TRACEABILITY COURSE FOR FRESH PRODUCE SMEs
Improving Competitiveness for Tanzanian Enterprises

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Traceability-T Ltd is aTanzanian private company offering training and consultancy on traceability,
food safety and quality in line with internationally acceptable compliance benchmarks. We will achieve
this through developing an efficient and sustainable system that strengthens the economy, promotes
health and safety of the consumers and protects the environment while taking into consideration
compliance with food Safety, Quality and Traceability standards.
Traceability-T Ltd. has organised A Cold Chain Management Course in collaboration with an expert
form GS1 South Africa. In order to make it affordable, some of the cost has been sponsored by the
SME Competitiveness Facility (SCF) purposely to improve capacity of Tanzanian enterprises.
TARGET GROUP: ENTERPRISES / ENTREPRENEURS IN THE FRESH PRODUCE SUPPLY
CHAIN WHO ASPIRE TO GAIN A COMPETITIVE EDGE AND BE ABLE TO SELL TO LOCAL
SUPERMARKETS AND FOR EXPORT.
VENUE: Hydary Plaza, Dar es Salaam
DATE: 25 - Monday to 27 - Wdnesday February, 2008.
COURSE FEE: TSHS 80,000 PER PARTICIPANT
WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND?
Food safety is a growing demand all over the world. All food, and ingredients sold at local
supermarkets or exported to EU countries and US must be traceable, and supply chain companies
must be able to rapidly withdraw a batch of products from the market should the need arise. This
requires local enterprises, individuals. SMES, Companies in fresh produce supply chain (including
transporters, cold room/storage facilities) to maintain more detailed records and exercise greater
control than previously. Tracebility training provides solution to be able to sell at local markets such
as supermarkets and to exports abroad. Countries such as the United States, Canada and Japan,
also are increasingly requiring traceability of food products.
OFFER: Course materials, refreshments and lunches during the training and certificates.
NOTE: Participants should arrange for their own accomodation, upkeep and transport to and
from the venue.

OBTAIN REGITRATION FORM FROM: The Executive Secretary, Traceability-T Limited, PO Box 105921, Dar es Salaam
e-mail: info@traceability-t.org
Telephone: 022 2601501/2 fax: 022 2601502 mobile: +255-713177372
Practical Solutions for Food Safety and Added Value
Traceability-T Ltd

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Trainng Guide
Registration Form

The SCF Manager beekeepers on Pemba Island. From left:From left:

Assaa Ali Hussein, Sosthenes Sambua, Pemba Airport Officials, Lisa Mohamed
Msami (She is entrepreneurship development officer in North Pemba), Peter
Baziwe (Traceability-T)

Trainers from Traceability-T inspect a transitional beehive from Pemba

SMZ Forest Reserve

A bee colony living thriving on the ruins of the former slave dungeons, North Pemba, Tanzania

Participants in the SCF annual retreat held at Ngurdoto Lodge, Usa River Tanzania, 13 December 2007. The topic for the retreat was the preliminary findings of the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Value Chain Analysis being carried out by Matchmaker Associates.

Ms Lucy Mollel (left), a Manager at Arusha Cuttings Ltd that exports flower cuttings to Europe, describes the procedures to SCF Board and Management members Linda Lifiga, Assistant Manager; Anna Temu, Board Vice-Chair person; and Anastazia Silayo, SCF Administrative Assistant.

The company aims to provide services to agro-producers, processors and exporters to comply withtraceability requirements for food safety. From left: Dr Roseanne Mohamed,
Ministry of Agriculture; Ambassador Bjarne Sorensen, the Ambassador of
Denmark to Tanzania and the Guest of Honour for the launch; Mr Gilliard
Nkini, Vice-Chairperson T-T Ltd; Mr Erick Kimasha, Executive Secretary, T-T
Ltd. For more information see the T-T Ltd web site: www.traceability-t.org
or contact info@traceability-t.org

From Left:Mwanahamis Mapolu, Beekeeping Officer, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Alfred Kalaghe, Senior Programme Office, Africare Country Office, Epa Toroka, Chairman, Tanzania Gatsby Trust.

The SME Competitiveness Facility (SCF) has launched a study of the dynamics, constraints and opportunities in the fruit and vegetable sub sector in Tanzania. Match Maker Associates Consultants are carrying out the study, which aims at identifying potential value chains that will identify key products for value addition for export and will thus contribute to employment creation and economic growth for Tanzania. The consultants will be assisted by two interns from SCF.

 The Analysis which will  focus on the potential of the Lushoto, Tanga, Moshi, Arusha fruit and vegetable corridor as well as strategic interventions to increase access to markets of fruit and vegetable sub-sectors elsewhere in the country, is expected to be finalized by February 2008.

 SCF will disseminate the research findings to all key stake holders in Tanzania who may collaborate to improve performance of the sector. Concrete interventions will be implemented on the basis of the recommendations.