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Corn (Maize) is the most widely grown and consumed food crop in Tanzania. It is famously used to make stiff porridge (ugali) which is a local cuisine in Tanzania and most African countries. In Tanzania, the maize flour processing industry is characterized by a relatively small number of large-scale companies, accounting for approximately 5% of the market share. In contrast, most maize flour consumed in both urban and rural areas is produced by small and medium-scale millers, constituting around 95% of the market. The cereal and tuber milling sector plays a vital role in ensuring food and nutrition security for the country, with over 85% of the population relying on maize flour (ugali) to meet a substantial portion of their daily calorie needs.

In 2022 a comprehensive national milling census of cereal and tuber mills across the country was conducted which identified 33,721 mills across 31 regions in Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar. The census also established the different food processing machines used and results indicated the that only about 2% of maize flour millers surveyed fortified maize flour with vitamins and minerals. As a result of the census an online interactive digital web map was developed providing access to stakeholders on milling capacity in all 31 regions of Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar

Due to inclement weather, pest and high input prices, Maize production in Tanzania was forecast to decrease by 4.7 percent to 6 million metric tons (MT) in 2021/2022 season. In early 2021, swarms of locust invaded Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro and Arusha regions and caused great devastation to the crop. Wheat production was also adversely affected in the same period due to below-average rainfall, and desert locust invasions in Northern Tanzania.

WFP-TANZANIA NATIONWIDE MILLS CENSUS REPORT 2022

https://www.millmaps.org/

 

For more information on milling company contact details, please see the following link: 4.6 Storage and Milling Companies Contact List here.

Milling Company:  Marenga, Investment Co.Ltd

Marenga Millers Company Limited (MMCL) was established in 2014 as a subsidiary of Marenga Investments Company Limited. MMCL’s primary business is the Milling and Packaging of Cereals and Food processing, the factory has two major production lines consisting of Maize flower production and Animal Feed production producing 50mt and 75mt per day respectively. The factory also has a small rice sorting and bagging area. The plant has a grain storage silo with two 7,000 tons capacity.

 

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Company Name and Address

Contact Names and  Email

Telephone and  Fax

Merenga Millers Co, Ltd

119 JK Nyerere Rd, 25108 Korongoni, Moshi, Kilimanjaro,

Tanzania

Name:Joseph KIMOSO

Title:Managing Director

Email:info@marenga.co.tz

Web:www.marenga.co.tz

Tel: 758 828 705

Fax: 0272752136

Summary of Role and Services

 

 

Facilities

Parking Area Inside Compound (m²)

 4,000 sq M

Drainage

Good

Fire Fighting Equipment

YES

Number of Ventilators (screened)

ENOUGH VENTILATORS FOR EACH WAREHOUSE

Electricity Load (KVA)

YES- 3PHASE

Backup Generator(s)

Yes

  TBC/KVA

SOLAR POWER

 

Milling Equipment

Origin of Machinery

Year of Mfg

Year of Installation

Condition

BULLA-SOUTH AFRICA

2010

 

GOOD

       

 

Maintenance

Duration

Week and

YEARLY

Type of Maintenance

Service (weekly)

General service (change of equipents)

 

 

Other Equipment or Machinery Installed

Type of Equipment

Available

Number

Owned

Comments

Fortification Feeder

Yes

3

Yes

50MT/day

Bag Cleaning Plant

 Yes

1

Yes

-

Moisture Tester

Yes

1

yes

In good condition

De-stoning Plant

Yes

1

Yes

One -Destoner, One-Drier, One-Cleaner

Metal Extractor

Yes

1

 

In use

 

Staffing

Number of Full Time Skilled Workers

20

Number of Full Time Labourers

47

 

Weighbridge

Number

1

Capacity (MT)

Length (m)

Type

Within Compound

50

50ft

Mettler Toledo

Within Compound

     

 

Building

 

Length (m)

Width (m)

Height (m)

Building – Wheat Mill

80

30

20

Building – Maize Mill

     

Walls

Good

Roof

Good

Floor

Good

 

Conditions & Cleanliness

  

Outside

Inside

Cracks in Walls or Roof

No 

No 

Signs of Rodent Activity

No 

No 

Signs of Birds Entry 

No 

No 

Damaged Gutters/Drains

No 

No 

Signs of Moisture 

No 

No 

Adjacent Vegetation

No 

No 

Cleanliness

Good

Good

 

Pest Control

Fumigation

Yes

Frequency

Monthly

Contracted

Yes

Spraying 

Yes

Frequency

Monthly

Contracted

Yes

Rodenticides 

Yes

Frequency

Yearly

Contracted

No

Rodent Trapping

Yes

Frequency

monthly

Contracted

No 

 

Security 

Security

Good

Compound

Fenced, Camera, Security Guards, Lighting, Fire Extinguisher

Other Comments

Road/tarmac road accessible

 

Access

Distance from Main Town (km)

3km

Travel Time if not Located in Town (hours)

20minutes

Road Condition to Mill

Good/tarmac

Road Limitations (if any)

Next to main road

Rail Connections

YES

On the Railway From

Tanga

To

Arusha

Other Comments

Mill is 5km from rail station

 

Milling Capacity

Commodities

Daily Capacity (MT)

Monthly Activity (MT)

Wheat

   

Maize

50

1500

 

Storage Capacity

Storage in Metric Tons

Maize/Wheat – Covered (MT)

Flour – Covered (MT)

Within the Compound

20,000

500

Outside the Compound

3,000-5,000

N/A

 

 

 

Capacity to Blend

1,500mt

 

Loading & Discharge Rates

100mt

 

Transport Capacity at Mill

100mt

 

Additional Notes

In case the tonnages exceed 100mt, obliged to hire transport

 

 

 

 

Milling Company Kibaigwa Flour Supply Ltd

Kibaigwa Flour Supplies Ltd (KFS). Is a family owned business established in 2009 in  Kibaigwa township, Dodoma region, 100 Km from the Capital. KFS is an East Africa Grain council (EAGC) award winner in 2021 and is striving to attain ISO 22000 food safety management standard. KFS predominantly mills fortified maize flour however, they can adapt the plant to mill wheat if requested. KFS also provide our farmers with certified seeds.

Company Name and Address

Contact Names and Email

Telephone and  Fax

Kibaigwa Flour Supply Ltd

PO. Box 80 Kibaigwa,

Dodoma

Name: Kelvin Msola

Title: Chief Operations Officer

Email: kelvin.msola@kibaigwaflour.co.tz

Web: Kibaigwaflour.co.tz

Tel: +255762939363

+255678600855

Fax: N/A

Summary of Role and Services

Flour Milling, Transport, contract farming support, conservation services, Mechanization services (farm machinery) Milling services to companies.

 

Facilities

Parking Area Inside Compound (m²)

1700m2

1000mt receiving warehouse

500mt finished product

200mt by product

Drainage

Good

Fire Fighting Equipment

Yes

Number of Ventilators (screened)

1

Electricity Load (KVA)

 

Backup Generator(s)

Yes

300KVA

 

Milling Equipment

Origin of Machinery

Year of Mfg

Year of Installation

Condition

China

2015

2017

good

Tanzania

2019

2019

good

China

2015

2017

good

 

Maintenance

Duration

1 Hours after Production Monthly maintenance take  

Type of Maintenance

After production and monthly maintenance

 

Other Equipment or Machinery Installed

Type of Equipment

Available

Number

Owned

Comments

Fortification Feeder

Yes

1

yes

Calibration based on the flow rate

Bag Cleaning Plant

No

     

Moisture Tester

Yes

3 grain

1  flour

yes

ISO 22000 certification process ongoing

De-stoning Plant

Yes

1

Yes

Combined unit

Metal Extractor

Yes

1

Yes

 

Staffing

Number of Full Time Skilled Workers

4

Number of Full Time Labourers

20

 

Weighbridge

Number

 

Capacity (MT)

Length (m)

Type

Within Compound

N/A

   

Within Compound

N/A

   

 

Building

 

Length (m)

Width (m)

Height (m)

Building – Wheat Mill

43

25

20

Building – Maize Mill

As above

As above

As above

Walls

In good condition No dampness visible

Roof

Good condition

Floor

Tiles clean and in good condition

 

Conditions & Cleanliness

  

Outside

Inside

Cracks in Walls or Roof

 No 

 No 

Signs of Rodent Activity

 No 

No 

Signs of Birds Entry 

No 

 No 

Damaged Gutters/Drains

 No 

No 

Signs of Moisture 

 No 

No 

Adjacent Vegetation

No 

No 

Cleanliness

Good

Good

 

Pest Control

Fumigation

 No 

Frequency

 Quarterly

Contracted

Yes

Spraying 

Yes

Frequency

 Quarterly

Contracted

Yes

Rodenticides 

Yes 

Frequency

Quarterly

Contracted

Yes

Rodent Trapping

Yes

Frequency

Weekly

Contracted

Yes  

 

Security 

Security

Good

Compound

Fenced

Other Comments

Plan to build a silo and has an application in process for ISO 22000 food safety management standard certification 

 

Access

Distance from Main Town (km)

2.5km 100km from Dodoma

Travel Time if not Located in Town (hours)

5min / 1.5hrs

Road Condition to Mill

good

Road Limitations (if any)

Trunk road no limitations

Rail Connections

Yes.   55 km from plant

On the Railway From

Central line Dodoma

To

Dar es Salaam

Other Comments

 

 

Milling Capacity

Commodities

Daily Capacity (MT)

Monthly Activity (MT)

Wheat

90

1800

Maize

90

1800

 

Storage Capacity

Storage in Metric Tons

Wheat – Covered (MT)

Flour – Covered (MT)

Within the Compound

1000mt

500mt

Outside the Compound

3000mt

500mt

 

 

Capacity to Blend

Yes

 

Loading & Discharge Rates

15000 MT per day

 

Transport Capacity at Mill

10 x 30 MT Trucks

 

Additional Notes

Kibaigwa  is an East Africa Grain council member award winner in 2021, as part of its membership in EAGC, Kibaigwa Flour provides education and training to farmers on current best practice for grain production and milling. EAGC is the certifying body for the region enabling trade across the EAGC nine member states.

 

 

Milling Company Cereals and Other Produce Board of Tanzania (CPB)

 The Cereals and Other Produce Board of Tanzania (CPB) is a business entity enacted in Tanzania by the Cereals and Other Produce Act No. 19 of 2009. CPB has branch offices in Mwanza, Arusha, Dodoma, Iringa and Dar es Salaam. The Branch Offices have storage facilities with the capacity to store more than 100,000 Metric Tons of produce at once, across 6 branches. The Dodoma Branch is dedicated to Maize flour production, while other branches specialize in wheat, rice and sunflower seeds. 

 

Company Name and Address

Contact Names and Email

Telephone and Fax

Cereal and other produce board (CPB)

PO. Box 337

Dodoma

Name:  Mr Lelansi Mwakibibi

Title:  Branch Manager

Email:  lelansi.mwakibibi@cpb.go.tz

Mwanahamisi.msangi2@cpb.go.tz

Web: www.cpb.go.tz

 

 

Tel: +255767006289

+255752508369

Fax: N/A

Summary of Role and Services

Government company trading and milling of cereals and grain products

 

Facilities

Parking Area Inside Compound (m²)

900

Drainage

Good

Fire Fighting Equipment

Yes

Number of Ventilators (screened)

No

Electricity Load (KVA)

550 KVA

Backup Generator(s)

Yes

600 KVA

 

Milling Equipment

Origin of Machinery

Year of Mfg

Year of Installation

Condition

Turkey

2016

2017

good

       

 

Maintenance

Duration

Hours

Type of Maintenance

Scheduled maintenance varies per machine running hours

 

Other Equipment or Machinery Installed

Type of Equipment

Available

Number

Owned

Comments

Fortification Feeder

Yes

1

Yes

Quality officer on site to monitor fortification process

Bag Cleaning Plant

 No

N/A

N/A

 

Moisture Tester

Yes

 7

Yes

1 for flour and for 6 grains

De-stoning Plant

Yes

1

Yes

 

Metal Extractor

Yes

2

Yes

 

 

Staffing

Number of Full Time Skilled Workers

30

Number of Full Time Labourers

16

 

Weighbridge

Number

1

Capacity (MT)

Length (m)

Type

Within Compound

60mt

10

N/A

 

 

Building

 

Length (m)

Width (m)

Height (m)

Building – Wheat Mill

N/A

   

Building – Maize Mill

3640

1962

2104

Walls

good

Roof

good

Floor

good

 

Conditions & Cleanliness

  

Outside

Inside

Cracks in Walls or Roof

 No

No 

Signs of Rodent Activity

 No 

No 

Signs of Birds Entry 

Yes 

Yes 

Damaged Gutters/Drains

 No 

 No 

Signs of Moisture 

No 

No 

Adjacent Vegetation

 No 

No 

Cleanliness

Good

Good

 

Pest Control

Fumigation

Yes

Frequency

Biweekly

Contracted

 No 

Spraying 

Yes

Frequency

Weekly

Contracted

 No 

Rodenticides 

Yes

Frequency

Weekly

Contracted

 No 

Rodent Trapping

Yes

Frequency

Weekly

Contracted

 No 

 

Security 

Security

Good

Compound

Fenced

Other Comments

CCTV in operation

 

Access

Distance from Main Town (km)

7km

Travel Time if not Located in Town (hours)

20 min

Road Condition to Mill

good

Road Limitations (if any)

N/A

Rail Connections

Yes

On the Railway From

Dodoma

To

East to Dar es Salaam

West to Kigoma

North to Mwanza

South to Mpanda

Other Comments

CPB Milling facility in Dodoma is 1.9Km from the B129 road, the access road is unpaved.

 

Milling Capacity

Commodities

Daily Capacity (MT)

Monthly Activity (MT)

Wheat

N/A

N/A

Maize

   

 

Storage Capacity

Storage in Metric Tons

Wheat – Covered (MT)

Flour – Covered (MT)

Within the Compound

N/A

300mt

Outside the Compound

N/A

30,000mt- 7 km from site

 

Capacity to Blend

60mt

 

 

Loading & Discharge Rates

50 trucks per day

 

Transport Capacity at Mill

No

 

Additional Notes

CPB share the site with the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) the rail siding runs inside compound for distribution of the national food reserve in emergencies. 

6 plants across the country, Maiz flour milling x 3, Sunflower seed x 1, wheat x 1and rice x1. As part of the national food reserve.

 

Milling Company Mikoani Traders Ltd

Mikoani Traders Ltd is a subsidiary of Azania Group with milling operations in Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda. Mikoani is one of the largest millers in Tanzania, it has a modern plant with high output. Mikoani also has several storage sites across Dar es Salaam with a total storage capacity of 120,000 MT including Silos at the port of Dar es Salaam.

 

Company Name and Address

Contact Names and Email

Telephone and Fax

Mikoani Traders Ltd

5055 Julius K. Nyerere Rd,

Dar es Salaam

Name: Prabhakaran Madathil

Title: General Manager

Email: gmmikoani@gmail.com

Web: www.azaniagroup.company

Tel: +255713264143

+255713264143

Fax:

Summary of Role and Services

Specialize in Milling of Wheat

 

Facilities

Parking Area Inside Compound (m²)

1,400

Drainage

Good

Fire Fighting Equipment

yes

Number of Ventilators (screened)

No

Electricity Load (KVA)

33,000KVA

Backup Generator(s)

No

N/A

 

 

Milling Equipment

Origin of Machinery

Year of Mfg

Year of Installation

Condition

Switzerland

2018

2019

Good

Switzerland

2018

2019

Good

 

Maintenance

Duration

Week

Type of Maintenance

Preventative maintenance usually 1 day

 

Other Equipment or Machinery Installed

Type of Equipment

Available

Number

Owned

Comments

Fortification Feeder

Yes

2

yes

 

Bag Cleaning Plant

No

     

Moisture Tester

Yes

   

Quality Lab and installed in the milling machine

De-stoning Plant

Yes

2

Yes

 

Metal Extractor

Yes

6

Yes

 

 

Staffing

Number of Full Time Skilled Workers

20

Number of Full Time Labourers

40

 

 

Weighbridge

Number

1

Capacity (MT)

Length (m)

Type

Within Compound

80

18m

Changzhou Yubo Electronic Scale

 

Building

 

Length (m)

Width (m)

Height (m)

Building – Wheat Mill

100m

50m

45m

Building – Maize Mill

N/A

N/A

N/A

Walls

In excellent condition

Roof

In excellent condition

Floor

In excellent condition

 

Conditions & Cleanliness

  

Outside

Inside

Cracks in Walls or Roof

No

 No 

Signs of Rodent Activity

 No 

No 

Signs of Birds Entry 

 No 

 No 

Damaged Gutters/Drains

 No 

No 

Signs of Moisture 

No 

 No 

Adjacent Vegetation

No

No

Cleanliness

Good

Good

 

 

Pest Control

Fumigation

Yes

Frequency

Weekly

Contracted

Yes

Spraying 

Yes

Frequency

Weekly

Contracted

No 

Rodenticides 

Yes

Frequency

Weekly

Contracted

Yes

Rodent Trapping

Yes

Frequency

Weekly

Contracted

Yes

 

Security 

Security

Good

Compound

Fenced

Other Comments

 

 

Access

Distance from Main Town (km)

8km

Travel Time if not Located in Town (hours)

30

Road Condition to Mill

Good

Road Limitations (if any)

N/A

Rail Connections

No

On the Railway From

 

To

 

Other Comments

 

 

Milling Capacity

Commodities

Daily Capacity (MT)

Monthly Activity (MT)

Wheat

750 MT

N/A

Maize

144 MT

N/A

 

Storage Capacity

Storage in Metric Tons

Wheat – Covered (MT)

Flour – Covered (MT)

Within the Compound

32,000

N/A

Outside the Compound

70,000

N/A

 

Capacity to Blend

Yes

 

Loading & Discharge Rates

N/A

 

Transport Capacity at Mill

A sister company Mikoani Trucking International offers a range of services in the areas of warehousing and distribution and supply chain management

 

Additional Notes

Azania group of companies also produce cooking oil, Maize Flour, Spaghetti, Margarine, Coconut cream and Detergents.

 

Milling Company Camel Flour Mills (T) Ltd

Camel Flour Mills (T) Ltd is a subsidiary of the Amsons Group- a larger group of family-owned businesses operating across various sectors in Tanzania. The company initiated the expansion of its processing capacity, investing in a second milling plant in 2019 increasing the milling capacity to 650MT par day.

 

Company Name and Address

Contact Names and Email

Telephone and Fax

Amsons Industries (T) Ltd

Trading as Camel Flour Mills (T) Ltd

 

Name: Ismail Said Hemed

Title: Manager

Email: Info@amsonsgroup.net

ismail.albahry@amsonsgroup.net;

Web: http://www.amsonsgroup.net/

Tel: +255777777607

Fax:

Summary of Role and Services

Specialize in Milling of Wheat

 

Facilities

Parking Area Inside Compound (m²)

1,200

Drainage

Good

Fire Fighting Equipment

Yes

Number of Ventilators (screened)

Yes

Electricity Load (KVA)

1515 and 900

Backup Generator(s)

Yes

1000kw

 

 

Milling Equipment

Origin of Machinery

Year of Mfg

Year of Installation

Condition

Switzerland

2015

2017

Good Working condition

Turkey

2020

2021

Good Working condition

 

Maintenance

Duration

Monthly

Type of Maintenance

Preventative maintenance

 

Other Equipment or Machinery Installed

Type of Equipment

Available

Number

Owned

Comments

Fortification Feeder

Yes

2

Yes

 

Bag Cleaning Plant

No

     

Moisture Tester

Yes

2

Yes

 

De-stoning Plant

Yes

2

Yes

 

Metal Extractor

Yes

5

Yes

 

 

Staffing

Number of Full Time Skilled Workers

15

Number of Full Time Labourers

40

 

Weighbridge

Number

2

Capacity (MT)

Length (m)

Type

Within Compound

80

22m

Bichen Electronic truck Scales

Within Compound

80

22m

Bichen Electronic truck Scales

 

Building

 

Length (m)

Width (m)

Height (m)

Building – Wheat Mill

N/A

N/A

N/A

Building – Maize Mill

N/A

N/A

N/A

Walls

Good

Roof

Good

Floor

Good

 

Conditions & Cleanliness

  

Outside

Inside

Cracks in Walls or Roof

Yes

Yes

Signs of Rodent Activity

No

No 

Signs of Birds Entry 

Yes  

Yes

Damaged Gutters/Drains

 No 

 No 

Signs of Moisture 

 No 

No

Adjacent Vegetation

No 

No 

Cleanliness

Good

Good

 

Pest Control

Fumigation

Yes

Frequency

 Monthly

Contracted

No 

Spraying 

Yes

Frequency

Monthly

Contracted

No 

Rodenticides 

Yes

Frequency

Monthly

Contracted

Yes

Rodent Trapping

Yes

Frequency

Monthly

Contracted

Yes

 

Security 

Security

Good

Compound

Fenced

Other Comments

This is a bonded warehouse at the Port of Dar es Salaam

 

Access

Distance from Main Town (km)

1.5Km

Travel Time if not Located in Town (hours)

10 Min

Road Condition to Mill

Good

Road Limitations (if any)

No

Rail Connections

No

On the Railway From

N/A

To

N/A

Other Comments

 

 

Milling Capacity

Commodities

Daily Capacity (MT)

Monthly Activity (MT)

Wheat

500MT

N/A

Maize

N/A

N/A

 

Storage Capacity

Storage in Metric Tons

Wheat – Covered (MT)

Flour – Covered (MT)

Within the Compound

32,000MT in 4 silos

N/A

Outside the Compound

N/A

N/A

 

Capacity to Blend

Yes

 

Loading & Discharge Rates

N/A

 

Transport Capacity at Mill

30 x 30 MT Trucks

 

Amsons Group was started in early 2006 as an importer of bulk oil and petroleum products under the Camel Oil Tanzania retail brand. Having started off its operations distributing and retailing fuel, it has now branched out and grown. 

 

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