Tanzania moves to establish national industrial database

Women shell cashew nuts at a processing factory in Ruangwa District, Lindi Region. PHOTO | CORRESPONDENT

Arusha. The government has launched a nationwide exercise to identify and profile all industries across Tanzania as part of efforts to build the National Integrated Industrial Management System (NIIMS), a central database designed to improve planning, oversight and investment in the industrial sector.

The system is expected to streamline data collection, strengthen policy formulation, support development planning, and enhance monitoring of the sector, which plays a pivotal role in driving national economic growth.