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DEFINITIONS

ID- USADF's internal document tracking code for a particular investment.

Name - the name of the client group that received a USADF grant in a given country and the primary activity.

Description - a summary of the how the investment will be used. This entry links to the actual investment description document defining the objectives and performance targets of the investment.


Goals - This entry links to a PDF file of the orginal investment agreement with project goals and objectives.

Value - Total Original US Dollar value of the grant and any budget amendements.


Budget - This entry links to the original investment budget denominated in local currency at the time the grant was awarded.

Start - the date the funds were obligated to the grantee.

End - the last day of the active grant period.


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ID
Name
Dates
Value
Description
Goals
Budget
1745  Association of Kilimanja-ro Specialty Coffee Grow-ers (Kilicafe)  photos   2007 - 2012    $250,000    Agriculture (Coffee): Headquartered in Moshi, Kilicafe is a cooperative representing 10,000 smallholder coffee farmers. ADF will increase the value of their exported coffee by funding the infrastructure necessary for on-site, value added processing. Funds will sup-port the construction of central pulping units, cupping laboratory and capacity building of staff. In 2004 Kilicafe was exporting 1 con-tainer of coffee to Starbucks Corporation and by 2008 they were exporting 30 containers valued at $3 million.  
1755  Classic Home Care Com-pany Limited (CHC) (photos)    2007 - 2012    $250,000    Manufacturing (Wooden Furniture): Classic Home Care Limited has won national and regional awards for the fine quality furniture they build. With a two pronged approach to growth which relies on exporting their furniture and expanding their local contracting busi-ness, Classic Home Care will use ADF funds to update their production equipment, improve financial systems, and revise the business  
1758  Nyirefami Limited (photos)     2007 - 2012    $246,833    Agro-Processing (Grain): Nyirefami Limited is a grain flour processing company whose primary products are the staple food for 75 percent of the Tanzanian population. They have a loyal staff committed to producing a high quality, nutritiousproduct. ADF is providing resources to improve their management capacity and their distribution and marketing plans.   
1798  Getting Old Is to Grow Society (GOIG)  (photos)    2007 - 2012    $221,451    Manufacturing (Home Décor Products): Getting Old Is to Grow Society was established to provide a platform for re-tired people to empower and employ themselves through the production and sale of quality handicrafts. GOIG is now facing a new stage as they move from a NGO to a for-profit business. In this transition, ADF will include them in the buyer linkages program and will help them develop revised business tools for their growth as a for-profit entity.  
1809  Massai Women Development Organization (MWEDO) (photos)    2008 - 2013    $237,413    Manufacturing (Home Décor Products): Based in Arusha, MWEDO was legally registered in 2000 as a company lim-ited by guarantee and later as an NGO under the society ordinance. They focus on creating sustainable market and em-ployment opportunities for Maasai women. MWEDO’s membership consists of 80 women’s groups which comprise in  

 

 

1816  Busangwa Organic Farmers Association (BOFA) (photos)    2008 - 2013    $181,964    Agriculture (Cotton): Busanga Organic Farmers Association (BOFA) farmers have been working together for more than 40 years and were formally registered as an association on September 30, 2005. The 120 member association headquar-tered at Shinyanga, Tanzania, grows and sells high quality organic lint cotton, chick peas and sunflower products using IPM techniques that are environmentally friendly.   

 

1829  Kanyovu Coffee Curing Cooperative Joint Enterprise, Ltd. (1829)    2008 - 2013    $247,575    Agriculture (Coffee): Kanyovu Coffee Curing Cooperative Joint Enterprise (KCCCJE) is located near Gombe StreamNational Park in Western Tanzania and has more than 5,500 farmer members who produce green coffee. The Cooperativepossesses the only community-owned dry mill coffee curing plant in Tanzania, which allows the members to benefit fromthe production of higher quality specialty grade coffee and the higher market price it commands. In addition, Kanyovu is 

1838

Moselmach  Limited photos

 2008 - 2013    $245,881 Funds are used to improve information and technology systems, to update production equipment and to improve management capacity.

1873  Natureripe Kilimanjaro Limited (photos)    2008 - 2013    $242,892    Agro-Processing (Mango and Cashew): Natureripe Kilimanjaro Limited (NKL) is a privately owned mango and cashew marketing and production company that produces high quality, locally grown mangos and cashews for a strong domestic and expanding export market. NKL works closely with local growers in the primarily Muslim low-income coastal regions  

1920  Marvelous Flotea Company (photos , press)    2009 - 2012    $229,891    Manufacturing (Home Decor Products): Marvelous Flotea Company is a small scale producer of home decor textiles in Dar es Salaam  The founder of Marvelous Flotea is a role model in Tanzania. She began by manufacturing tie dye and batik home textile products and eventually grew her business to add staff, increase the product range, and receive orders from export buyers. Following product design training and support provided by the ADF grant, Marvelous won best prod- 
1933  Uncle Milo General Traders Limited (UMGT) (photos)    2009 - 2013    $241,576    Agro-Processing (Sunflower Seed): Uncle Milo General Traders Limited purchases sunflower seeds from smallholder farmers in remote parts of Mpwapwa District and processes the sunflower oil and seed cake for domestic and regional markets. UMGT will use ADF funds to bring greater value to the farmers through access to credit for purchase of farm inputs, provision of training on agricultural best practices, and the improvement of facilities to build processing capacity.  

 

 

1955  Tanzania Organic Certification  Association (TanCert) (photos)    2009 - 2013    $234,962    Crop Production and Support (Organic Certification): Tanzania Organic Certification Association provides organiccertification and inspection for more than 7,500 farmers across Tanzania. To help them provide more cost-effective andcomprehensive services to farmers, ADF will be helping TanCert expand its operations, provide improved extension ser- 
1984  Lupembe Farmers Cooperative Joint Enter-prise Ltd (1984)    2009 - 2013    $247,606    Agriculture (Tea): Lupembe Farmers Cooperative is a cooperative located in the Iringa Region that grows, processes,and markets green leaf tea for export. The ADF grant will support the cooperative to organize inputs supply to its morethan 900 members, provide extension services, collect and deliver tea to the processing facilities and manage a centralized 

 

2037  Jumuiya ya Wakulima wa kilimo hai usam-bara mashariki (JUWAKIHUMA)  (2037)    2009-2011    $90,955    Agro-Processing (Spices): JUWAKIHUMA is a registered society with 609 members that is based in the Tanga Re-gion of Tanzania and processes and sells organic spices. ADF funding will help JUWAKIHUMA improve their productivity and marketing along with expanding their cultivated land.  

 

2045  International TanFeeds Limited (TanFeeds) (2045)    2009-2012    $246,146    Agro-Processing (Animal Feed): TanFeeds is an animal feeds production company that produces high quality animalfeed from crops and crop by-products purchased from smallholder farmers in Morogoro, Dar es Salaam, and theCoastal Regions of Tanzania. ADF funds will be used for training, the construction of a new factory and the purchase 
2128  Golden Food Products Limited (GFP) (2128)    2010-2013    $226,729    Agro-Processing (Spices): (GFP) is a Tanzanian-owned enterprise that processes, packages and sells retail branded organic products. The northeastern Muheza District of the Tanga region of Tanzania, where GFP is located, has a cli-mate that is well suited to producing high yielding, top quality organic herbs and spices. GFP has to date helped over 500 herb and spice farmers in the impoverished, primarily Muslim area of the Muheza District to become certified or- 

 

 

2169  HomeVeg Tanzania Limited (2169)    2010 - 2011    $94,598    Agriculture (Vegetables): HomeVeg is a Tanzanian-owned enterprise based in Northern Tanzania that exports freshvegetables to Europe. ADF funds will be used to train smallholder vegetable growers in GLOBALGAP requirementsand practices, obtain global gap certification, rent a pack house that will serve as location to process vegetables, procurea refrigerated container to store fresh vegetables, and develop a business plan.   

2225  Manyara Ranch Livestock Producers Asso-ciation (MRALIPA) (2225)    2010 - 2013    $193,399    Agriculture (Livestock Production): (MRALIPA) is an apex association that was formed to supply high quality cat-tle, sheep, and goats to the Manyara Ranch small-scale abattoir in Monduli District of the Arusha Region . ADF fundswill be used to provide members with advanced training in marketing, financial management, and institutional develop-ment; provide farmers with trainings to improve livestock quality; provide farmers access to micro loans; link locallivestock keepers with available market opportunities; and provide livestock keepers with veterinary and extensionservices.  

2335  Mbingu Organic Cocoa Outgrowers Associ-ation (MOCOA) (2335)    2011-2014    $141,018     Agriculture (Cocoa): (MOCOA) is a farmers’ association located in the Morogoro region of Tanzania that providessupport to smallholder farmers to assist in the growing and marketing of organic and conventional cocoa. The ADFgrant will be used to train association members, and improve production, marketing and export of certified organiccocoa.      
2361  Mkipi Miliki Company Limited (MMCL)(2361)    2011– 2012    $86,854    Soap Capacity Building: Mkipi Miliki Company Limited (MMCL) is a registered limited liability company that pro-duces quality herbal soap products, using locally available resources for sale to local markets on Pemba Island. ADFfunds will be used to improve management and production systems.      
2367  Pemba Clove Honey Cooperative (PCHC)(2367)    2011-2013    $86,643    Agriculture (Honey): Pemba Clove Honey Cooperative is a beekeepers association with 30 members (12 women) in Pemba North region of Tanzania. ADF funds will be used to organize and train bee farmers and develop modern bee-hives for honey production      
2370  Association of Mango Growers (AMAGRO) (2370)    2011 - 2014    $152,152    Agriculture (Mango): AMAGRO is a farmers’ association located in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania that aims to promote, develop, and safeguard the interests of mango farmers so that mango farming can be a leading and sustainable econom-ic activity. ADF funds will be used to improve the production and marketing of mango products.      
2387  PRADO Rice Commercialization and Ca-pacity Building (2387)    2011 - 2013    $92,339    Agriculture (Rice and Banana): PRADO currently works with 100 smallholder farmers on Pemba Island to improve rice and banana cultivation and farmer knowledge of irrigation system maintenance and application. ADF funds will be used for improved management systems, training materials, and refurbishment of demonstration farm plots.      
2402  FUFO Fishing Capacity Building Project (2402)    2011 - 2013    $61,516    Fishing: FUFO is a cooperative of 120 members and provides training in improved fishing techniques and fishery man-agement. ADF funds will be used for developing personnel and accounting systems, modern fishing gear, and a new fishing vessel.      
2462  Jumuiya ya Wakulima wa kilimo hai usam-bara mashariki (JUWAKIHUMA) (2462)    2011 - 2014    $211,167    Agro-Processing (Spices): JUWAKIHUMA is a registered society with 720 members that is based in the Tanga Re-gion of Tanzania and processes and sells organic spices. ADF funding will help JUWAKIHUMA improve members’ production through managing a revolving funds to purchase fertilizers and seedlings.      
2487  Gando Farmers Association (GAFA) (2487)    2011 - 2014    $158,820    Agriculture (Spices): Gando Farmers Association (GAFA) is an association of more than 3,000 farmers based inPemba, Tanzania that produces and sells organic spices. The island is isolated and remote and is an underserved andunderdeveloped area. ADF funds will help GAFA to process and package their spices for increased sales and diversi-     

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Last Updated: October 13, 2011