🌍 AGCOT Corridors

The Agricultural Growth Corridors of Tanzania

AGCOT (Agricultural Growth Corridors of Tanzania) is a bold national initiative designed to transform Tanzania’s agriculture through corridor-based investments, strategic partnerships, and commercial agriculture development. Building on the success of SAGCOT (Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania), AGCOT now expands across the country through four key corridors:

1️⃣ Central Corridor

Regions Covered: Dodoma, Singida, Tabora, and parts of the Lake Zone
Focus: Boosting food production, strengthening agricultural infrastructure, and opening new market opportunities in Tanzania’s central heartland.

2️⃣ Northern Corridor

Regions Covered: Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Manyara, and Tanga
Focus: Advancing horticulture, coffee, livestock, and agribusiness processing in the highland and mountainous areas.

3️⃣ Mtwara Corridor

Regions Covered: Lindi, Mtwara, and Ruvuma
Focus: Enhancing productivity in high-value crops like cashew, sesame, and cassava, while linking to export markets via Mtwara Port.

4️⃣ SAGCOT Corridor (Southern Highlands Corridor)

Regions Covered: Morogoro, Iringa, Njombe, Mbeya, Songwe, Rukwa, Katavi, plus Dar es Salaam and Coast Region
Focus: Strengthening commercial agriculture through infrastructure, value addition, and robust public-private partnerships. This corridor is the foundation upon which AGCOT is expanding.

🌱 A New Tanzania Through Agricultural Transformation

AGCOT empowers Tanzania to:

  • Grow agribusiness: Shift from subsistence to profitable farming by guiding investments through corridor-specific Greenprints that identify high-potential value chains and market-ready opportunities.
  • Create jobs: Engage youth and women in the agricultural revolution by localizing economic potential and prioritizing inclusive agribusiness models within each corridor Greenprint.
  • Achieve food security: Reduce dependence on food imports by transforming local production systems using climate-smart, data-driven Greenprints tailored to each region’s agro-ecological conditions.
  • Feed the world: Position Tanzania as a leader in global food systems by implementing Greenprints that align with national strategies and global standards—turning vision into actionable investment pipelines.