Tanzania govt. starts allowing businessmen to export sugar, agri-produce to Uganda

The government of Tanzania has decided to provide clearance to businessmen exporting agricultural produce and sugar from the East African nation Uganda. The agreement was made at a meeting between the Amelia Kyambadde (Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Ugandan Cabinet) and Joseph Kakunda, the Minister for Industry, Trade and Investment of Tanzania. The meeting took place at One Stop Border Post at Mutukula.

The Ugandan traders at Mutukula border demonstrated over a restriction in the previous month imposed by Tanzania on Uganda's dry products targeted for export to Tanzania, as reported by IPP Media. According to press statement released by Amelia Kyambadde, traders protested the ban on Ugandan produce exports like maize and beans by the government and the restriction was overdue due to the denial of import permits by the government to the (Tanzanian) importers.

"After the meeting, the Tanzanian government agreed to grant import permits to the importers immediately to enable them to buy produce from Ugandan traders," the statement further noted.