Tanzania Seeks Dutch Investment in Mining, Agriculture, and Ports
Tanzania's planning minister, Kitila Mkumbo, urged Dutch investors at a business roadshow in The Hague to invest in mining, agriculture, and port logistics. He highlighted minerals such as graphite, nickel, copper, and rare earths, and called for local processing rather than raw exports. Agriculture and logistics were presented as linked priorities, but no Dutch company or investment amount was named.
Tanzania’s planning minister, Kitila Mkumbo, made the case in The Hague during a Tanzania–EU business roadshow. He listed graphite, nickel, copper, rare earths, gold, horticulture, coffee, tea, cashews, spices, livestock, fisheries and grains, and argued minerals should be processed locally rather than shipped raw.
The Hague event was the final stop of three European roadshows and drew about 90 businesses. Tanzania presented new ports, dry ports and railway lines, plus a 68-project pipeline valued at US$30.1 billion. The Netherlands is already Tanzania’s largest EU investor, with roughly 80 Dutch firms active there.
If Dutch capital follows the pitch, Tanzanians working in mining, farming and transport could see new jobs, skills and infrastructure, while local processing may keep more value at home. Communities near ports, mines or farms may also face land, water and environmental pressures. Landlocked neighbours could benefit from better logistics, but the outcome depends on investment terms, regulation and implementation. No deal has been announced, so these remain possibilities rather than expected results.