United Republic of Tanzania (the)

<p>The SADC regional component of the Africa Trade Competitiveness and Market Access (ATCMA) programme, funded by the European Union, aims to enhance livelihoods, employment, and economic growth by increasing sustainable intra-African and EU-Africa trade. Implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) in close partnership with the SADC Secretariat, this ATCMA &nbsp;component focuses on boosting African SMEs&apos; trade competitiveness and expanding their market access.</p><p>The Programme will facilitate intra-African trade, strengthen regional quality infrastructure, and support a green transition through a holistic value chain approach. The initiative will benefit export-oriented SMEs, with a focus on women and youth-led businesses, ensuring value addition, regulatory improvements, and enhanced trade competitiveness. The programme will align with existing ATCMA components including EAC, COMESA, ECCAS, and ECOWAS &nbsp;and other regional initiatives to maximize impact.</p>

<p>ITC is currently implementing the micro-level pillar of the EU-ACP Business-friendly programme, which aims to support value chains through inclusive policies, investment promotion, and alliances. The program focuses on strengthening value chain governance and investment, as well as increasing the competitiveness of small farmers and MSMEs. A recently signed top-up agreement extends the implementation duration of the existing EU-ACP Business Friendly programme (B807) by 48 months, integrating additional funding and outputs into the existing initiative. The top-up aligns with the programme&apos;s objectives and will enhance access to value chain finance and sustainable investment. Three new outputs include enhancing access to agribusiness Value Chain finance and a Capacity Building Mechanism to support Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence, CSR &nbsp;and accompanying measure implementation, tailored to OACPS Member States. An initial six-month inception phase define the scope of intervention in the rum/sugar sector and advanced the selection of additional countries that will be included in the ongoing project across all value chains, namely coffee, cocoa, coconuts, cotton/fashion, kava, and rum/sugar sectors.</p>

<p>The United Nations (UN) system, in collaboration with the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania presents the 2022-2027 United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) for Tanzania, the most important planning and implementation instrument for all UN agencies in the country. With a focus on four priority areas (People, Prosperity, Planet and Enabling Environment), the UN System seeks to impact the reduction of multidimensional poverty in Tanzania through a transformative, inclusive and sustainable economic growth.</p><p><span>The Kigoma Joint Programme Phase II (KJP II) builds on results achieved in the first phase of implementation (2017-2022) and draws from the lessons learned to outline the proposed interventions under the overall UNSDCF framework. Jointly with the ILO, FAO, UNCDF, WFP, UN Women and UNDP, ITC is contributing to the Prosperity Outcome on increasing production, productivity and incomes, helping to accelerate the creation of decent formal sector jobs at the individual level and seeking structural transformation and economic growth at the national level.</span></p>

<p>The United Kingdom Trade Partnerships (UKTP) Programme aims to increase trade from developing countries to the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) by maximizing the benefits of UK and EU Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and the UK&apos;s Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS). The UKTP Programme works in partnership with government agencies, private sector organisations, public sector institutions, small and medium-sized enterprises and other local stakeholders.&nbsp;</p><p>The UKTP Programme is funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office (FCDO) of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland under the UK&apos;s Trade Centre of Expertise. EPA and DCTS countries participating in the UKTP Programme will have access to high quality trade-related technical assistance through sector initiatives. Target beneficiaries will be export-ready SMEs that are committed to securing new trade opportunities with the UK. This project will aim to promote exports through facilitating access to markets, providing advisory services to SMEs to improve their products and business operations, and strengthening business support organizations.&nbsp;</p><p>This project builds upon the lessons learnt and achievements of the UKTP programme since 2019. Previous engagement with SMEs in multiple EPA countries has shown the benefit of selecting export-ready companies with compelling products for UK customers and consumers to participate and of preparing them specifically with UK market entry services to succeed in the UK market.&nbsp;</p><p>This project complements and works in synergy with UKTP in the Pacific. &nbsp; &nbsp;</p>