AGROM Strategic Plan 2022–2037
Transforming Agriculture into Sustainable Commercial Agribusiness
AGROM's Strategic Plan covers a period of 15 years, from 2022 to 2037. The plan is designed to strengthen agricultural productivity, support farmers’ wellbeing, promote commercial agribusiness, build capacity, and open pathways to broader regional and international markets.
A Long-Term Plan for Agricultural Transformation
AGROM recognizes agriculture as a critical sector for Tanzania’s economy and development. The agricultural sector remains central to food supply, employment, exports, foreign exchange earnings, rural development, and industrialization.
AGROM's view is that the sector can be further transformed for better economic performance by reviewing and strengthening development strategies, institutional frameworks, and practical arrangements that support regional and international trade.
Through this strategic plan, AGROM aims to help shift agricultural production from a prevalent subsistence farming approach toward commercial farming. This transformation is expected to contribute to competitive agribusiness supplies, quality food consumption, improved economic development, and stronger farmer participation in the economy.
Plan summary
Duration: 15 years (2022–2037)
Focus: productivity, wellbeing, commercialization, capacity, and markets
Outcome: organized, competitive agribusiness systems
Why This Plan Matters
From Subsistence to Commercial Farming
AGROM seeks to support the transition from small-scale individual farming approaches into organized, market-ready, commercial agribusiness.
Stronger Farmer Wellbeing
The plan aims to create a supportive environment that improves economic development, sustainability, and wellbeing for farmers.
Better Market Access
AGROM intends to promote commercialization of products and services for broader regional and international markets.
Agro-Industrial Growth
The plan supports the establishment of subsidiary industries for processing, packaging, and disseminating agro products.
Partnerships and Joint Ventures
AGROM aims to create collaborative arrangements with local and international partners to support business development and expansion.
Technology and Skills
The plan emphasizes technology acquisition, training, professional knowledge, and improved farming techniques.
Objectives of the Plan
For planning purposes, AGROM's objectives are organized into four broader areas.
Supportive Economic Environment
Establish and maintain a sound supportive environment that will oversee and ensure improved economic development for the wellbeing and sustainability of farmers.
Collective Business Ventures and Partnerships
Undertake collective business ventures and collaborative arrangements with local and international partners for improved business development and expansion.
Capacity Building and Technology Acquisition
Engage in capacity building through technology acquisition and training in requisite professional knowledge and skills in agricultural development and related agribusinesses.
Commercialization and Market Expansion
Promote commercialization of AGROM products and services to meet regional and international markets.
Expected Outcomes
The objectives are expected to raise AGROM's resource capacity and capability for improved production and delivery of products and services. They also support Tanzania’s national agenda of industrialization through the establishment of subsidiary industries for processing and dissemination of agro products.
Investor-ready approach
Improved production capacity
Stronger product and service delivery
More organized farmer participation
Agro-processing and value addition
Local and international market readiness
Technology branding and packaging
Financial capacity building for AGROM and its members
Contribution to rural economic development
The Planning Perspective
AGROM's planning perspective seeks to identify the salient features required for meaningful and responsive transformation of farm production and management. The goal is to move from individualistic micro-agro management into macro agribusiness systems.
The strategy recognizes that rural economic development is closely linked with better farm organization, improved techniques, collective investment, partnerships, and future agribusiness expansion.
Main Planning Agenda
Management of the Enabling Environment
Creating and maintaining conditions that allow farmers, partners, and agribusiness initiatives to grow sustainably.
Capacity Building and Improved Farming Techniques
Strengthening farmers’ knowledge, skills, technology adoption, and professional capabilities to support economic growth and business sustainability.
Collective Investment and Partnership Arrangements
Encouraging collective ventures, joint projects, and collaboration with local and international partners.
Future Agribusiness Expansions
Preparing AGROM and its members for expansion into processing, distribution, commercialization, packaging, branding, and broader market participation.
Strategic Timeline
2022
Strategic plan begins
2022–2027
Foundation building, farmer organization, enabling environment, capacity building
2027–2032
Business venture expansion, market development, processing and value addition
2032–2037
Commercial maturity, wider partnerships, regional and international market positioning
2037
Long-term transformation milestone