Morogoro Region
TL;DR
Sugar and cocoa capital with $281M Kilombero expansion doubling output by 2025
Morogoro anchors Tanzania's sugar self-sufficiency drive—the Kilombero Sugar expansion ($281 million investment, 95% complete) will double production from 127,000 to 271,000 tonnes annually by mid-2025. Tanzania produced 460,200 tonnes in 2023 (up from 300,000 in 2015), targeting 756,000 tonnes by 2025. The region also serves as Tanzania's cocoa capital (20% of farmers, 70,000+ tonnes annually). The SAGCOT corridor links Morogoro to Dar es Salaam and Southern Highlands, while the Mkulazi Sugar Factory at Mbigiri Estate adds capacity. Farmers must improve from 20 to 60-70 tonnes per hectare to meet demand.