Purpose 1: To identify bottlenecks that limits competitiveness and export diversification in agriculture—including value chains—and the trade policy framework to effectively address them.

• Identification and collection of relevant data (agricultural products) from a sample field research in the Northern Agricultural Export Corridor and in the Zanzibar/Pemba export corridor undertaken;
• Field mission in in the Northern Agricultural Export Corridor and in the Zanzibar/Pemba export corridor undertaken;
• Technical Report on three identified strategic Value Chains (Spices, Seaweed, Avocado) prepared;
• Policy Briefs on the identified key Value chain Spices, Seaweed and Avocado prepared;
• Gaps analyses on competitiveness, diversification and value chains policy framework carried out;
• Provided recommendations for increased trade opportunities to the key stakeholders in the business community and the respective authorities;
• Assessment of the product quality environment in the Zanzibar/Pemba export corridor to identify policy gaps carried out;
• Review of the current trade policy carried out;
• Development of the framework for trade policy to foster the competitiveness of agro-export, diversification and value chain processing undertaken;
• Preparation of the Product Quality Policy Framework for the Zanzibar/Pemba export corridor as well as a Guide on “Managing Product Quality in the Zanzibar/Pemba Export Corridor” undertaken.

Purpose 2: To strengthen REPOA’s and subsequently Tanzania’s research and advisory capacity on trade policy, competitiveness and elimination of NTBs in the context of enhancing the country’s trading capacity with the EU.

• One-day training workshop for the Zanzibar/Pemba export corridor quality and standards in support of SMEs’ competitiveness;
• Capacity building for key REPOA’s agricultural and trade policy researchers carried out;
• Set of high-quality training materials on the following subjects prepared:
• Training manual to be used by the Beneficiary for further training of the Researchers staff prepared;
• A one-day training and policy dialogue workshop, and a one-day training session on Data collection and analyses; project document produced and the overall project output successfully carried out;
• Dissemination material for the Support Programme undertaken.