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When the late President John Magufuli delivered a speech to inaugurate the new Parliament at the end of 2015, he stressed that industrialization was a key priority of the government…

When the late President John Magufuli delivered a speech to inaugurate the new Parliament at the end of 2015, he stressed that industrialization was a key priority of the government and that industries producing goods such as clothes, textiles and edibles would be encouraged. Other priority industries that the government pledged to invest in value-addition include cashew processing as well as dairy meat processing.

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