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The United Republic of Tanzania

Tobacco Research Institute of Tanzania (TORITA)

How Do I?

Introduce product for Pesticides research trials

  • The product must be registered by Tropical Pesticides Research Institute (TPRI)
  • The client should fill in the forms available on website (www.torita.or.tz) indicating the active ingredients of the product and the stage of application of the product
  • The client will be offered a control number to pay for the costs of evaluation of the product. The cost is 2000 USD per product
  • The trial will be conducted for two seasons, the first season it will be done on station at Tumbi-Tabora and the second season it will be done on farm in different agro-ecological zones
  • If a client wants to introduce a new product with new active ingredients the trial will be conducted for three crop seasons
  • Once the trial is over the final report will be submitted to Tanzania Tobacco Council for approval to be used in tobacco production
  • If the product performs well a client will be issued a certificate to enable him/her to bid tender in tobacco marketing system.