On October 10, 2024, His Excellency Ambassador Baraka Luvanda and Mr. Primus Kimaryo, Director General of the Tanzania Coffee Board, paid a courtesy visit to the IFAD Japan Office in Yokohama, where they engaged in a hybrid meeting with IFAD staff in Yokohama and Headquarters in Rome, Italy.
The discussions centered on IFAD's initiatives in Tanzania to support agricultural development, with a particular focus on the ongoing project aimed at improving the coffee value chain in the country's southern regions, specifically Mbeya and Ruvuma. The discourse also delved into the significance of ensuring the sustainability of the project and explored potential avenues for future collaborations between the involved parties.