A new Japanese ODA loan project 'Tanzania Agricultural & Rural Development Two-Step Loan (TSL) Project' has been awarded by Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) to the consortium consisting of Sanyu Consultants Inc. (SCI), Japan Economic Research Institute Inc. (JERI) and Tanzania-based Match Maker Associates (MMA), for which CEO Takayuki Urade and Chief Economist Hiroo Yamagata have joined as Team Leader / TSL Management Expert and Wholesale Lending / Capacity Development Expert, respectively. The project implementation period is from June 2026 to November 2030.

On July 2, a kick-off meeting was held at the headquarters of TADB in Dar es Salaam, bringing together TADB team chaired by Mr. Mkani Waziri, Director of Planning, Advisory & Corporate Affairs and the consultant team led by Urade, with which the project has officially commenced.

Experiences of Urade as Agricultural Finance Advisor to TADB from 2022 to 2024, together with the extensive track records of SCI as the lead firm of the consortium, JERI as a JV member and MMA as the local partner, is considered to have contributed significantly to the successful award of the project. Working closely with TADB’s management and operational staff, the consultant team is expected to deliver steady results over the next 4 years toward further development of agricultural finance in Tanzania.