Tanzania Federation of Co-operatives, earlier known as the Co-operative Union of Tanganyika,[1] is a national organization of co-operative societies in Tanzania.[2] The organization was registered in 1994 with members from Tanzania's Tobacco, Cotton, Coffee, Cashew, Cereal and other produce industries.
The organization was initially established by the Tanzanian government as the Co-operative Union of Tanganyika in 1961,[3] with the general aim to encourage growth of the co-operative movement. The expansion of the co-operative movement was a part of the government's five-year plan for economic development in 1964–1969.
References
- Anna Nkebukwa. Proceedings of the seminars in women's involvement in co-operatives in Tanzania held in Dar-es-Salaam University of Dar-es-Salaam, 1989^
- Welcome to Tanzania Federation of Cooperatives LTD Ushirika, retrieved 6 April 2013^
- Francis Fanuel Lyimo. Rural Cooperation: In the Cooperative Movement in Tanzania African Books Collective, 2012^