Tough conditions for foreigners eyeing land for business in Tanzania

A rice farmer in Kilombero district in Morogoro region in Tanzania. The Dar government is working on a new land policy that will reduce leases of land owned by foreigners from 99 years to 33 years. PHOTO | FILE

Tanzania is working on a new land policy that will reduce leases of land owned by foreigners from 99 years to 33 years. 

The Draft National Land Policy, seen by The EastAfrican, which has been subjected to public scrutiny by the Ministry of Lands and Settlement Development, is expected to be adopted early next year.