A partnership between China and Tanzanian companies has been formed to launch a comprehensive cassava production project in Tanlindi, encompassing large-scale cultivation and the creation of a dried cassava processing plant for export to China. This initiative is a result of a phytosanitary protocol signed in 2017, paving the way for Tanzanian companies to export dried cassava to China. However, despite six companies' involvement and the potential market including Rwanda, Burundi, DRC, Kenya, Oman, UAE, and China, the cassava export business has not been profitable due to logistical challenges in the processing chain.