Private Forestry Programme (PFP) Phase I is being implemented in Iringa Tanzania by the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Tanzanian Ministry of Natural Recourses and Tourism (MNRT). The aim of the Programme is to increase rural income in the Southern Highlands through industrial forest plantation establishment, development of new business opportunities, supporting in value chain development and in providing capacity building and training services for the stakeholders and beneficiaries of the Programme. Indufor Ltd from Finland is the implementing agency for the programme.
During the PFP programme the Forestry and Wood Industries Training Centre (FWITC) was established to offer training and technical advisory services for forestry and wood industries with wood processing and forestry facilities to support development and the sustainability of the centre. FWITC’s sawmill and the forest tree nursery have key functions in supporting the centre in its sustainable training activities. By producing forest products and tree seedlings the centre will generate income that will be used for maintaining and developing the centre, especially the infrastructure, machinery and equipment used in training. The upcoming centre will provide employment directly to local people close to the facilities and indirectly to farmers, forest owners and SME sawmillers within the Southern Highlands of Tanzania. Through the training provision the centre facilitates sustainable use and management of forest resources in Tanzania.
