About Tanzania Sisal Board
Tanzania Sisal Board was established in 1997 by an Act of Parliament.
This Act is the Sisal Industry
Act No. 2 of 1997. The Act repealed and replaced the Sisal
Industry Act of 1973.
Functions of the
Board
- To promote the development and improvement of the sisal industry
- To make regulations for the control of pests and diseases
- To finance and or conduct research directly or through agents in any
matter related to the sisal
industry
- To issue export and import license upon such terms and conditions
- To regulate and control the quality, marketing and export of sisal
- To collect, refine and disseminate information concerning sisal and
promote its use
- To advise the government on all matters pertaining to the sisal
industry and
- To carry out such other functions in relation to the sisal industry
as the Minister may direct
from time to time.
Powers of the Board
- To register sisal products and to determine the qualifications and
conditions for such
registration
- To make orders or give directions for compulsory registration of all
producers of sisal or sisal
products or of any particular category of producers
- To collect from producers information and statistics for use by the
industry
- To establish quality standards for sisal and sisal products and to
ensure the compliance of such
standards by persons so licensed
- To issue export licenses for sisal and sisal products
- To do anything or enter into any transaction which, in the opinion
of the Board, is calculated
to facilitate the proper and efficient carrying out of the Board's
activities and the proper
exercise of its functions
- In liaison with producers and in consultation with farmer's
association to represent the
Government and the industry at all international forums relating to
or dealing with the sisal
industry
- Subject to the prior approval in writing by the Minister, to perform
any commercial functions as
the Minister may consider necessary.
Core Values
- Friendship: The Board believes in a friendly and
participatory approach in that
it involves employees, customers and all stakeholders in the
formulation of policies for its
corporate services.
- Culture: The Board believes in a family-like
atmosphere with the senior
management taking a keen interest in staff.
- Innovation: The Board believes in innovation and
encourages the formulation of
new ideas in reflection to its strong belief in progressive
development.
- Absolute integrity: The Board strives to maintain
moral soundness as reflected
by measures to ensure unity and honesty so as to safeguard the
corporate image.
- Respect: The Board will strive to ensure respect
for individual initiative,
personal growth and in the delivery of corporate services.