Cereals and Other Produce Regulatory Authority

About COPRA

Statutory regulator for cereals and other produce (including maize, rice, sesame, wheat, millet and sorghum), established under the Food Security Act, Cap. 249, implementing the Cereals and Other Produce Act, 2009 (No. 19 of 2009). Headquartered in Dodoma. Registers value-chain actors (buyers, sellers, processors, exporters, transporters) and issues import/export permits for these crops, and periodically runs nationwide stock assessments tied to food-security planning that determine when and how many new export permits are issued — most recently a maize/rice assessment beginning May 2025.

This summary describes the organization's role in Tanzania's trade ecosystem as set out by the public sources listed below. For its own account of its mandate, activities and services, see its official website.

Sources / Record Basis

This record's Source Confirmed status traces to the following public sources:

• Cereals and Other Produce Regulatory Authority (COPRA) — COPRA — Who Are We
• The Citizen (Tanzania) — Advancing Agriculture is Business Through Agenda 10/30: The Ministry of Agriculture's Breakthrough with COPRA
• Milling Middle East & Africa — Tanzania to Launch Nationwide Maize/Rice Stock Assessment