Project Brief
Mifugo Integrated Management Information System Project
Implementation Partners
· Government of Tanzania- Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries (system owner and regulator)
· e-Government Authority (eGA)- hosting and sustainability
Implementation Period
2018-2027
Project Participants
• Livestock traders, exporters, and importers
• Fish and fish-products traders
• Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries and regulatory agencies
• Revenue authorities and local and foreign private-sector users
Project Value
USD 0.6 Million
Project Rationale
The livestock and fisheries sectors are central to Tanzania’s economy, yet trade has historically been constrained by manual, fragmented permit processes, long approval times, and limited regulatory transparency. These inefficiencies raised the cost of doing business and weakened government oversight and revenue collection. TMA supported the Government of Tanzania to design, deploy, and upgrade MIMIS as a national digital regulatory system for livestock and fisheries trade -reducing permit costs and processing times, strengthening compliance and biosecurity controls, and improving the quality of data available for policy, monitoring, and enforcement.
Implementation Strategy
The project is implemented through a systems-led digital reform approach, combining technology, institutional strengthening, and change management:
- System Development and Upgrades: Design and continuous enhancement of the MIMIS platform and the Mifugo mobile application, enabling online permit applications, real-time approvals, and wider user access
- Process Automation: Digitisation of livestock and fisheries regulatory services, replacing paper-based workflows with structured, auditable digital processes.
- Institutional Integration: Progressive integration with national platforms — including TAUSI (national digital platform used by local government authorities to collect and manage revenues, including levies and fees from markets and regulated trading activities), Tanzania Revenue Authority, and the Business Registration and Licensing Agency- to improve interoperability, traceability, and cross-agency data sharing.
- Change Management and Uptake: Sensitisation and adoption support for regulators and traders to embed digital service delivery and sustain usage across stakeholder groups.
- Sustainability: Transition of MIMIS hosting and management to the Government of Tanzania through eGA, ensuring long-term institutional ownership and operational continuity
Elibariki Shammy – Country Director, Tanzania
Email: elibariki.shammy@trademarkafrica.com