Tanzania Official Seed Certification Institute

Regulatory body · Tanzania · also called TOSCI, Taasisi ya Kuthibiti Ubora wa Mbegu Tanzania

What to know

MinistryMinistry of Agriculture
MandateCertifies the quality of agricultural seed produced or imported for sale in Tanzania, and protects farmers from poor-quality or fake seed.
ServicesSeed quality certification and promotion; field and post-harvest crop inspections; laboratory sampling and testing; seed dealer registration; seed import and export permits; variety distinctness, uniformity and stability (DUS) testing; training and demonstrations.
CoverageHeadquarters in Morogoro, with zonal branches for the Northern zone (Arusha), Southern Highlands zone (Njombe), Lake and Western zone (Mwanza) and Southern zone (Mtwara).
Contact+255 (0) 23 264 0034; info@tosci.go.tz; S.L.P 1056, Morogoro.

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Last checked August 2026. If something here is wrong or out of date, please tell us.

Sources

  1. TOSCI Home
  2. Tunafanya Nini (What We Do) – TOSCI
  3. Wasiliana Nasi (Contacts) – TOSCI

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