Kohenoor Protein Grass Seeds for Tanzania — More Milk, More Meat From Every Acre

Why Tanzanian Dairy Farmers, Cooperatives and Agro-Dealers Choose Protein Grass

Tanzania’s dairy zones are its cool zones: the northern highlands around Moshi, Arusha and Lushoto at 1,000-1,800 m, and the Southern Highlands of Iringa, Njombe and Mbeya. Daytime temperatures there sit at 20-28°C for most of the year, which is exactly the window a cool-season, high-protein forage needs, and the bimodal or unimodal rains give one or two sowings a year and 5-8 cuts per stand. Protein, not bulk, is the limiting nutrient on almost every Tanzanian dairy farm.

• Sow with either rains — Sow with the long rains (Masika, March-May) or the short rains (Vuli, November-December) in the north, or at the start of the single rainy season (December-January) in the Southern Highlands, wherever daytime temperatures are 28°C or below; under irrigation it can be sown in any cool month.
• Replaces expensive dairy meal — With 26-38% crude protein in the fodder, farmers report 2-5 kg more milk per cow per day and roughly 50% less concentrate — a real saving where dairy meal must travel from Dar es Salaam or Arusha to the farm.
• Built for zero-grazing plots — On a half-acre cut-and-carry plot in Hai, Rombo or Lushoto a 5 kg bag gives daily green feed for 2-3 stall-fed cows from day 45, cut 10 cm above ground so the stand regrows for months.
• More protein than Napier or maize stover — Mature Napier and stover carry 6-10% crude protein; Protein Grass cut young carries three to four times that, so a smaller plot does more for the ration than a larger Napier field.
• TPHPA-ready documentation — Every consignment ships with the phytosanitary certificate and Certificate of Analysis aligned with the importer’s Tanzania Plant Health and Pesticides Authority (TPHPA) import permit, so inspection at Dar es Salaam clears without delay.
• Trial from 500 kg — Dairy cooperatives, processors, livestock projects and agro-dealers can trial 50 acres across member farms before committing a container.

The Tanzanian Dairy Market: A Huge Herd, Low Yield per Cow and Rising Processor Demand

Tanzania keeps some 35 million cattle, but only a small fraction are improved dairy animals and the national milk yield sits around 3-3.5 billion litres, most of it from indigenous herds in the pastoral zones. The commercial dairy sector is concentrated where the climate is cool: Kilimanjaro (Hai, Moshi, Rombo), Arusha (Arumeru, Meru), Tanga (Lushoto, Korogwe), and the Southern Highlands (Iringa, Njombe, Mbeya, Rungwe). Processors such as those in Arusha, Dar es Salaam and Mbeya run well below capacity because smallholder deliveries are small and seasonal; in the dry season milk collection can halve. The Tanzania Dairy Board, district councils and development projects are pushing improved fodder because it is the cheapest lever — a cow that eats better gives more milk immediately, without waiting for the next generation of genetics. Agro-dealers in Arusha, Moshi, Mbeya and Iringa sell forage seed in small packs to tens of thousands of smallholders.

Protein Grass is a complement to Napier, Rhodes grass and maize stover, not a replacement for them: keep the bulk crops for rumen fill and add a Protein Grass plot to lift the protein of the whole ration. A one-acre 10 kg bag sown in March on the Kilimanjaro slopes feeds a 5-cow zero-grazing unit through the July-October dry season and regrows after the short rains. For cooperatives and processors the arithmetic is simple: a 500 kg trial across 50 member farms that lifts each cow by 2-3 litres a day pays for itself in milk payments within the first month of cutting, before the saving on dairy meal is counted — and it keeps deliveries flowing in the months when the plant is otherwise idle.

Applications for Kohenoor Protein Grass in Tanzania

Muhtasari kwa Kiswahili: mbegu za Kohenoor Protein Grass kwa wafugaji wa Tanzania

Kohenoor Protein Grass ni mbegu za malisho zenye protini nyingi (protini ghafi 26-38%) zilizotengenezwa kwa lengo moja: maziwa zaidi na nyama zaidi kutoka shamba lile lile. Kata ya kwanza baada ya siku 45, kisha kila siku 20-25, kwa mavuno 5-8 kwa msimu mmoja. Wafugaji wanaripoti ongezeko la kilo 2-5 za maziwa kwa ng’ombe kwa siku ndani ya siku 20-25, na kupunguza chakula cha ziada (pumba na dairy meal) kwa karibu nusu. Kiwango cha mbegu ni kilo 10 kwa ekari (kilo 12-15 kwenye udongo mwepesi); panda wakati joto la mchana ni nyuzi 28 au chini — mvua za masika (Machi-Mei) au vuli (Novemba-Desemba) Kilimanjaro, Arusha na Tanga, au mwanzo wa mvua (Desemba-Januari) Iringa, Njombe na Mbeya. Weka DAP kilo 50 kwa ekari wakati wa kupanda na urea baada ya kila kata; kata sentimita 10 juu ya ardhi ili malisho yaote tena. Vifurushi vya kilo 5, 10 na 25; oda ya chini kilo 500 (ekari 50) kwa vyama vya ushirika, wauzaji wa pembejeo, viwanda vya maziwa na miradi. Tunasafirisha FOB Karachi hadi bandari ya Dar es Salaam kwa siku 12-15, na nyaraka zote za TPHPA (kibali cha kuingiza mbegu), cheti cha afya ya mimea na cheti cha uchambuzi. Wasiliana nasi kwa WhatsApp +92 310 4929292 au export@kohenoorint.com kwa bei ya leo na sampuli bila malipo.

Kohenoor Protein Grass Specifications

Shipping & Logistics: Karachi to Tanzania

We load at Karachi Port (KICT / SAPT). Bagged seed ships on pallets to Dar es Salaam, then by road on the Northern corridor to Moshi and Arusha or the TANZAM highway to the Southern Highlands:

Documentation for TPHPA and Tanzanian Customs Clearance

Seed imports into Tanzania require a plant import permit from the Tanzania Plant Health and Pesticides Authority (TPHPA, formerly the Plant Health Services of the Ministry of Agriculture) obtained by the importer before shipment; phytosanitary inspection at Dar es Salaam port; and customs clearance through the TRA TANCIS system. The Tanzania Official Seed Certification Institute (TOSCI) registers seed dealers and may sample imported seed lots. Every Kohenoor consignment to Tanzania includes:

• Phytosanitary Certificate — issued by Pakistan’s Department of Plant Protection, meeting the conditions on your TPHPA plant import permit and declaring freedom from quarantine pests and weed seeds
• Certificate of Analysis — purity, germination, moisture and inert matter per lot, plus the blend performance specification (crude protein, crude fibre, minerals, dry matter) — matches what TOSCI checks on sampling
• Certificate of Origin — attested by the Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce
• Commercial invoice, packing list and Bill of Lading — consistent product description (forage seed mixture, HS 1209.29), lot numbers and net weights for the TANCIS declaration
• Importer support — we align documents with your TPHPA permit and coordinate with your clearing agent at Dar es Salaam before the vessel berths

How Importers in Tanzania Order From Us

• Step 1 — Enquiry & Quote: Send your target specification, volume, and destination port via our order page or WhatsApp. We respond with a firm FOB Karachi / CFR / CIF quotation within 24 hours, valid for a stated period against current crop pricing.
• Step 2 — Sample Approval: We courier a representative sample to your facility or laboratory in Tanzania so you can verify the lot against the Certificate of Analysis before committing.
• Step 3 — Contract & Payment: We issue a proforma invoice covering quantity, specification, packing, Incoterms, and payment terms (T/T or irrevocable LC at sight). Processing and container booking begin on confirmation.
• Step 4 — Shipment & Documents: Container stuffed, sealed, and loaded at Karachi; the complete document set is couriered or released per agreed terms before arrival at your port in Tanzania.

Why Kohenoor International

Kohenoor International already supplies alfalfa seed to Tanzanian buyers and ranks first on Bing for Swahili forage queries such as “wauzaji wa alfalfa Tanzania”. Protein Grass is sold to thousands of Pakistani dairy farmers every season before export — that domestic track record is your assurance.

• Exporting Since 1957 — Nearly seven decades of continuous agricultural export experience from Hyderabad, Sindh, across three generations of the business.
• 70+ Countries Served — Our seeds, herbs, spices, and Himalayan salt ship to buyers in more than 70 countries across five continents.
• ISO 9001:2015 + HACCP Certified — Documented quality management and food-safety controls across sourcing, processing, and packing.
• 60+ Product Portfolio — Alfalfa, Rhodes grass, berseem, sesame, fennel, fenugreek, Himalayan salt, and dozens more — consolidate several products into one container from one audited supplier.
• Industry Memberships — Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce, Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP), and the International Seed Federation (ISF).
• Full Traceability & Testing — Every lot is lab-tested and shipped with a Certificate of Analysis; samples are couriered before you commit.