Tanzania, May 22 -- Arusha. Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) into the East African Community (EAC) increased marginally between 2015 and 2021, thanks to investments from China and India.

The bulk of the investments in the seven-nation bloc went to the manufacturing, construction, and services sectors, with only a fraction going to the agricultural sector.

This is according to the findings of a study launched a few months ago to profile investment opportunities in selected agricultural value chains in the East African region.

The study was aimed at addressing the region's low foreign direct investment (FDI) in agriculture, its reliance on food imports, and its vulnerability to global shocks.

The East African Business Council (EABC) la...