Over the longer term however, price increases may stimulate farmers to plant more oilseeds or to use more intensive growing methods, expanding the supply of pressing seed for all producers. Lessons Learned Government tariffs are likely to help local enterprise development. Increases in import tariffs on refined edible oil are likely to give small-scale domestic oil processors a competitive advantage. Tanzania's tariff changes, introduced in 1997, raised the duties on refined edible oil and reduced the duties on unrefined oil. This should benefit its local small-scale oil producers.
Sales make an impact on institutional sustainability.
To create a sustainable, commercial system for press production and distribution in the years ahead once donor support ends, this project established two new entities. It was hoped that the profits from the new company would provide some support for the NGO's activities in the future. Given the low press sales levels in 1997, however, it was not possible to sustain the new manufacturing company. For the enterprise to become a competitive company, new strategies and modes of operating are needed. The importance of setting realistic sales goals.