KIBAHA, Oct. 1 -- LOCAL investors have urged the government to create a framework giving businesses access to strategically located sites backed by public infrastructure, saying this could accelerate production, agro-processing, trade and privatesector investment across the Coast Region.

The call was made recently at an investment forum in Kibaha, Coastal Region which involved business stakeholders, saying some areas have infrastructure in place but remain difficult for local companies to access for productive activities.

Gideon Kalimanzira, Managing Director of GIPA Foods & General Supplies Limited, which processes agricultural products including cassava and cassava byproducts for animal feed, said the region has significant investment...