After the talks afternoon, the delegation left for Ahmedabad Tuesday, where it will go to the Gujarat State Fertiliser and Chemical Company, as well as visit a farmers' cooperative institute.

Incidentally, Tanzania is home to about 40,000 people of Indian origin, most of them coming from Gujarat.

Besides, India has assured Tanzania assistance in human resource development and capacity building. It will also gift a supercomputer to the East African state and set up a centre for IT excellence in its capital Dar es Salaam.

Tanzania's robust and steady economic performance, coupled with stability and strong institutions, have attracted considerable Indian business and investment.

According to Tanzanian government statistics, during 1990-2006, 118 companies with 'Indian interest' have invested $825 million in Tanzania.

Reliance Industries Ltd has acquired a majority stake and management control of major oil company Gulf Africa Petroleum Corporation.

Other major Indian companies with a presence in Tanzania include Bank of Baroda with branches in Dar es Salaam and Arusha; Air India; Tata International, which has a MoU with the National Development Corporation of Tanzania for setting up a soda ash factory at Lake Natron; and National Mineral Development Corporation.