Industrial Clusters and Micro and Small Enterprises in Africa
Box 5.1
Subclusters within the Arusha Furniture Cluster in Tanzania The furniture sector in Arusha, Tanzania, has grown rapidly in recent years (see figure B5.1), with a wave of new entrants in 2005–07. The 234 furniture enterprises in our sample are located in five subclusters of Arusha Municipality: 77 are located in Nairobi-Moshi Road Area, 45 in Dodoma-Oljoro Road, 44 in City Center, 38 in Industrial Area, and 30 in Sokoine Road–Arusha Tech. Figure B5.1 Number of Firms in the Arusha Furniture Cluster, Tanzania, 1980–2007, by Year Established 45 40 35 30 # of firms
25 20 15 10 5
7
4
–0 05
01
20
96 19
20
00 –2
91 19
–0
0
5 –9
0 86 19
19
81
–9
–8
80
5
0
19
96
year establised Industrial Area
Nairobi-Moshi Road
Sokoine Road-Arusha Tech
Dodoma-Olijoro Road
City Center Source: Muto, Chung, and Shimokoshi 2009.
Nairobi-Moshi Road Area refers to a subcluster along the international road from Moshi to Nairobi. Beyond Moshi, it is connected with Dar es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania.