region between 1988 and 1990. In total, these businesses employed almost 15,000 people. Due to cash flow issues, bad management, and a lack of markets for finished goods, several of these sectors have shut down or are on the verge of doing so since the early 1990s. As a result, 12,000 workers are thought to have lost their jobs. These industries include weaving, the processing of fibers, metal fabrication, ceramics, the processing of oils, milling, the manufacture of carts, the processing of fruits and vegetables, and many more. Some major industrial companies were, The Morogoro 81 Tobacco Factory, Morogoro Tanneries Ltd., Morogoro Shoes, and MOPROCO. Others were the Mang'ula MMMT, the Canvas Mill, Polytex, Gunny Bag, Ceramic, and the Kilosa Carpets Industries. The region's medium-sized industries support the local economy and create employment opportunities. There were 206 different medium-scale industries in the Morogoro region as of 2020. These include the production of furniture, processing of fruits and vegetables, processing of wood, and processing of water. Morogoro Region had 31 large-scale industries in 2020. The manufacturing of grain mill goods accounted for the largest share of these industries (7; 22.6%), followed by the production of fiber (3; 9.7%), sugar processing (6.5%), and rice processing (6.5%). Infrastructure In 2020, the Morogoro Region's road network was around 7,561.5 kilometers long. The total length of the road network is made up of feeder roads (3,200.5 kilometers), district/urban roads (2,289.7 kilometers), regional roads (1,221.8 kilometers), and 849.4 kilometers of trunk roads (11.2 percent) (42.3 percent). Regarding councils, Mvomero DC had the greatest road network (1,302; 17.2% of all road networks), Kilosa DC had the second-largest (1,402.6; 18.5%), and Ulanga DC had the smallest (455.4%) (5.9 percent). Based on the rainy season, Only 72.4% of the roads in Morogoro Region are open for travel all year. Of the Morogoro Region's 7,561.5 kilometers of road network, 2,071.3 kilometers (27.4 percent) are passable all year long, 3,406.4 kilometers (45.0 percent) are passable for the majority of the year, and approximately 2,083.8 kilometers (27.6 percent) are not passable for the majority of the year. At the district level, Morogoro MC had the highest percentage of passable roads (98.7%), followed by Mvomero DC (88.4%), and Ifakara TC with 79.6% during the course of the year. Of the 7,561.5 kilometers of roads in the Morogoro Region, 617.1 kilometers (8.2 percent) are paved, 889.0 kilometers (11.8 percent) are made of gravel, and