[1] The relations between both nations are mostly in the agriculture sector, where Indonesia provides training for Tanzanian farmers.

[4] Both countries are members of multilateral organisations such as World Trade Organization (WTO), the Group of 77 and Non-Aligned Movement.

In April 2005, Vice-President of Tanzania, Dr. Ali Mohammed Shein visited Indonesia to commemorate 50 years of the Asia-Africa Conference in Bandung.

In 2007 Minister of Agriculture of Tanzania visited his counterpart in Indonesia, requesting the resuming of the FARTC program.

[2] For Indonesia, this agriculture assistance for Tanzania was motivated by the South–South cooperation and Non-Aligned Movement solidarity, which promote collective self-reliance especially in food security.