Ifakara mainstreet is now a tarmac road Except for a sugar factory, 50 km away, and two hydroelectric power plants, 60 km and 100 km away respectively, there is no industry at all. Tourism is still in its infancy. A small, but very nice national park has been established in the Udzungwa Mountains.
Hakuna kiwanda hata kimoja, ukiachia mbali kiwanda cha sukari kilichopo umbali wa Km 50, na mitambo 2 ya kuzalisha umeme iloyopo umbali wa Km 60 na Km 100. Sekta ya utalii bado ipo katika kiwango cha chini sana. Hifadhi ya wanyama ya Taifa imeanzishwa katika milima ya Udzungwa. Hii ni ndogo, lakini inapendeza sana.