Another program is trying to boost seaweed farming in Zanzibar. The Zanzibar Maisha Bora Foundation, working with the Blue Economy and Fisheries Ministry, launched this Seaweed Socio-Enterprise Programme. It is supposed to help farmers, especially women and young people, by teaching better production and processing methods to get their products to market.
The foundation's CEO, Fatma Fungo, said the project tackles known problems like low yields and bad market access. A coordinator named Elizabeth Kasembo mentioned a three-year pilot phase aiming to help over five thousand people. The permanent secretary for the ministry, Mondy Christopher, gave the expected government endorsement, saying it fits with their broader blue economy goals. The whole thing is framed as supporting household incomes and building a more resilient local seaweed industry through contract farming and tech upgrades.
The foundation's CEO, Fatma Fungo, said the project tackles known problems like low yields and bad market access. A coordinator named Elizabeth Kasembo mentioned a three-year pilot phase aiming to help over five thousand people. The permanent secretary for the ministry, Mondy Christopher, gave the expected government endorsement, saying it fits with their broader blue economy goals. The whole thing is framed as supporting household incomes and building a more resilient local seaweed industry through contract farming and tech upgrades.
