Zanzibar’s blue economy entrepreneurs are being encouraged to move beyond traditional production and embrace financial management, value addition and sustainable practices as the island seeks to...
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Josephine Christopher
Josephine Christopher is a senior business journalist for The Citizen and Mwananchi newspapers
Mwananchi Communications Limitted
Dar es Salaam. Zanzibar’s blue economy entrepreneurs are being encouraged to move beyond traditional production and embrace financial management, value addition and sustainable practices as the island seeks to unlock the economic potential of its marine resources.
For generations, Zanzibar’s blue economy has been built around small fishing boats venturing a few miles from shore and women…
Zanzibar’s Second Vice-President, Mr Hemed Suleiman Abdulla, has highlighted major investment opportunities in the blue economy,…
The Zanzibar Ministry of Blue Economy and Fisheries is set to conduct a fisheries census aimed at generating accurate data on all…
Zanzibar has begun creating an enabling environment to boost agriculture and livestock production, intending to achieve food…
The pilot phase is benefiting about 200 farmers, including 175 women (88 percent) and 25 men (12 percent). The project also…
The ministry also intends to strengthen the oil and gas sector through seismic surveys and establishment of a permanent data…
