Zanzibar has been farming seaweed (seamoss) and exporting in bulk since the start of the industry in 1989. There are 25,000 seaweed farmers, out of which more than 80% are women. Currently the annual production is 11,000 tonnes in which 99% of it is being exported and less than 1% remains for local consumption and value addition (Msuya 2020). They produce a lot of seaweed but unfortunately they do not attempt to use it for their own health nor sale to local communities but rather produce for export. Despite the health-benefits it has.I have trained 3 groups of 60 women on the benefits of consuming seaweed, offered them skills to make varieties of healthy food-products through value-addition. I have offered deep-water seaweed-farming technology in adverse weather conditions that increases their production, improved their harvesting and storage methods to maintain quality and decrease post-harvest losses. 40 women are currently are currently making use of the knowledge Sectors Agribusiness, Crop farming, Fish farming, Food and beverage, Food production Location Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Stage Sign in to view details Markets Sign in to view details Customer model Sign in to view details Revenue Sign in to view details Supported by OceanHub Africa > OceanHub Africa Acceleration Program 2024 GoGettaz > GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize 2022 Contact Sign in to view details Social media Articles Meet the top 12 Finalists of the GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize 2022 Kigali, Rwanda – After impressive on-stage pitches to an expert panel of judges earlier this week, Esther Kimani founder of FarmerLifeLine Technologies in Kenya… read more
Meet the top 12 Finalists of the GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize 2022 Kigali, Rwanda – After impressive on-stage pitches to an expert panel of judges earlier this week, Esther Kimani founder of FarmerLifeLine Technologies in Kenya… read more