UN Tanzania Supports Seaweed Farmers with Electricity in Zanzibar
To note, the Seaweed industry is a major income earner in Zanzibar after tourism and cloves and employs over 24,000 farmers of which 80 per cent are women.
As part of the United Nations Day celebrations on 26th October 2019, the UN system in Tanzania was able to support the Seaweed processing group ‘Ukweli Ndio Njia Safi group’ based in Bweleo, Zanzibar with funds amounting to TZS 2 Million shillings to finance the installation of a three-phase electricity point. The aim of this support was to improve the production capacity of the seaweed processing plant in Bweleo, and thus improve the value chain of seaweed products. As a result of this support the factory is now producing more soap for instance from the initial 100 bars to 300 bar per day. Similar increase in volume is expected for the other products that are processed there. To note, the Seaweed industry is
a major income earner in Zanzibar after tourism and cloves and employs over 24,000 farmers of which 80 per cent are women.
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