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In the Zanzibar Archipelago seaweed farming is among the top three sources of income in both Pemba and Unguja. It employs over 25,000 people of which 80% are women. In 2022 it was reported that seaweed naked about 90% of all marine exports in Zanzibar.
Although the local demand for seaweed is increasing farmers in Zanzibar face many challenges which makes them unable to cater to the ever increasing demand. This has led to the farming moving to the coastal areas of mainland Tanzania with a potential of being able to serve the market in both the mainland and The Isles.
Challenged with the lack of farming skills and markets, seaweed farmers in the Mafia were not able to pick up the farming effectively and there was when WWF Tanzania stepped in to lend support to them. Through its BAF project on building resilience in communities and diversifying livelihood options WWF Tanzania has managed to create seaweed enterprises for 79 targeted coastal dependent communities that practice sustainable climate-smart nature-based enterprises and value addition that enhance the resilience of community livelihoods. This was followed by training and capacity strengthening on value addition to the seaweed through the production of products like bar soap, shower gel, seaweed flour, body oil and most importantly connecting with potential buyers of seaweed products and raw materials.
At the end of the training more than 600 high quality soap and body oil products were produced WWF TCO through the RUMAKI BAF Project facilitated peer learning skills development and knowledge exchange for 79 communities in 3 villages including Juani, Chole, and Jibondo (who are also members of Community Microfinance Groups(CMGs) based in the MIMP area to learn better on seaweed products development such as bar soap, shower gel, seaweed flour, body oil and network with potential buyers of seaweed products, and about 600 pieces of high quality of soap and 600 pieces of body oil was produced.
The 15-day training also featured another group of potential buyers in Mafia, including the owners of the tourist hotel and other local buyers, this kind of networking was eye-opening to both sides to see what is being produced, and the producer to meet potential actors in the sea weed value chains.
Beneficiaries came from the villages of Jibondo, Juani and Chole in the Mafia Island Marine Park (MIMP).
