Farming Shellfish in Zanzibar

Hauke Kite-Powell outlines a shellfish aquaculture initiative in the coastlands of Zanzibar:

The goal of this project is to engage several hundred women farmers across several villages in generating collectively some 50,000 to 100,000 kg of shellfish meats and TSh50-100 million in annual revenue (more than $100 per farmer per year). This activity will provide a sustained and improved income stream for women shellfish farmers on the island, where most people live on less than $1/day. Together with the training capacity built by the project in local organizations and in the villages themselves, our work is developing a new, ecologically and economically sustainable source of protein for local consumption and income for women in coastal villages...[continue reading]

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