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Development of seaweed cultivation in Tanzania: the role of the University of Dar es Salaam and other institutions

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dc.creator Msuya, Flower E.
dc.date 2016-03-07T13:37:48Z
dc.date 2016-03-07T13:37:48Z
dc.date 2010
dc.date.accessioned 2018-04-18T11:12:26Z
dc.date.available 2018-04-18T11:12:26Z
dc.identifier Msuya F.E., 2010. Development of seaweed cultivation in Tanzania: the role of the University of Dar es Salaam and other institutions. In: Aquaculture Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International.
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/651
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9235
dc.description Can be downloaded from www.sarnissa.org
dc.description Seaweed farming in Tanzania was initiated through research by a University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) professor in the 1970s and early 1980’s. This was followed by commercial cultivation, which was started by private entrepreneurs in 1989. By 1996 seaweed was being farmed all along the coast of Tanzania. Production in 2008 was 6000–7000 tonnes annually, with Eucheuma denticulatum and Kappaphycus alvarezii as the main cultivated species. Tanzanian seaweed is exported mainly to the USA, France, Denmark, and Spain. While UDSM continues to play a big role in this industry through research and development working with coastal communities, the government and other institutions also play a big role in not only research and development but also uniting farmers and exporters, and providing extension service. This case study looks at the start and running of the seaweed farming industry and the role of the UDSM and other institutions on the development of seaweed farming in Tanzania.
dc.language en
dc.publisher SARNISSA
dc.subject Tanzania
dc.subject seaweed cultivation
dc.subject Eucheuma denticulatum
dc.subject Kappaphycus alvarezii
dc.subject Zanzibar
dc.title Development of seaweed cultivation in Tanzania: the role of the University of Dar es Salaam and other institutions
dc.type Journal Article, Peer Reviewed


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