Tanzania: Seaweed Farmers in Isles Urged to Add Value to Boost Crop Sales

Following low prices of seaweeds in Zanzibar, farmers have been urged to form groups in order to have collective bargaining power to get better prices.

Seaweed price in Zanzibar ranges between 400/- and 500/- per kilogram while in Bagamoyo District the product fetches 1500/- per kilogram where famers have managed to add value to the produce.

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