Tanzania - Blue Economy Concept with focus on employment potential

COFAD and its team of local and international experts are implementing on behalf of the regional programme “Employment and Skills for Development in Africa (E4D)" a study on the potential employment and sustainable development opportunities within the Tanzanian Blue Economy sectors. This study emphasizes the main ideas of Blue Economy with an approach that strives to balance the creation of jobs and improved livelihoods with the preservation of marine ecosystems. In addition to a review of opportunities in the traditional Blue Economy sectors including fisheries, maritime transport and tourism, this study takes a primary focus on how employment and capacities can be developed in the particular sectors of seaweed farming, fish farming and other potential forms of mari-culture. A key interest for this study is how skills can be developed in particular to increase employment in these prioritized sectors for Tanzanian youth beginning their careers in addition to promoting the involvement of women in the national sectors of Blue Economy. This research is being conducted both on the Tanzanian mainland as well as on the semi-autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar.​ Read more