Seaweed biosecurity in Tanzania: Lessons to be learned from other major plant crops

A new Progressive Management Pathway for improving seaweed biosecurity

“…The information gained from these interviews, for example the common practice of unintentionally transferring infected seedlings between neighboring farms and the unequal access of women and men to training, will enable the taskforce to identify the critical risk points along the supply chain 8 and to carry out an informed risk-based analysis 9 , that is inclusive of all stakeholders 24 . It will also enable the identification of the most practical, cost-effective biosecurity measures (e.g., use of healthy and disease-resistant seedlings, quarantine and disease and pest surveillance), which are commonly used by other terrestrial agricultural sectors (e.g., maize, bananas, coffee) 25 and the seaweed industry, in the more advanced seaweed-producing countries, such as China and the Republic of Korea 3 .…”

Assessment of Government Financing through Commercial Banks on Seaweed Production in Zanzibar

“…FAO also trained the farmers on best business management practices, such as agronomy, harvesting, handling and marketing [11]. The seaweed farmers' group also collaborated with the Kenyan Industrial Research and Development Institute and other organizations to develop a variety of other cosmetic and food products, reduce post-harvest losses, and implement other aspects of best management practices [12]. With a growing interest in seaweed farming from a variety of stakeholders and the socioeconomic benefits for local communities demonstrated [13,14], the Kenyan government recognized this industry as one of the priority interventions under the Blue Economy Initiative (Blue Economy Committee Report 2016-unpubl.).…”