Jonsson, Linda, 2017. From seed to soap : a study of seaweed farming on Zanzibar and how foreign investments can createemployment opportunities for independent female seaweed farmers. Second cycle, A2E. Uppsala: SLU, Dept. of Urban and Rural Development
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Abstract
Zanzibar is the world’s third biggest exporter of seaweed but the industry is currently facing challenges such as rising sea temperatures and falling market prices. Today, independents female seaweed farmers live on the border of the extreme poverty line and are struggling with hazardous working conditions. The Seaweed Center in Paje village on the southeast coast of Zanzibar was established in 2011 by a foreign investor called the Rylander Foundation to create employment opportunities for independent female seaweed farmers. Instead of exclusively producing raw dried seaweed the center has provided the employees with material necessary to produce value-added products, such as soap, for export. Humanitarian investments with a people-over-profit approach has resulted in a holistic business model where identifying the capitals and capabilities of people living in the area of implementation has resulted in responsible investments, both socially and environmentally. More innovative investments like these are needed in order to keep the seaweed industry alive and flourish.
Main title: | From seed to soap |
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Subtitle: | a study of seaweed farming on Zanzibar and how foreign investments can createemployment opportunities for independent female seaweed farmers |
Authors: | Jonsson, Linda |
Supervisor: | Lövgren, Johan |
Examiner: | Landström, Katarina and Bartholdson, Örjan |
Series: | UNSPECIFIED |
Volume/Sequential designation: | UNSPECIFIED |
Year of Publication: | 2017 |
Level and depth descriptor: | Second cycle, A2E |
Student's programme affiliation: | NM009 Rural Development and Natural Resource Management - Master's Programme 120 HEC |
Supervising department: | (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Urban and Rural Development (LTJ, LTV) > Dept. of Urban and Rural Development |
Keywords: | Zanzibar, Paje village, seaweed farming, employment opportunity, natural resource management, rural development |
URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-7078 |
Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-7078 |
Subject. Use of subject categories until 2023-04-30.: | Energy resources management Renewable energy resources |
Language: | English |
Deposited On: | 21 Sep 2017 11:32 |
Metadata Last Modified: | 21 Sep 2017 11:32 |
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