FORMER chairperson of ruling CCM in Zanzibar Urban West Region, Boraafya Silima Juma has called upon fellow retirees to support efforts being taken by the Isles President, Hussein Ali Mwinyi to revamp economy and raise people’s standards of living.
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DESPITE the fact that most farmers in Pemba engage in seaweed cultivation, most of them have not benefitted from the agricultural activity due to challenges of selling the crop at low prices.
PEMBA is a home to many spices including cloves, vanilla, cardamom cinnamon and black pepper which are attracting a number of people from outside the island wishing to get involved and gain knowledge about spice farming.
A COMPANY that will oversee the development of seaweed farming where the participants are 85 per cent women is being set up by the Zanzibar government.