DAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 8 -- VICE-PRESIDENT Deogratius Ndejembi has said private investment will be crucial to advancing the countrys blue economy agenda, urging investors to seize opportunities in blue carbon trading, marine biotechnology, value addition of marine products and logistics services.

Speaking in remarks delivered on his behalf by Minister of State in the Vice-Presidents Office (Union and Environment), Engineer Hamad Yussuf Masauni, at the opening of the Fifth International Blue Economy Conference (IBEC) in Dar es Salaam yesterday, he said the countrys Vision 2050 seeks to transform marine and freshwater resources into sustainable drivers of economic growth.

“I call on the private sector to take advantage of the opportun...