Tanzania, July 20 -- Dar es Salaam. Zanzibar's blue economy entrepreneurs are being encouraged to move beyond traditional production and embrace financial management, value addition and sustainable practices as the island seeks to unlock the economic potential of its marine resources.

The push comes as Equity Bank Tanzania Limited trains 200 entrepreneurs, including seaweed farmers and fishers, on financial literacy, modern farming techniques and strategies to reduce post-harvest losses.

The two-day training, held in Zanzibar on July 16 and 17, 2026, was conducted under the NORAD-FINE Project, a partnership between the Equity Group Foundation and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), aimed at improving access to fina...