Zanzibar - Matemwe - Seaweed Farming

Women collect and cultivate seaweed in the shallow water at low tide. Each woman has a little submerged 'field' of seaweed which is held down in rows. Once collected they dry the seaweed which is then sold ofr export, usually to be used as as a food thickener or stabiliser. Zanzibar is a small island just off the coast of the Tanzanian mainland in the Indian Ocean. In part due to it's name, Zanzibar is a travel destination of mystical reputation, known for it's incredible sealife on it's many reefs, the powder white coral sand beaches and the traditional cultivation of spices.

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Women collect and cultivate seaweed in the shallow water at low tide. Each woman has a little submerged 'field' of seaweed which is held down in rows. Once collected they dry the seaweed which is then sold ofr export, usually to be used as as a food thickener or stabiliser. Zanzibar is a small island just off the coast of the Tanzanian mainland in the Indian Ocean. In part due to it's name, Zanzibar is a travel destination of mystical reputation, known for it's incredible sealife on it's many reefs, the powder white coral sand beaches and the traditional cultivation of spices.