Author(s): Ayoub Mohammed Mahmoud

Abstract: This paper was sought to reveal and document the current state of the art on the utilization of blue economy potentials among indigenous livelihoods in Zanzibar archipelago following the current Zanzibar President Dr. Hussein Mwinyi’s widely advocated blue economy political adage. This study took place in the context of selected economic sectors in Zanzibar archipelago as they are reflected in the blue economy policy of 2020. The study applied explanatory descriptive research design. Triangulation of various data collection methods including observation, interviews and literature survey were used to collect information towards attempting study’s subject matter. Data analysis was done through content analysis. Based on the analyzed data, the findings revealed blue economy being highly integrated in all key strategic sectors in The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar. The findings further revealed blue economy potentials for indigenous livelihoods in Zanzibar archipelago, the quest of the recent reported early achievements such that the widely advocated political adage was vividly seen in the coastal communities’ realities and practices. Being widely practiced by various coastal communities in Zanzibar archipelago, various economic sectors in Zanzibar have embraced blue economy potentials in their action plans. The study finally concludes the highly adopted blue economy related activities by the wide range of coastal communities in Zanzibar archipelago. The revealed findings confirmed high usefulness of blue economy in the instrumental economic sectors, hence being a practical strategy towards transforming the livelihoods of indigenous coastal communities in Zanzibar. Finally, the study urges government authorities to enhance the use of public-private partnership model in the course of implementing blue economy related development projects so that their outcomes reach the wider community.

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