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My Name: Flower Ezekiel Msuya
Birth area and date: Born in 1959 at Ugweno, Mwanga District, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania
Highest education: PhD
My Address: Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam, P.O. Box 668, Zanzibar, Tanzania.
Personal address: P.O. Box 3794, Zanzibar, Tanzania
My E-Mail Address: flowereze@yahoo.com, flowerem@hotmail.com, fmsuya1@gmail.coml msuya@ims.udsm.ac.tz
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Objective:
To apply my knowledge in the seaweed industry, marine science, and science in general to: 1.make the seaweed industry
more innovative for the benefit of the farmers and the country at large by working with seaweed farmers to improve seaweed
quality, add value to seaweed by making seaweed products, and increase seaweed production through new techniques of farming
e.g. in deep waters; 2. to promote and expand integrated aquaculture especially of fish and seaweed, but other cultured produtcs
as well; 3. to promote environmentally friendly aquactulture techniques so as to conserve the fragile environment in Tanzania
and elsewhere. 4. to study the impact of climate change in seaweed farming and other sectors, and to propose/implement innovations
for adapting, coping or mitigating impacts of climate change in various informal sector groups
Experience
Research on seaweed farming, integrated mariculture, and seaweed biofilters both in high tech and low tech regimes since
1996. Have also long experience in research on the impact of seaweed farming on the environment and the
socioeconomics of the seaweed farming communities since 1992. Coordinating the Zanzibar Seaweed Cluster (as Facilitator) that
is composed of the triple helix of leadership i.e. academia, government, and business. The Cluster composed works with seaweed
farmers on adding value to seaweed by making seaweed products including soap, massage oils and food, improving quality
of seaweed, combating die-offs and increasing production through a new technique of farming seaweed in deep waters. I am an
International Trainer in Innovation and Cluster Facilitation. Other areas of research include studies on impact of climate
change on seaweed farming and the informal sector including climate innovation, and video production on various
aspects of marine sciences and socioeconomics.
Current Job:
Senior Researcher; Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Facilitator; Zanzibar Seaweed Cluster Initiative, P.O. Box 3794, Zanzibar, Tanzania (web: www.secitz.com)
www.secitz.com
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Previous Job:
Research Officer, Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TAFIRI), Kigoma, Tanzania
Job Title and Company Name for Another Previous Job (1/1/98-1/1/99)
Here is a description of a previous job, including
my job responsibilities, major projects I completed, and skills I made use of.
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