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Unlocking fisheries finance through cooperative partnerships in Tanzania

Daudi Mwasantaja, General Manager of Nyanza Cooperative Union, discusses how cooperatives and partnerships with financial institutions can improve access to finance for women and youth in Tanzania’s fisheries sector.

High capital requirements and collateral demands prevent many women and youth from entering Tanzania’s aquaculture sector. Daudi Mwasantaja from the Nyanza Cooperative Union discusses how partnerships between cooperatives and financial institutions, group guarantees, and bundled insurance can improve access to finance and create more opportunities for fish farmers.

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Ramadhani Katunda

Manager - Inclusive Financial Ecosystem