Coastal Livelihoods, Ocean Opportunities

Kilimo is a spatial platform that supports the responsible growth of aquaculture in small-scale coastal communities across the Indian Ocean region.

Seaweed farming and coastal aquaculture have the potential to enhance food security, foster sustainable livelihoods, and promote ocean health. The platform provides reliable maps and data to identify areas where aquaculture can develop responsibly empowering coastal communities whilst protecting the marine ecosystems of the Indian Ocean.

Mission

Informed Decisions
Kilimo provides governments, coastal communities and businesses with the data needed to confidently guide investment, licensing and aquaculture planning across Tanzania's coastal zones.

Reducing Uncertainty
By integrating spatial data and environmental analysis, the platform reduces risk, providing dependable guidance for decision-making and encouraging responsible investment in seaweed farming and coastal aquaculture.

Stronger Coastal Communities
The platform promotes aquaculture that improves food security, creates sustainable livelihoods and strengthens coastal economies whilst ensuring that Tanzania's marine ecosystems and Indian Ocean waters remain protected for future generations.

Data for coastal communities

Kilimo helps small-scale farmers identify where to establish farms and monitor conditions over time. Reliable spatial data on water quality, currents and seabed conditions provides the foundational knowledge coastal communities need to site operations wisely, track performance and make targeted improvements that enhance both productivity and environmental stewardship.

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Aquaculture that works locally

When small-scale farmers have reliable income from well-sited operations, they can invest in better practices. Kilimo supports this positive cycle - helping coastal communities build prosperous livelihoods through seaweed and fish farming that sustains both families today and Tanzania's Indian Ocean resources for tomorrow.

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Building knowledge, building value

Kilimo lays the groundwork for long-term growth by equipping small-scale communities with the data they need to improve year after year. As farmers gain experience with site-specific conditions and proven practices, Tanzania's coastal aquaculture sector can expand with confidence - rooted in local knowledge and evidence-based decision-making.

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Data to action for better yields

Kilimo connects environmental monitoring with farm-level outcomes, helping small-scale farmers understand what drives success at their specific sites. By tracking growth rates, harvest timing and environmental patterns, coastal communities can make informed adjustments - improving yields, reducing losses and strengthening the economic viability of their operations.

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Reinforcing Progress: Our vision

Institutional capacity

Strengthening public agencies and local authorities with reliable spatial data for aquaculture planning, helping build the institutional frameworks needed to support small-scale coastal farmers whilst managing marine resources responsibly.

Streamlining governance

Speeding up decision-making for aquaculture licenses, support programs and zoning designations, reducing delays and enabling faster access to farming opportunities for coastal communities - creating shared value across Tanzania's aquaculture sector.

Geospatial intelligence

Helping Tanzania to grow aquaculture by providing open-access resource that benefits small-scale farmers seeking suitable sites, private sector investors evaluating opportunities, and communities protecting their coastal waters.

Impact

Regulatory

Kilimo provides regulatory authorities with the spatial tools needed to establish evidence-based aquaculture zones, streamline licensing processes, and manage competing uses of coastal areas.

Registry

Kilimo has built a national aquaculture registry using artificial intelligence to identify and map farm locations across Tanzania's coastal zones.

Investment

Kilimo addresses a critical barrier to aquaculture investment: spatial uncertainty. By providing transparent, accessible data on site suitability, the platform reduces the guesswork that typically deters investors from small-scale coastal operations.

Livelihoods

Kilimo directly supports livelihood improvements for Tanzania's coastal communities by helping small-scale farmers make better decisions from the start.