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Harnessing the Ocean's Bounty: Coastal Communities Empowered through Seaweed Farming

Seaweed farming is an environmental and sustainable practice which is globally acknowledged due to its less use of resources and inputs to begin any entrepreneurship. It generates sustainable livelihoods for small-scale farmers and harvesters, reduces poverty especially in coastal region, enhances food and nutrition security, as well as deals with pollution, climate change, and the loss of marine biodiversity. The contribution of seaweed to sustainable developmental goals were diverse on the other hand it has enormous potential to expand beyond its present markets. Seaweed is used in many different fields and businesses, including food, textiles, medicine, cosmetics, fertilizers and animal feed. However, drawing appropriate economic benefit out of commercial use of seaweed is the foremost aspect to improve the revenue of fisherman?s income as well as national income.