This Revisited Zanzibar development vision, 2020 is a nationwide multi-sectoral document consisting in a participatory review of the Vision 2020 that was launched in 2000. The basic framework, principles and objectives of the original version of the ZDV 2020 have remained intact as the revision is mainly based on achievements, remaining gaps and new challenges that Zanzibar has to address during the remaining ten-year lifespan of the Vision. The overall development objective of ZDV 2020 during the remaining 10 years is to transform Zanzibar into a middle income country, characterized by high levels of industrialization, competitiveness, quality livelihoods and good governance and rule of law. This goal will be achieved by eradicating abject poverty and attaining sustainable human development, in particular (i) developing a strong, diversified, resilient and competitive agriculture, industry, tourism and other productive socioeconomic sectors; (ii) modernized production and delivery systems of goods and services and attain international competitiveness in the leading sectors; (iii) attain higher degree of foreign direct investment that will inject sound capital, create full employment, and attain positive balance of trade in the export market. As far as production is concerned, this can be improved, in particular by transforming the economy from a predominantly rural-based subsistence agricultural to a diversified and semi-industrialized economy with a modern rural sector by (i) modernization to increase food and livestock production to satisfy 50 percent or more of local food production, and promotion of alternative cash crop production for export; (ii) sustainable irrigation system based on integrated development approach, community participation, genuine demand by farmers and sustainable use of natural resources and the environment; (iii) promoting of sustainable fish production for domestic consumption and export is important for diversifying the Zanzibar economy and increasing the peoples’ welfare and the fisheries' contribution to the GDP; (iv) promoting efficiency in utilization of the new agricultural production techniques. In the field of food security and nutrition, the Vision considers agriculture critical for achieving self-sufficiency in food and food security, through increased food and livestock production as well as increased agricultural production for export. This depends on the modernization of agriculture capable of ensuring the satisfaction of 50% or more of local food production, and the promotion of alternative cash crop production for export. More than this, the sector reform concerns (i) provision of access to productive resources, opportunities, and progress towards more socially just forms of agriculture for ensuring basic food security for the nation by improving standards of nutrition, increasing output and quality of food commodities; (ii) raise the health and nutritional standard of the Zanzibar Community generally and specifically for women and children. To improve the protection of the environment, it is deemed necessary, among other measures, to (i) reduce environmental degradation and CO2 emission; (ii) promote efficient use of environmental resources and efficient and safe technologies; (iii) devise new fiscal instruments that penalize environmental damage from both production and consumption activities; (iv) disseminate a code of fishing practice and processing methods, which allow for health, safety handling, storage, marketing, and environmental concerns; (v) encourage a broad range of environmentally sound technologies in the provision of water; (vi) establish and protect water catchment areas and sources of rainwater harvesting systems; (vii) institute a preventive mechanism for dealing with the ill effects of environmental degradation and hazardous materials; (viii) promote locally available, appropriate, affordable, safe, and efficient and environmentally sound construction methods and technologies; (ix) ensure that industries' effluent and other by-products do not cause unacceptable damage on natural resources. The enhancement of an economic and social growth can be achieved through a major inclusiveness of population in the national development by (i) establishing a social security system and other safety nets which protect the poor, disabled, the elderly and other vulnerable groups; (ii) enhancing the involvement of private sector and people's participation in the productive socio-economic activities in the nation; (iii) providing access to opportunities to women by alleviating the drudgery of labor; (iv) creating equal opportunities for orphans, the disabled, the sick and other disadvantaged groups; (v) enhancing equity of access, distribution and sustainable supply of clean water to households in rural and urban areas; (vi) raising the level of community health awareness in both urban and rural areas; (vii) eradicating poverty in both urban and rural areas by increasing the ability of the people to get the necessities, namely: food, better shelter/housing, adequate and decent clothing, improving democracy and social security; (viii) infusing new technologies, credit facilities and market opportunities to rural areas so as to raise people’s living standard; (ix) encouraging the creation of better employment opportunities in rural areas in modernized agriculture and non-agricultural rural activities.
桑给巴尔 (坦桑尼亚联合共和国) · 2011-10-01