Individual producers in Lindi Municipality extract salt from sea water and also mine salt. The type of salt that is produced is sodium chloride (NaCl). The production area is Machore which is about 3.5 km from town centre covering an area of about 100Ha. The salt produced is sold in Lindi and other regions in Tanzania.
Impacts of Salt mining to the Environment
Salt mining causes the general destruction of mangrove trees during the clearance of areas for salt extraction.
Initiatives taken to combat the destruction
After clearing area for salt extraction they plant mangrove trees which act as a buffer between salt farm and ocean.
Problem facing salt mining
Lack of skilled labour; Most of people engage in salt production inherit skills from their elders since there is no college for the particular education
Lack of enough funds for paying laborers since the process is labour intensive
Low production during rainy season due to the fact that salt tend to melt when it is exposed to fresh water
