Cabinet allocates YR 5 bln for Fishery, Agricultural Products Fund
The Source: www.sabanews.net - 24/9/2008
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The Cabinet approved Tuesday allocating YR Five billion for the budget
of the Fund of Promotion for Fishery and Agricultural Products for the
2008 – 2009.
In its weekly meeting headed by Ali Mujawar, the
cabinet reviewed the report of the Fisheries Wealth Minister on results
of the field visits paid by the ministry's leadership to the coastal
governorates during the period 6 – 28 August.
The report
included an analysis of the reality of the fishery sector and the
necessary requirements to advance its infrastructure and legislative,
marketing, control, inspection and traditional fishing areas to achieve
the desired role that influences in the national economy.
In
the light of report, the cabinet approved preparing a new strategy to
upgrade the fishery sector focusing on improve the fishery resources
management, researches, fishery stock study, inspection, statistics and
quality in addition to prepare the development and investment map.
Moreover,
the cabinet asserted on establishing an inclusive monitoring and
inspection system for the countries' regional waters to reduce the
piracy acts and combat smuggling operations as well as creating a new
system for numbering the fishing boats.
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