According to a NaFAA press release, the two Fisheries projects include the ‘Livelihood Empowerment of women in small-scale fisheries (SSF) during and after COVID-19 and the Assessment of Sea Cucumber Fisheries along the coast in Liberia’. Monrovia- The government of Liberia through the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority, NaFAA on Monday signed two cardinal fisheries projects with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) aimed at strengthening the Liberian fisheries sector. According to a NaFAA press release, the two Fisheries projects include the ‘Livelihood Empowerment of women in small-scale fisheries (SSF) during and after COVID-19 and the Assessment of Sea Cucumber Fisheries along the coast in Liberia’. At the same time the Assessment of Sea Cucumber Fisheries project is value at US$91,000.00 and will last for a period of twelve months. Meanwhile, speaking on the Assessment of Sea Cucumber Fisheries, the FAO Country Representative promised that FAO will provide the technical support to ensure that NaFAA achieve its desire objective to produce a sea cucumber management plan.

Source: Front Page Africa April 28, 2021 06:11 UTC