The Federal Government on Thursday called for the exemption of small scale and artisanal fishermen from the scope of the fisheries subsidies scheme under negotiation at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) by member nations. He stressed that the sustainable development of the fisheries sector would be a viable route to member states socioeconomic development given the sector contribution to food and livelihood security improvement. He added, “after 20 years of negotiations, I believe it is time for us to draw the curtain on the Fisheries Subsidies Negotiations. Santiago Wills of Colombia, 164 Trade Ministers of the WTO members and ambassadors, including Nigeria’s ambassador to WTO, Dr A. M. Abdulhamid. small scale fishermen from subsidies scheme

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 15, 2021 15:11 UTC