Somali government backs investment in fishing
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Shabelle Media Network
Somali Deputy Prime Minister Salah Ahmed Jama visited Marina Seafood’s Maanya Mooya fishing vessel in Mogadishu and praised investment in the country’s marine resources. During Somali Fisheries Week, he reiterated government support for exporters to increase domestic production, Shabelle Media Network reports.
Somali Deputy Prime Minister Saalax Axmed Jaamac praised Marina Seafood’s investment in fishing and the export of marine resources during a visit to the port of Mogadishu. He inspected the Maanya Mooya boat, according to Shabelle Media Network.
Accompanied by Somalia’s Minister of Fisheries, Axmed Xasan Aadan, Saalax Axmed Jaamac said the government intended to encourage and facilitate commercial activities, with particular attention to exporting companies in order to increase domestic production. The visit took place during Somali Fisheries Week.
The initiative comes amid efforts to strengthen Somali-Turkish cooperation in the sector, discussed on 18 October in connection with Somalia and Turkey’s fishing cooperation.
