The minister of Fisheries, Water Assets and Nationwide Meeting Issues on Monday visited the Majilac Fishing Funding Firm restricted to get firsthand details about the Gambian personal fishing firm.
The go to was meant to get firsthand data from all establishments working within the fisheries sector to boost improvement.
Talking to journalists on the fishing firm, Musa Drammeh, minister of Fisheries expressed impression of the Gambia’s fishing firm. “With what I heard from the fisheries observer and what I’ve seen on the bottom, the corporate is doing very properly.”
He stated the Fisheries Ministry will give most assist to all Gambians who’re investing within the fishing trade to boost improvement within the sector.
He suggested Gambian youth working within the fishery trade to be vigilant and to make sure international buyers are exploitative within the sector.
Minister Drammeh tasked Fisheries observers to make sure buyers within the trade promote their catch within the nation, saying promoting Gambian fish in a foreign country is unacceptable.
Omar Abdullah Jagne, CEO of Majilac Group, described the visiting of the minister to his firm as encouraging. He stated: “It’s at all times encouraging if a citizen making scarifies and contributing to nationwide improvement to be recognise by the chief and the actual minister.”
Underlining the challenges Majilac Fishing Funding is dealing with, CEO Jagne stated the corporate doesn’t have skillful Gambians to function the fishing troiler, noting he has employed international captains which he stated is dear.
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“Someday it is higher to make use of Gambians who will keep longer with you and improve your productiveness,” he stated.
In the meantime, the Gambian investor urged the federal government to coach extra youth on expertise and improvement on the fishery sector to make sure they assist native entrepreneurs on fisheries.
Alhagie Momodou Samateh, shareholder of Majilac Fishing Funding stated: “The Gambia authorities could be very supportive to the diaspora working within the Gambia and we encourage our brothers and sisters within the diaspora to come back and spend money on the Gambia.”
He additionally appealed to the federal government to coach Gambian youth expertise in fisheries in addition to assist them with funds to buy extra fishing trailers.
These, he stated, would improve the corporate’s productiveness and make use of extra individuals.
Awa Touti Jarju, a fish vendor working with the corporate, stated: “This firm could be very useful to us. It’s due to this firm that we’re promoting fish.”
On this regard, she known as on the federal government to empower the corporate in order that it continues helping empowering youth and ladies.
Momodou A. Jallow, fisheries observer, stated Majilac Fishing Funding is regulation abiding.
“This firm is doing wonders. The federal government must encourage Gambians to take a position on this sector quite than foreigners dominating the realm as a result of once they make investments extra on this sector, they ship all their earnings again house.”
He really useful for the corporate to make use of extra Gambian youth and ladies.