International fisheries donors, including the European Union, China and World Bank have reaffirmed their commitments to further assist in the development of the Liberian Fisheries sector through technical and financial support.
Speaking during a technical meeting that brought together Donors within the Liberian Fisheries sector at NaFAA’s corporate headquarters, Chinese Ambassador Ren Yisheng affirmed China’s commitment to providing what he termed as “technical support in the development of agriculture in Liberia”.
The Chinese Ambassador mentioned that China remains committed to “cooperating with Liberia in the development of the Aquaculture sector as he described agriculture as a sustainable development”.
Ambassador Yisheng further disclosed that a Chinese entity is closely considering investing in the production of fiber glass vessels in Liberia, “as this was one of the concerns raised by Director General Glassco during a recent meeting at my Embassy in Liberia”.
For his part a proxy for the European Union Delegation to Liberia, Ambassador Laurent Delahousse, revealed that they have encouraged EU member’s states to increase support to Liberia. Mr. Theo kaspers, head of Cooperation stated that they are working along with NaFAA’s priority areas in developing the Liberian fisheries sector.