Small-scale co-operatives can expect preferential access to public works facilities in the future. This is according to the Ministers of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) and the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) which have agreed to sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) which gives small-scale fisheries co-operatives preferential access…
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