Tag: Ghana Tuna Association
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Establish banks to support fisheries industry – Ghana Tuna Association
Secretary to the Ghana Tuna Association, Richster Nii Amarh Amarfio, has called for the establishment of fisheries banks to support the operations of industry players. He said most banks did not understand the fishing industry well enough to give loans for its operations, which had made some companies to fold up. Mr. Amarfio, also the…
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2021 budget didn’t give enough attention to fisheries sector – Tuna Association
The Ghana Tuna Association says the country’s budgets and Economic policies will have to begin focusing on growing the Tuna industry if the sector is to thrive. According to the Association, this year’s budget just as previous ones failed to address this concern. The Association ahead of the budget presentation had indicated that it expected…
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We expect clear policies for fisheries sector in 2021 budget – Tuna Association
The Ghana Tuna Association says it expects a detailed policy for the fisheries sector from the government ahead of the 2021 budget presentation on Friday, March 12, 2021. According to the association, the sector has not been given the required attention despite being a major non-traditional export earner for the country. Speaking to Citi Business…
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Tuna Association petitions Speaker of Parliament over Hawa Koomson
The Ghana Tuna Association has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament over the poor performance of the nominee to head the Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Ministry, Mavis Hawa Koomson. The association feels the nominee is not capable of running the Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Ministry. It highlighted some sector concerns in the petition like the collapsing…
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Ghana Tuna Assoc. calls for Gov’t support as vessel attacks threaten their operations
The Ghana Tuna Association has called on the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture and the government of Ghana to take steps to rescue the sector from collapse as they are on the verge of losing their major partners in the business. The local tuna industry is patronized mainly by Koreans who provide the fishing vessels…