MONROVIA, Nov. 14 (LINA) – Another huge consignment of outboard YAMAHA engines has arrived in Liberia as part of efforts by the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) to enhance the capacity of local fishermen in the country.
This is in addition to the first set of more than 500 pieces of motorized engines donated to the Liberian government through NaFAA by the Japanese government for free distribution to local fisher folks.
The 180 pieces of engines, along with their spare parts, were offloaded November 9, 2022 from three 40-foot containers in Clara Town, Bushrod Island.
According to a release from the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority, additional consignment is expected in the coming months.
Speaking recently minutes after the offload, NaFAA Director of Communications and Media Services, Lewis E. B. Konoe said the new consignment is intended to continue the distribution of free motorized engines to fishermen across Liberia’s nine coastal counties.
Konoe said the intervention is part of President George Weah’s vision to see Liberian fishermen empowered to enable them supply sufficient fish to the market.
