On Wednesday, June 11th, 2008, at the headquarter of his ministry, Mr. Aziz Akhennouch, Minister of Agriculture and Marine Fisheries, together with Amb. Ali Mchumo, Director General of Common Fund for Commodities, and Mr. Grimur Valdimarsson, Director of Fish Products and Industry Division, FAO have officially launched the Regional Project on Fisheries Technical Assistance:
“For a sustainable development of small-scale fisheries in the Arab region”, funded by CFC, and budgeted around $1.5 million dollars.