PUTRAJAYA: The government has allocated RM150mil under the Food Security Fund (DJM) and provided soft loans for the transformation of fishermen through the acquisition of modern high-tech vessels.
The Department of Fisheries Malaysia said the assistance was for the development of the coastal fisheries industry through a vessel modernisation programme, encouraging the use of environmentally-friendly equipment and improving the fishing tools and efficiency of vessels in Zone A and Zone B.
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