Cooperative societies

Earlier this week, the Office of Trade and Commerce Industry in partnership with the office of Talasea district presented more than 30 certificates to the farmers. 

More than 50 percent of the cooperative societies are focused on cocoa, while the other half are facilitating taro, fish, poultry and forestry. 

Member for Talasea, Francis Galia Maneke urged them to be committed and deliver the Corporative Society successfully. 

Minster for Commerce and Industry, Wera Mori, said that with just over a decade to reach the Governments target of 500, 000 SME’s by 2030, innovative ideas had to be adopted.

And one of them was to push for cooperative society’s to be boosted.

“You all know that we have a balance of 13 years to 2030 to create 450, 00 SME’s.

“Basically it means we have to be looking at 40, 000 SME’s to meet the target of half a million SME’s by 2030 to create job employment for two million people.