Saudi aid agency rehabilitates fish landing center in Yemen’s Hodeidah

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman for Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) rehabilitated a fish landing center in Yemen’s Hodeidah, the Saudi Press Agency said.

The site was renovated under the emergency support program to protect the agriculture, livestock and fishery-based livelihoods of highly vulnerable populations in Yemen, which is funded by the KSrelief.

The project aims to rehabilitate and activate the most important fish landing centers along the coastal strip of Yemen, in addition to providing 1,000 ice boxes and 3,000 life jackets to 3,000 fishermen in Al-Mahrah governorate.

It also supports farmers and herders to enable them to continue producing food-for-home consumption and selling in local markets.

Al-Hassan Taher, governor of Hodeidah, appreciated KSrelief’s assistance, explaining that the fish landing center will work to revive the marine fishing sector and improve the standard of living and income of fishermen and their families.

The center will also help those working in marketing, selling and exporting fish, to preserve their catch from pollution or damage by providing cold stores that operate using solar energy, Taher said.