February 26, 2021
Dr. Edward Sandy
The Ministry of Trade and Industry has yesterday commenced a two-day workshop for its Cooperative Department on their draft Cooperate Development Policy Document at the ministry’s conference hall, Youyi Building in Freetown.
The workshop is geared towards organizing viable and well-structured cooperatives that can contribute to economic growth and the theme for the draft policy was “Promoting Cooperative Societies for Sustainable Development.
In his keynote address, the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr. Edward Sandy said the ministry has been waiting for this time, stating that as partners that was the first time he has worked with a larger membership of cooperatives across the country.