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A local sandalwood licensee, Jonathan Naupa, wants the Government to tighten control over whoever receives a sandalwood license to remove opportunists.
The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries and Biosecurity (MALFFB), Nako Natuman, said he is not happy with the services of the Vanuatu Rural Development Bank (VRDB), formerly known as
Vanuatu needs to plant more sandalwood to increase volume and keep the industry going, said the Director General (DG) of the ministry responsible, Timothy Tumukon.