Taiwan veggies arrive in Majuro

Ministry of Natural Resources and Commerce Minister Dennis Momotaro (center) with NRC staff, Taiwan Ambassador Jeffery Hsiao (fifth from left) joined with Formosa managers to show off the first delivery of fresh produce from Taiwan.

The ROC Embassy and Formosa store recently approached the Ministry of Natural Resources and Commerce for support to import fresh fruits and vegetables from Taiwan to sell in the Marshall Islands.

To initiate the development, Chief of Quarantine Henry Capelle and his colleague Kenear Anmontha visited Taiwan on behalf of the NRC Ministry earlier this year for training on quarantine matters.

NRC Minister Dennis Momotaro and Secretary Iva Reimers-Roberto and staff along with the ROC Ambassador Jeffery Hsiao and his wife joined with Formosa managers earlier this week to show off the first imported fresh fruits and vegetables from Taiwan.

Read more about this in the June 21, 2019 edition of the Marshall Islands Journal.