Palau - The farmers and the fishers - Negotiate a merger - Faustina Marugg, Minister of State

USC IBEAR Business Class

Palau is a small island nation. It’s northern island -Babledoab - is mostly trees, rivers, farms and some small villages. And yet, on the very northern tip of the island are two groups using classic business planning techniques to form a working partnership. In this episode, Business Class takes a look at how the Farmers and the Fishers of Babeldoab plan to form a merger - and how these sophisticated negotiations came about. We speak with Faustina Marugg, The Minister of State of Palau & Steven Victor, Director, Micronesia Program, The Nature Conservancy