Some twenty-thousand US dollars has been allocated to this country for the development of the Coconut Industry. This is part of a project coordinated by the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute CARDI and the European Union. Representatives from CARDI were here last week to network with stakeholders in the Coconut Industry. They conducted a… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has been discussing the foreign investment potential for the development of Medical Marijuana Production. Dr. Gonsalves raised the issue, during remarks at a ceremony held at Cabinet Room on Tuesday, to mark the signing of an agreement between the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Compete Caribbean, for… Continue Reading →
Minister of Agriculture, Saboto Caesar said too many gaps exist in the production systems in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and they want to launch a National conversation to address this issue. The Minister said they have held a number of consultations over the past years in addressing this issue and this work will continue…. Continue Reading →
Twenty farmers from district 8 South will today be engaged in a workshop on the production and management of the Beauregard variety of sweet potato. The Ministry of Agriculture says the workshop will be held at the LESCO headquarters in Langley Park from ten this morning. The Facilitators for the session will be Philmore Issacs,… Continue Reading →
Minister of Agriculture, Saboto Ceasar, said they intend to produce five hundred acres worth of Banana Plantlets for 2015. He gave this assurance during his contribution to the debate on the 2015 National Budget in Parliament yesterday. Minister Ceasar said they will be maximizing the production of these plantlets at the Tissue Culture Lab, as… Continue Reading →
The National Agricultural Marketing and Production Agency NAMPA says it will be looking at innovative ways to further develop the local Agricultural Sector. Agriculturalist and Member of the Group, Clive Bishop tells NBC News that there are plans to develop the sector through a Market driven approach. He said farmers need to become more successful… Continue Reading →
Chief Agricultural Officer, Ashley Caine has said that the commercial production of Papua is one area which can be explored in the New Year. He made this statement in response to a question about Agricultural diversification, during a recent press briefing. Mr. Caine said Papua is a crop which has potential to generate income but… Continue Reading →