The Minister of Agriculture of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Saboto Caesar, received an award of excellence from the Inter-American Institute for Co-operation on Agriculture (IICA) at the organization's 80th Anniversary Ceremony held at the IICA headquarters in San Jose, Costa Rica on Friday October 7, 2022. Caesar, one of the longest serving Ministers of Agriculture in the entire hemisphere, has been recognised for his invaluable contribution to agricultural development …
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Minister of Agriculture Saboto Caesar has shed light on the implications the agriculture sector now faces as a result of the explosive eruption
The implications of the explosive eruption of La Soufriere Volcano for the local Agricultural sector, have been outlined by Minister of Agriculture Saboto Caesar.
Speaking on NBC Radio this week, Minister Caesar said while some crops are still fit for the market, others are now in short supply.
Minister Caesar noted that the banana and plantain industry was also severely impacted by the heavy ash fall.
Taiwan donates to Ministry of Agriculture
H.E. Calvin Ho and Agriculture Minister Saboto Caesar at the hand-over of the equipment.
The Ministry of Agriculture here is in a better position to assist farmers with their cultivation especially, having received a sizeable donation of equipment from the Government of the republic of China (Taiwan).
On March 26, Resident Taiwanese Ambassador to St. Vincent and the Grenadines H.E. Calvin Ho handed over 133 pieces of equipment to the Minister of Agriculture Saboto Caesar.
The donation included tillers, spraying machines, compost fermentation machines, computers, printers, office equipment and more, and was made under the Farmers’ Organizations Strengthening and Improving Fruit and Vegetable Production Technology Project”, which was launched in 2015 and completed in 2018.